Thursday, September 23 2021 19:05

ArmInfo. Armenia takes part in the 34th Moscow International Book Fair, which runs from September 23 to September 27. Armenia's traditional participation in  the fair this year is dedicated to the 30th anniversary of  independence. This was reported by the press service of the Ministry  of Education, Science, Culture and Sports of Armenia.

According to the source, the fair will feature books published in  Armenia and abroad over the past two years, including fiction,  professional, encyclopedic, historical and album literature.

The purpose of the participation is to popularize Armenian  literature, Armenian writers outside our country, increase the level  of recognition of the country through literature.

In addition, the "Armenian Literature in Translations" grant program  will also be presented during the fair, within the framework of which  the Ministry assists foreign publishing houses wishing to publish  Armenian classical and modern literature in a foreign language in  their country.

It is reported that the event will feature over 40 literary works by  Armenian authors published abroad over the past 3 years in 17  languages.

To note, the 34th Moscow International Book Fair (MIBF) will be held  at a new site - in the Central Exhibition Complex "Expocentre" in  Moscow.

In four days, the MIBF will host more than 300 events at nine venues:   meetings with popular authors, book presentations, open discussions  and master classes. In particular, Russian writers Narine Abgaryan,  Maria Arbatova, Pavel Basinsky, Maria Bobyleva, Polina Dashkova,  Vadim Panov, Dmitry Potapenko, Viktor Ryzov, Olga Savelyeva, Dmitry  Sokolov-Mitrich, Marina Stepnova, Tatyana Ustinova, Sergey Shargunov  and others will deliver a speech at the fair. Yulia Dubinina, Raisa  Kichigina, Ivan Okhlobystin, Alexander Prokhanov, Viktor Remizov,  Karen Shakhnazarov, Ivan Shipnigov and others will personally  acquaint readers with their new books.