Yegor Borisov: Day Olonkho will help preserve the world’s cultural heritage.
President of Yakutia Yegor Borisov congratulates yakutians National Day Olonkho.
“On behalf of the Republic and myself, I congratulate you on the National Day of Olonkho!
Ancient heroic epic Olonkho – bright page oral tradition of the Sakha people. With him begins Yakut philosophy – life-affirming, constructive, based on a belief in the victory of goodness and beauty.
In 2005, UNESCO declared the Yakut folk epic masterpiece of the oral and intangible heritage of humanity, underscoring global significance Yakut heroic epos Olonkho.
Leadership of the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia), considered one of the priorities of the state policy cultural development of society. Decade 2005-2015, announced Olonkho. Adopted and the republican target program “Preservation, study and dissemination of the Yakut heroic epos Olonkho for 2007-2015”. In towns and villages annually Ysyakh Olonkho.
In London, published Yakut epic olonkho “Nyurgun Bootur Swift, the first full translation into English olonkho. I am confident that the National Day Olonkho will further the conservation of the world’s cultural heritage, support creative and humanitarian initiatives, strengthening the dialogue among civilizations. I wish you happiness, health, luck and prosperity”.
Source: News.Ykt.Ru
Translation: Google
