On Saturday, September 27, 2025, in the warm silence of an autumn day, within the walls of our Russian House, the first Literary Dictation was held — an event that united generations and made us recall what long had been forgotten.

Eight courageous souls gathered. Eight hearts unafraid of the challenge. From 36 to 84 years old — age was no barrier, for true love of literature knows no years. It lives in every one who tenderly guards the power of the word in their heart.

Before the dictation began, the participants were greeted by Yuliya Valeryevna Sosipatrova — Deputy Director for Main Activities of the Murmansk Regional Universal Scientific Library, and the project leader of the “International Educational Campaign ‘Literary Dictation’.” In her parting words there was both wisdom and inspiration, as if she opened an invisible door into a special space — the realm where literature reigns.

Then came the sheets with tasks. And… silence.

Not an ordinary silence, but deep, concentrated, alive. Only occasionally broken by a heavy sigh — as though each line of the task could be mastered only by someone who hears not only text, but also the breath of an era. Someone gazed thoughtfully at the ornate stucco on the walls — as if the old decoration held hints from Pushkin, Yesenin, Voznesensky…

Time passed. Thoughts sought the right words. If the answers could not be found immediately, they were deduced logically. The answers were not given easily, but — everyone coped. The sheets were submitted. Yet nobody rushed to leave.

Conversations began. Someone shared guesses, someone — doubts, someone already recalled lines once learned by heart. Literature united, gave a common language, regardless of age, profession, or life path.

And ahead of the participants waited an evening dedicated to the work of Sergei Yesenin. But about that — later. For the day that began with the dictation had already become part of history. The history of the Russian House. The history of a living love for the Russian word.