GIOVANNI GUAITA'S "CRY FROM ARARAT: ARMIN WEGNER AND
ARMENIANS' GENOCIDE" BOOK TO BE PRESENTED IN YEREVAN ON
DECEMBER 15
ARMENIANS' GENOCIDE" BOOK TO BE PRESENTED IN YEREVAN ON
DECEMBER 15
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GIOVANNI GUAITA'S "CRY FROM ARARAT: ARMIN WEGNER AND
ARMENIANS' GENOCIDE" BOOK TO BE PRESENTED IN YEREVAN ON
DECEMBER 15
14-12-2005 15:20:00 | Armenia | Culture
YEREVAN, DECEMBER 14, NOYAN TAPAN - ARMENIANS TODAY. "Cry
from Ararat: Armin Wegner and Armenians' Genocide" book of
Italian famous scientist and writer Giovanni Guaita which was
published in Moscow recently and an exhibition formed on the
basis of documentary materials presented in this book will be
presented at the "Gevorgian" exhibition hall of Yerevan on
December 15. Giovanni Guaita visited Yerevan by the invitation
of the ARF Dashnaktsutiun Supreme Body of Armenia.
Presentation of the show took place in the hall of the
Culture Fund of Russia on May 31. This was organized by the
Moscow Hay Dat Office and the Culture Fund of Russia.
As Noyan Tapan was informed by the ARF Supreme Body's
Information Department, the show consists of 25 large stands of
special design three of which present Wegner, three present
chronology of the Genocide (periods of Abdul-Hamid, young Turks
and Kemal), 15 ones present photos and diaries created by Wegner
in 1915-1916, two ones present Wegner's political and literary
activity. The map of Armenians' displacing and other foreign
supporters of Armenians are represented on separate stands.
Giovanni Guaita, an Italian scientist and writer, Assistant
Professor of the Moscow Linguistic University is famous as a
researcher of history of Eastern Christian churches.
G,Guaita is the author of three books on the Armenian
theme:
"Man's Life: Meeting of Heaven and Earth. Talks with
Karekin I Catholicos of All Armenians" (Moscow, 1999), "1700
Years of Faithfullness: History of Armenia and its Churches"
(Moscow, 2001, re-published in 2005), "Cry from Ararat: Armin
Wegner and Armenians' Genocide" (Moscow, 2005).
He works on a book dedicated to Armenians' foreign
supporters at present.
The "Yunistroy" publishing house implemented edition of the
book "Cry from Ararat: Armin Wegner and Armenians' Genocide" and
republication of the book "1700 Years of Faithfullness: History
of Armenia and its Church."
This publishing house started edition of the series of
"Armenian Historical Novel" and "Poetry of Armenia" It's the
first time that the Armenian literature is presented to readers
of the CIS countries in Russian.
Samvel Ghazarian, the Director of this publishing house,
cared Yerevan visit and existence expenses of G.Guaita.