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In 2025 IBT celebrates the 30th anniversary of its work in Russia. The anniversary celebration was held as part of an international conference called "Linguistic Forum 2025: Bible Translation as a Means of Language Preservation and Development. Traditions and New Approaches," organized by IBT and the Institute of Linguistics (RAS). Read more
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In response to numerous requests from believers in Yakutia, IBT has published a reprint of the book of Psalms in the Yakut/Sakha language. The previous edition of the Psalter in Yakut was in 2009. Over the years, the translation has undergone serious testing by time and liturgical practice, receiving high praise from both clergy and lay people.
Local clergy affirm that the Yakut Psalter has become essential to daily church life. It is used in services, memorials, consecrations, and evangelism, bringing the meaning of the Psalms closer and making them more understandable for parishioners.
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The Institute for Bible Translation has released a new Bashkir-language edition called Izge Yazma säxifäläre ("Pages of the Holy Scripture"), which is a translation of IBT’s Children's Bible, known to many in Russia by its blue cover. The publication of this book continues the work of IBT’s Bashkir translation project.
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The Institute for Bible Translation has released an illustrated edition of the book of Ruth in the Even language of eastern Siberia. The publication was carried out with the blessing of Archbishop Roman of Yakutsk and Lensk.
The new edition is bilingual: the Even translation, produced by translator M.N. Taishina and editor R.P. Kuzmina, is accompanied by a parallel Russian text. The book is decorated with traditional Even ornaments and distinctive illustrations by artist M.P. Adamova...
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“Every Dagestanian man has a duty to maintain his father’s house and not let it fall into disrepair. This is why I go back every year to the Lak town of Kumukh, where I was born and raised. One day I was walking through the park in Kumukh and heard someone calling me. I turned around and looked: a young woman was approaching with a little girl in her arms and a boy running after her. The boy turned out to be my namesake, and the young mother was calling him, not me...
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The official presentation of the Four Gospels and Acts in the Nenets language took place in Salekhard on October 15, 2025. The event was organized by the Salekhard Diocese of the Russian Orthodox Church and was held in the conference hall of the Shemanovsky Museum and Exhibition Complex, dedicated to the history of the Orthodox mission on the Yamal Peninsula.