On 2 December 2021, a research associate of the museum-educational department of Bolgar Museum-Reserve Vagapov R. Z. within the project “Pushkin’s card” held an interactive museum lesson on “Stone, wood, paper” for the students of Spassky College of sectoral technology.
Humankind underwent much development in technology of writing. In the Stone Age, stone and wood were the basis for writing. It determined the system of written language in accordance with the material used for recording information. Many peoples including Bulgarian tribes used runic writing. With the development of economy and crafts, new materials appeared – papyrus, parchment and, finally, paper which immediately affected the writing system.
At the lesson, the participants could acquaint themselves with the development of writing system and learned about ancient technologies of writing. Kids with interest tried to write words on birch bark and wax tablets using styluses. During the event, students had a master class “Medieval ink”. They wrote holiday congratulations to their grandparents using goose feathers. The event was devoted to the Day of the Elderly.

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