Gabriela Turisova

Member of the editorial board of the magazine

Gabriela Turisova

Candidate of Philological Sciences, Master’s degree holder, lecturer at the Institute of Rusistics, Faculty of Arts, University of Prešov in Prešov (Slovakia), and methodologist at the Russian Center of the Russkiy Mir Foundation in Prešov.

As a methodologist at the Russian Center, she is engaged in promoting the Russian language and culture in eastern Slovakia. She organizes various events, including academic, popular science, cultural, social, and other activities. She has served as the coordinator for numerous international projects and international student conferences. She participates in various international advanced training courses for Russian as a foreign language (RKI) teachers, internships, international scientific conferences, webinars, and master classes.

She holds several certificates, diplomas, and certificates of completion. She has experience teaching Russian not only to students at the University of Prešov but also, as a methodologist at the Russian Center, conducts events for children, school students, adults, seniors, and enthusiasts of the Russian language and culture. She places significant emphasis on popularizing Russian language and culture.

Her primary areas of scientific interest include linguoculturology, cognitive linguistics, intercultural communication, teaching RKI, and political discourse.

At the Institute of Rusistics, she teaches subjects related to Russian speech practice, the development of communicative skills, the translation of scientific texts from Russian to Slovak and vice versa, and delivers lectures on topics such as Geography of Russia, Business Correspondence, History of Russian Music, and History of Russian Visual Arts.

In 2024, she completed an internship for foreign Russian studies specialists, InteRussia, at the State Institute of the Russian Language named after A.S. Pushkin in Moscow, participated in the IV Kostomarov Forum, and attended the World Youth Festival in Sochi. From all these large-scale international events, she gained invaluable experience and established international contacts.