Gogol's 200th anniversary conference to be held in YerevanApril 28, 2009 - 17:03 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - On Apr. 29 Yerevan State Linguistic University will host "Nikolai Gogol and modern historical cultural environment" international conference to celebrate 200th anniversary of the great Russian writer. The conference will also feature performances drawing on Gogol's plays, staged by Russian Language and Literature and Foreign Languages Department students. The conference will be attended by YSLU Rector, Professor Suren Zolyan, Kutaisi State University Lecturer Nino Kvirikadze, Literature Institute Director Manuk Abegyan, Doctor of Philology, Professor Azat Eghyazaryan, YSLU Literature Department Head, Doctor of Philology Elena Karabegovna. Top stories Ara Aivazian said Azerbaijan continues the traditions of Turkey after seizing territories and forced Armenians out. The creative crew of the Public TV had chosen 13-year-old Malena as a participant of this year's contest. She called on others to also suspend their accounts over the companies’ failure to tackle hate speech. Penderecki was known for his film scores, including for William Friedkin’s “The Exorcist”, Stanley Kubrick’s “The Shining”. Partner news | Pashinyan visits flood-hit region Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on Saturday, June 8 visited the disaster area in the Lori province. €3.5 mln EU grant to support justice reforms in Armenia The European Union has paid €3.5 mln grant to Armenia within a €11mln program on Support to Justice Reforms. Yerevan reacts to Baku’s proposal to see Minsk Group abolition Alen Simonyan has declared that Armenia is taking steps aimed at concluding a peace treaty with Azerbaijan. U.S. Assistant Secretary of State to travel to Armenia Assistant Secretary for European and Eurasian Affairs James C. O’Brien will travel to Yerevan on June 10-12. |