The Khovansky Foundation
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The Khovansky Foundation | |
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• established | 1899 |
• reconstituted | 2009 |
The Khovansky Foundation (Russian: Фонд Хованского) is a non-profit organization, founded in Voronezh in 1899. It is financed by funds ownership and donations from the citizens and associations.
The motto of the foundation are the words of A. A. Khovansky: “The treasure of knowledge is invaluable, it also has the distinction, that the one who donate it doesn't lose it, moreover, a donating heer is also an acquisition — with the growing level of public education grow those who donate it.”.[1]
History
After the death of the publisher A. Khovansky (January 29, 1899)[2] there was organized the Foundation and the Prize for the best teachers of philology and history.[3]
In 1917, the Foundation and the magazine Filologicheskie Zapiski ceased its activities almost for a century.
The Khovansky-fund was reconstituted on the occasion of the 110th anniversary (November 4, 2009), again with the aim to support teachers and publishers.
Activities
The objective of the fund is to determine in special contest "The Living Word" the best teachers of languages and history in order to provide material support to winners.
Another purpose of the Fund is to recognize a special annual premium for publishers.
The Foundation carries out research in the areas of: comparative linguistics, comparative mythology, local history, ethnic and social psychology, psycholinguistics and semiotics.