"FROM ROCK PAINTINGS TO ALPHABET" DOCUMENTARY SCREENED IN YEREVAN
PanARMENIAN.Net
17.03.2009 19:17 GMT+04:00
/PanARMENIAN.Net/ Today Moscow Movie Theater in Yerevan launched
"From Petroglyphs to Alphabet" movie presentation, which packed the
house. "From Petroglyphs to Alphabet" has been the third in popular
science film series created by IKAR CJSC. Previous movies, "Tigran
the Great" and "Nemrut" were equally successful.
"Since the dawn of times the spoken and written languages were not
only communication means for Armenians but also an important element
of national identity that had a unique place in the system of national
values," RA Minister if Education and Science Spartak Seyranyan stated
at the presentation.
"From Petroglyphs to Alphabet" draws on historical facts, telling about
the written language in general and Armenian scripts in particular.
"The movie features rich literary culture of Pre-Mashtots Armenia,"
film producer Artak Movsesyan noted, adding that the movie is being
translated into the English and will be followed by a documentary
dedicated to the life and work of Mesrop Mashtots.