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On June 6, the Russian Language Day and the birthday of the greatest Russian poet and writer Alexander Pushkin are celebrated. He is considered by many to be the founder of modern Russian literature. Despite his worldwide fame, having his books and poems translated into dozens languages, a few know, that he has an African origin. Pushkin’s great grandfather was supposed to be an Ethiopian who became a close associate of the Russian Emperor Peter the Great. This year, marking Pushkin’s 225th birthday Russian Consulate General in Cape Town and Lumkile's Book Joint (SA) from the township of Gugulethu joined efforts to introduce great Russian poet’s personality to the local children. For the first time, a son of Africa was celebrated in Cape Town through his children's fairy tales which lay the foundation of children's literature in Russia.