Exhibition 'Cherish, Cherish the Komi Language!'

About exhibition

The exhibition introduces the history of the emergence and development of Komi‑Permyak writing and literature. On display are photographs of the founders of Komi‑Permyak literature — M. P. Likhachev (1901–1937) and A. N. Zubov (1899–1937); scholars and institutions that made a significant contribution to the study and preservation of the language; rare editions — children's and educational literature of the 1920s–1930s; the first primers; the Permyak–Russian and Russian–Permyak dictionary by N. A. Rogov (1869); 20th‑century fiction; translations of Russian classics; and the latinized alphabet 'Shypassez' (1933) created by M. P. Likhachev. Visits are by prior arrangement only for groups of 10 or more. Inquiries by phone: +7 (3426) 04-50-91.