European educational committee ERASMUS + organized professor’s visit within the program of raising academic mobility. Minin university (specialists in Russian language and linguists of faculty for humanities) entered this program in 2015.

In Vilnius University prof. Elena Konitskaya lectures on Slavic Phraseology, Languages and Cultures of Slavic Countries and Comparative Grammar the Slavic Languages.

Within 8 hours of class exercises the lector introduced the students of the 2nd and 3rd year to specificity of Comparative-typological studies in comparative research of Slavic (Russian, Slovenian and Polish) and Lithuanian languages. The results of professor’s scientific research, including recent discoveries, were studied during the meeting.

The motto of Elena Konitskaya’s classes was the necessity to study the languages of our neighboring countries. To come through the perception of our diversity to understanding history, mentality and, finally, on this basis - to unity should be our major aim.