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New instruments provided to musical schoolsBased on the results of hearings conducted at musical and art schools, the Ministry of Culture has provided 73 musical instruments to gifted children. This is an on-going initiative.
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New books 17.03.2014Since 2008, every year one volume of encyclopedic testimony-book “Armenia of All Times” by playwright, actress, director Anna Petrosyan is being published.
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Advice by a doctor-nutritionist on the lent and the right dietHow should we eat at lent? Is it allowed to use the lent as a means to get rid of extra weight? Doctor-nutritionist Vardanush Petrosyan provides explanations.
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New books 10. 03. 2014News in the area of children literature: Zangak Publishing House offers illustrated books titles “Heroes of Play-dough Present”.
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Library of the Mother See one year after its openingVatche and Tamar Manoukian Library used by public has over 350 readers. The number of books held in the Library now exceeds 64 000, of which 412 are antique.
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Aram Khachaturian Trio marks its 15th year of activityOn the festive concert held on March 3, the Trio gave a joint performance with the State Youth Orchestra of Armenia. This was the first concert of a piano trio with the Orchestra in Armenia.
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Presentation of a new video by Arman NshanyanOn March 3, the presentation of a new song and video by opera singer, actor Arman Nshanyan was held at the Center of Araratian Patriarchal Diocese (lyrics by Artak Hambardzumyan, music by Lianna Andreasyan).
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Sergei DovlatovThroughout all his life, Sergei Dovlatov managed to publish just one story in his “native” soviet press, and the topic was industry. The writer residing in the State and getting published in the most prestigious periodicals, was only known by “self-published” materials and his own program aired by the “Liberty” radio-station. His last book, the 13th, which was supposed to be published in the Soviet Union, was actually published in 1990, a few days after the writer died. |
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New booksThe novel “Mist” by Miguel de Unamuno, “Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens” by James Matthew Barrie, the novel “Cross of Ashot Yerkat (the Iron)” by Anahit Parsamyan are now available at book-stores.
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145th anniversary of Hovhannes Tumanyan in the museum named after the poetOn February 19, festive events came to add the numerous excursions to Tumanyan Museum. On the occasions of the anniversary of the most loved poet of Armenians and the day of presenting books, the Museum had prepared many surprises.
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Concert of Philharmonic Orchestra of Armenia to the memory of Claudio AbbadoOn February 19, on the initiative of the Philharmonic Orchestra of Armenia, Verdi’s “Requiem” was performed at Aram Khachaturian Concert Hall, which was dedicated to the memory of Claudio Abbado. The stage was hosting famous Armenian soloists Hasmik Papyan, Barsegh Tumanyan, Narine Ananikyan, Liparit Avetisyan.
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New booksNew Armenian translation of the tragedy “Hamlet” by William Shakespeare is now available at bookstores. Other books include Armenian translation of the novel “The Old King in His Exile” by famous Austrian novelist Arno Geiger, second revised edition of modern Armenian translation of “Book of Lamentations” by Grigor Narekatsi.
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