UNION OF RUSSIAN WRITERS TO PRESENT MONUMENT OF ALEXANDER PUSHKIN TO ARMENIAN PEOPLE
ARMENPRESS
October 3, 2011
YEREVAN
The monument of renowned Russian poet Alexander Pushkin will be
transported from Moscow to Yerevan. It is the gift of the Union of
Russian Writers to the people of Armenia, head of the Armenian-Russian
cooperation representation, consultant to the Russian embassy to
Armenia Viktor Kriwopuskov said at the meeting with reporters.
“Within the framework of the days of Russian speech we are planning
to visit “Pushkin’s gorge” which is situated in the Armenian province
of Lori”, he said. As it is known Pushkin saw from this gorge the
corpse of Alexander Griboyedov that was being transported from Persia
to Russia.
Kriwopuskov said that the details of placing the monument in Yerevan
are still being clarified. He said October 7 the store of Russian
book will open in Yerevan and house of Armenian book in Moscow.
From: Baghdasarian
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