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AMERICAN COMPOSER LAURA KAMINSKY'S AND HER ARMENIAN
COLLEAGUES' JOINT CONCERT TO TAKE PLACE ON NOVEMBER 6-8 IN
YEREVAN
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  • 2006-11-07 14:00:00

YEREVAN, NOVEMBER 7, NOYAN TAPAN. U.S. composer Laura Kaminsky, Armenian composer-pianist Artur Avanesov, and Armenian pianist Margarit Sargsyan are presenting three concerts in Armenia in cooperation with Komitas State Conservatory of Music. This

DAYS OF ARMENIAN CULTURE HELD IN SVERDLOVSK
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  • 2006-11-06 16:11:00

YEREVAN, NOVEMBER 6, NOYAN TAPAN - ARMENIANS TODAY. Within the framework of the Year of Armenia in Russia, days of Armenian culture took place from October 29 to November 1 in

PHOTO EXHIBITION OF WORKS OF "MANANA" CENTER PUPILS OPENS
IN YEREVAN
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  • 2006-11-03 16:15:00

YEREVAN, NOVEMBER 3, NOYAN TAPAN. More than 3 dozens of works of 8-18 years old pupils of the photojournalists' studio of the "Manana" children's educational-cultural center opened at the exhibition opened on

CANADIAN ARMENIAN PHOTOGRAPHER GALUST PAPIAN'S EXHIBITION
ENTITLED "MEETING PLACE ARMENIA" OPENS IN YEREVAN
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  • 2006-11-03 11:10:00

YEREVAN, NOVEMBER 3, NOYAN TAPAN. On the initiative of the Armenian National Educational and Cultural Union, Canadian Armenian photographer Galust Papian's individual exhibition entitled "Meeting Place Armenia" opened on November 2 at

LILIT PIPOYAN'S CONCERT TO BE ACCOMPANIED WITH SHOW CREATED
BY MULTIPLIER NAIRA MURADIAN
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  • 2006-11-02 16:05:00

YEREVAN, NOVEMBER 1, NOYAN TAPAN. Composer and singer Lilit Pipoyan's new works will be presented to the spectators during the concert entitled "Blue Violet" to take place at the Aram Khachaturian concert

ARMENIAN BOYS AND GIRLS PARTICIPATED IN DELPHIC GAMES
RETURN FROM ASTANA WITH 5 GOLD MEDALS
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  • 2006-11-02 15:21:00

YEREVAN, NOVEMBER 2, NOYAN TAPAN. 13 Armenian representatives participated in the 4th youth Delphic Games of CIS countries taken place in the capital of Kazakhstan, Astana, on October 26-30, returned with 12

CONCERT DEDICATED TO COMPOSER STEPAN ROSTOMIAN'S 50th
ANNIVERSARY TO TAKE PLACE IN YEREVAN
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  • 2006-11-01 15:17:00

YEREVAN, NOVEMBER 1, NOYAN TAPAN. A concert dedicated to the 50th anniversary of composer Stepan Rostomian, professor of Yerevan State Conservatory after Komitas will be held on November 5 at the Aram

CENTER FOR RESTORATION AND KEEPING MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS TO
BE FOUNDED IN ARMENIA
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  • 2006-11-01 12:05:00

YEREVAN, NOVEMBER 1, NOYAN TAPAN. On the initiative of the RA Ministry of Culture and Youth Issues and the "Culture and Cooperation" European association restoring musical instruments, education programs for masters, restoring,

LITERARY CRITIC EDUARD TOPCHIAN'S MEMORIAL PLAQUE OPENED IN
YEREVAN
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  • 2006-10-30 14:40:00

YEREVAN, OCTOBER 30, NOYAN TAPAN. State-public figure, publicist, literary critic Eduard Topchian's memorial plaque opened on October 27 in the address of Kasian 3, Yerevan, where the literary critic lived in 1960-1975.

INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION OF BOOK ENVISAGED TO BE ORGANIZED
IN ARMENIA NEXT YEAR
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  • 2006-10-30 13:40:00

YEREVAN, OCTOBER 30, NOYAN TAPAN. Participation of Armenian publishing houses in different international exhibitions became oftener during the recent years. As Eduard Militonian, the Chief of the Publishing Affair Agency of the

60th ANNIVERSARY OF YEREVAN ACADEMY OF ART TO BE MARKED ON
OCTOBER 28
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  • 2006-10-26 18:45:00

YEREVAN, OCTOBER 26, NOYAN TAPAN. Yerevan State Academy of Art turned 60. This higher education institution was founded by academician, sculptor Ara Sargsian immediately after the end of the Great Patriotic War,

ARMENIAN AND TURKISH PHOTOJOURNALISTS' JOINT EXHIBITION
OPENS IN YEREVAN
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  • 2006-10-25 18:15:00

YEREVAN, OCTOBER 25, NOYAN TAPAN. Exhibition of Armenian and Turkish photojournalists under the title Merhabarev took place on October 25 at Moscow cinema of Yerevan. The exhibition was organized by the Caucasian

ALMOST ALL FRENCH WRITERS ARE KNOWN IN ARMENIA OWING TO
TRANSLATIONS, ALEXANDER TOPCHIAN SAYS
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  • 2006-10-25 13:32:00

YEREVAN, OCTOBER 25, NOYAN TAPAN. Works of French literature were translated in Armenia not only in the Soviet years but are periodically being translated today as well. But, as translator, literary critic

THEATRICAL FIGURES MARK TIGRAN LEVONIAN'S 70th BIRTHDAY
ANNIVERSARY
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  • 2006-10-24 17:07:00

YEREVAN, OCTOBER 24, NOYAN TAPAN. The jubilee memorial event held on October 23 at the Union of Theatrical Figures of Armenia was dedicated to the 70th birthday anniversary of Tigran Levonian, a

TWO ARMENIAN AND TWO LITHUANIAN TRANSLATORS FAVOURED WITH
"KANTEGH" PRIZE THIS YEAR
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  • 2006-10-24 17:00:00

YEREVAN, OCTOBER 24, NOYAN TAPAN. The "Kantegh" (light) annual literary prize of the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin and the Writers' Union of Armenia was this year given to translators Ruben Ghulian,

EXHIBITION OF WORKS OF STUDENTS AND GRADUATES OF YEREVAN STATE
UNIVERSITY OF ARCHITECTURE AND CONSTRUCTION OPENS IN YEREVAN
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  • 2006-10-20 16:59:00

YEREVAN, OCTOBER 20, NOYAN TAPAN. 180 paintings and drawings of students and graduates of Yerevan State University of Architecture and Construction were presented at the exhibition that opened on October 20 at

MUSIC FESTIVAL DEDICATED TO ARNO BABAJANIAN'S 85th
ANNIVERSARY BEING HELD IN YEREVAN
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  • 2006-10-19 18:25:00

YEREVAN, OCTOBER 19, NOYAN TAPAN. A music festival dedicated to great composer Arno Babajanian's 85th anniversary is being held on October 18-22 in Yerevan on the initiative of RA Ministry of Culture

ART-LOVERS BID LAST FAREWELL TO SINGER VARDUHI VARDANIAN
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  • 2006-10-18 17:54:00

YEREVAN, OCTOBER 18, NOYAN TAPAN. On October 18, art-lovers bade their last farewell to well-known singer, laureate of a number of international contests Varduhi Vardanian who died in a car accident. Being

ARMENIAN FILMS RETURN FROM INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVALS
WITH PRIZES
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  • 2006-10-13 19:15:00

YEREVAN, OCTOBER 13, NOYAN TAPAN. Armenian films returned from international film festivals with good results. Only at the New Cinema (Novoye Kino) international festival held from September 29 to October 7 in

VAHE GODEL'S 75th ANNIVERSARY MARKED IN WRITERS' UNION OF
ARMENIA
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  • 2006-10-13 15:16:00

YEREVAN, OCTOBER 13, NOYAN TAPAN. Though writer and translator Vahe Godel was born and lives in Switzerland, he has served invaluable service to the Armenia literature: for more than 50 years V.Godel

ARMENIAN-ITALIAN THREE-YEAR CULTURAL COOPERATION AGREEMENT
IS OVER IN 2006, WITH THREE BIG EVENTS
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  • 2006-10-13 13:10:00

YEREVAN, OCTOBER 13, NOYAN TAPAN. The October 12 joint press conference of Hasmik Poghosian, the RA Minister of Culture and Youth Issues and Marco Clemente, the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Italy

EXHIBITIONS OF MODERN ART TO OPEN IN FRANCE AND ARMENIA
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  • 2006-10-10 15:15:00

YEREVAN, OCTOBER 10, NOYAN TAPAN. Exhibitions of modern art entitled "Blue Deep: Sea Dreams among Gyumri, Yerevan, Paris and Lyons" will function in Yerevan on November 2-15, and in Paris in March,

ANAHIT TOPCHIAN TO PRESENT HERSELF TO YEREVAN SPECTATORS IN
"SMALL MARITAL CRIMES" DRAMA
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  • 2006-10-10 14:40:00

YEREVAN, OCTOBER 10, NOYAN TAPAN. Anahit Topchian, an actress living in Paris, will perform in Yerevan in Eric-Emmanuel Schmitt's drama "Small Marital Crimes." As the actress mentioned at the October 9 press

FAMOUS VIOLINIST GIDON KREMER TO PERFORM ONLY ONE CONCERT
IN YEREVAN ON OCTOBER 11
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  • 2006-10-10 11:45:00

YEREVAN, OCTOBER 10, NOYAN TAPAN. Famous violinist Gidon Kremer and the Kremerata Baltica chamber orchestra will perform only one concert in the Aram Khachatrian concert hall on October 11. The Armenian Music

EXHIBITION OF PHOTOGRAPHIC WORKS OF ARTISTS ARRIVED FROM
FRANCE TO OPEN IN YEREVAN
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  • 2006-10-10 11:10:00

YEREVAN, OCTOBER 10, NOYAN TAPAN. The "Tete-a-Tete" exhibition of modern photos opens in the Innovatory Experimental Art Center of Yerevan on October 10. 50 works, portraits and self-portraits, of 14 famous artists

"THE EPHEMERAL AND THE ETERNAL" BOOK'S PRESENTATION
DEDICATED TO VAHAGN DAVTIAN TAKES PLACE
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  • 2006-10-06 18:25:00

YEREVAN, OCTOBER 6, NOYAN TAPAN. The collection "The Ephemeral and the Eternal," the presentation of which took place on October 6 at the Armenian Union of Writers, includes Vahagn Davtian's poems, last

HIGHFEST INTERNATIONAL PERFORMING ARTS FESTIVAL STARTS IN
YEREVAN
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  • 2006-10-05 15:53:00

YEREVAN, OCTOBER 5, NOYAN TAPAN. The 4th Highfest international performing arts festival started on October 4 at the Hovh.Toumanian Puppet Theater with the performance entitled "Everything about Money" of the Moscow "Practice"

KIM BAKSHI AWARDED HONORABLE ORDER OF RAU
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  • 2006-10-04 19:12:00

YEREVAN, OCTOBER 4, NOYAN TAPAN. The occasion for the meeting with writer and cinema dramatist Kim Bakshi organized on October 3 at the Russian-Armenian (Slavonic) University (RAU) was his regular, 6th book

THREE THEATRICAL FESTIVALS TO BE HELD IN MARZES OF ARMENIA
IN OCTOBER
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  • 2006-10-03 15:36:00

YEREVAN, OCTOBER 3, NOYAN TAPAN. The "Spitak-2006" theatrical festival, in which 6 theaters of Yerevan take part, is being held on October 2-7. Al.Spendiarian Opera and Ballet National Academic, G.Sundukian National Academic,

NAIRA MURADIAN RECOGNIZED WINNER IN BEST EXPERIMENTAL FILM
NOMINATION AT INTERNATION FESTIVAL OF ANIMATION FILMS
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  • 2006-10-03 11:20:00

YEREVAN, OCTOBER 3, NOYAN TAPAN - ARMENIANS TODAY. Armenian director Naira Muradian with her "Soldatik" ("Small Soldier") film was recognized the winner in the best experimental film nomination at the "Animayevka" 9th

ARMENIAN, GEORGIAN AND AZERBAIJANI 15 PUPILS TO TAKE PART
IN EXHIBITION TO TAKE PLACE IN TBILISI IN OCTOBER
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  • 2006-10-03 11:05:00

YEREVAN, OCTOBER 3, NOYAN TAPAN - ARMENIANS TODAY. An exhibition entitled "South Caucasus with Youth's Eyes" took place in the hall of the Moscow cinema on September 29, on the initiative of

50 COMPANIES OF ACTORS TO TAKE PART IN HIGH FEST 4th
INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL
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  • 2006-09-28 15:45:00

YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 28, NOYAN TAPAN. 50 companies of actors, 30 of them from abroad, will present performances at Yerevan and Artashat theaters and on open-air stages during the High Fest 4th International

WORLD FAMOUS CHANSONNIER CHARLES AZNAVOUR IN YEREVAN
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  • 2006-09-28 14:15:00

YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 28, NOYAN TAPAN - ARMENIANS TODAY. Legendary chansonnier Charles Aznavour, world famous composer Michel Legrand and 90-person delegation accompanying them arrived in Yerevan by the Paris-Yerevan flight late on September 27.

SUREN SHAHVERDIAN'S "PSYCHOSIS 4-48" PERFORMANCE RECEIVES
PRIZE AT CAIRO INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL OF EXPERIMENTAL THEATERS
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  • 2006-09-27 20:00:00

YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 27, NOYAN TAPAN. The "Psychosis 4-48" performance by G.Sundukian State Academic Theater producer Suren Shahverdian received the prize of the best producer work at the 18th International Festival of Experimental

500 OFFICIAL AND ABOUT 100 UNOFFICIAL EVENTS TO BE
ORGANIZED ON OCCASION OF YEAR OF ARMENIA IN FRANCE
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  • 2006-09-26 20:30:00

YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 26, NOYAN TAPAN. The starting point of Year of Armenia in France will be the September 29 official visit of French President Jacques Chirac to Armenia and opening of the

CULTURAL FIGURES WISH TO RIGHTLY USE INDEPENDENCE AND NOT
TO VULGARIZE IT
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  • 2006-09-26 18:15:00

YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 26, NOYAN TAPAN. "Freedom brought by independence has mixed up many things, as a result of which many and many values have mixed up with each other and our

FRENCH ARMENIAN DIRECTOR SERGE AVEDIKIAN STAGES IN YEREVAN
ALFRED DE MUSSET'S "LES CAPRICES DE MARIANNE" CLASSIC PLAY
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  • 2006-09-26 12:50:00

YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 26, NOYAN TAPAN. On the occasion of the Year of Armenia in France, French Armenian cinematographer, actor and director Serge Avedikian staged Alfred de Musset's "Les Caprices de Marianne" (Marianne's

HAYFEST 4th INTERNATIONAL THEATER FESTIVAL TO BE HELD ON
OCTOBER 4-14 THIS YEAR
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  • 2006-09-25 19:20:00

YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 25, NOYAN TAPAN. The HayFest 4th International Theater Festival will be held on October 4-14 in Yerevan. This year 45 companies of actors from 30 countries, including England, Estonia, Austria,

THEATRICAL FIGURES MARK PROMINENT ACTRESS LUSYA
HOVHANNISIAN'S 80th BIRTH ANNIVERSARY
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  • 2006-09-25 19:00:00

YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 25, NOYAN TAPAN. A jubilee memorial event dedicated to RA Honored Artist Lusya Hovhannisian's 80th birth anniversary was held on September 25 at the Armenian Union of Theatrical Figures.

RA PRESIDENT GIVES MEDALS AND CERTIFICATES FOR HONORARY
TITLES TO GROUP OF CULTURE FIGURES ON OCCASION OF 15th
ANNIVERSARY OF INDEPENDENCE OF ARMENIA
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  • 2006-09-20 12:50:00

YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 20, NOYAN TAPAN. RA President Robert Kocharian gave on September 19 medals and certificates for honorary titles to a group of culture figures on the occasion of the 15th anniversary

SHAKESPEARE'S "ARMMONO" 4TH INTERNATIONAL THEATRICAL
FESTIVAL FINISHES
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  • 2006-09-19 16:05:00

YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 19, NOYAN TAPAN. The Shakespeare's 4th "ArmMono" international theatrical festival of monoperformances started from September 12 finished on September 18 with English dramaturg Peter Sutton's performance at the Yerevan Young Spectators'

YEREVAN PREMIERE OF FILM DIRECTOR GOR KIRAKOSIAN'S "A BIG
STORY IN A SMALL TOWN" FILM TAKES PLACE
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  • 2006-09-18 16:40:00

YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 18, NOYAN TAPAN - ARMENIANS TODAY. Yerevan premiere of film director Gor Kirakosian's (residing in U.S.) full-length feature film "A Big Story in a Small Town" took place on September

ARTASHES KALANTARIAN'S 75TH ANNIVERSARY MARKED ON SEPTEMBER
16
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  • 2006-09-18 13:00:00

YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 18, NOYAN TAPAN. Famous journalist, writer-publicist Artashes Kalantarian's 75th anniversary was marked on September 16. Though that jubilee was not marked officially, but a number of events were held on

ARMENIAN DELEGATION PARTICIPATES IN INTERNATIONAL
ARCHITECTURE BIENNALE IN VENICE
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  • 2006-09-14 21:20:00

VENICE, SEPTEMBER 14, NOYAN TAPAN - ARMENIANS TODAY. The Armenian delegation headed by Ashot Grigorian, Director of the RA National Museum-Institute of Architecture, is participating in the 10th International Architecture Biennale "Cities:

TWO WORKS OF MARTIROS SARYAN BROUGHT TO ARMENIA
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  • 2006-09-14 19:00:00

YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 14, NOYAN TAPAN. Two works of the great Armenian painter Martiros Saryan (both were kept in private collections for many decades) were recently brought to Armenia from Russia and Turkmenistan.

EXHIBITION DEDICATED TO MAKAR YEKMALIAN'S 150TH BIRTHDAY
ANNIVERSARY OPENS IN NATIONAL LIBRARY OF ARMENIA
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  • 2006-09-14 14:55:00

YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 14, NOYAN TAPAN. Makar Yekmalian's works, publications about him and other literature is presented at the exhibition dedicated to the prominent composer's 150th birthday anniversary which opened on September 14

JUBILEE CONCERT SEASON OF STATE CHAMBER ORCHESTRA OF
ARMENIA TO START WITH CONCERTS TO TAKE PLACE ON SEPTEMBER 22-23
IN ZVARTNOTS TEMPLE
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  • 2006-09-13 16:20:00

YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 13, NOYAN TAPAN. A concert of the State Chamber Orchestra of Armenia dedicated to the 15th anniversary of the independence of Armenia will take place in the Zvartnots temple on

EXHIBITION OF YOUNG PAINTER HASMIK HOVSEPIAN'S PAINTINGS IS
ORGANIZED IN NATIONAL ASSEMBLY, ON OCCASION OF 15TH ANNIVERSARY
OF RA INDEPENDENCE
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  • 2006-09-12 13:00:00

YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 12, NOYAN TAPAN. The exhibition of young painter Hasmik Hovsepian's (Moni) paintings, which was organized on September 11 at the RA National Asssemnly, on the initiative of the NA Standing

REPRESENTATIVES OF 14 COUNTRIES TO TAKE PART IN ARMMONO
FOURTH SHAKESPEARE FESTIVAL OF MONOPERFORMANCES
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  • 2006-09-11 19:00:00

YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 11, NOYAN TAPAN - ARMENIANS TODAY. Representatives of 14 countries are going to take part in the Armmono Fourth International Shakespeare Theater Festival of Monoperformances to be held on September

PERSIAN FAMOUS POET AND TRANSLATOR, ARMENOLOGIST AHMAD
NURIZADE AWARDED MEDAL OF WRITERS' UNION OF ARMENIA
  • Culture
  • 2006-09-11 14:40:00

YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 11, NOYAN TAPAN - ARMENIANS TODAY. "One of famous and modern poets of Iran, Ahmad Nurizade, irrevocably tied his life with the Armenian literature, Armenian culture," Levon Ananian, the Chairman