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Eduard Uspensky, creator of Cheburashka, passes away

Eduard Uspensky, creator of Cheburashka, passes away

 Soviet writer Eduard Uspensky, who created the world-famous Cheburashka character, died in Moscow aged 80, his daughter Irina said. "Regretfully, Eduard Nikolayevich has passed away," TASS cited her as …

The English Patient crowned Golden Man Booker winner

The English Patient crowned Golden Man Booker winner

“The English Patient,” the wartime love story by Michael Ondaatje, won the Golden Man Booker Prize, The New York Times writes. The one-off award, voted for by the public, commemorates the 50th …

Leyla Aliyeva's book published in UK

Leyla Aliyeva's book published in UK

'The World Dissolves like a Dream' book by Vice-President of the Heydar Aliyev Foundation, young Azerbaijani poetess Leyla Aliyeva was published in London by the Hertfordshire Press Publishing House. Composed of …

'Paris archive 1919-1940' by Topchibashi presented in MSU

'Paris archive 1919-1940' by Topchibashi presented in MSU

Alimardan Topchibashi's book 'The Paris archive’ (1919-1940) was presented yesterday during the plenary session titled 'Russian Revolution and History of the Azerbaijan Democratic Republic: a look back a century later,' …

Turkologist Murad Adji passes away

Turkologist Murad Adji passes away

Well-known Turkologist, writer and historian Murad Adji died. The memorial service will be held tomorrow at 10:00am. "With deep regret we inform that on March 7, 2018, after a serious long illness, the …

Ursula Le Guin passes away at 88

Ursula Le Guin passes away at 88

Award-winning US science fiction and fantasy author Ursula Le Guin has died at the age of 88, as confirmed by her family on her official Twitter page. It is reported that she died on January 22 at her home in Portland, …

Volume three of 'The Paris archive' by Topchibashi released

Volume three of 'The Paris archive' by Topchibashi released

The Moscow publishing house ‘Khudozhestvennaya Literatura’ with the support of the Heydar Aliyev Foundation has published the third volume of 'The Paris archive’ (1919-1940) by Alimardan Topchibashi. The third …

 Tbilisi New Year Book Fest opens on December 22

Tbilisi New Year Book Fest opens on December 22

Tbilisi New Year Book Festival will be held at the National Parliamentary Library of Georgia on December 22-24. Around 30 publishing houses and bookstores will present brand-new books in all genres, including both local authors and …

People's Writer of Dagestan Magomed-Rasul Rasulov dies

People's Writer of Dagestan Magomed-Rasul Rasulov dies

Today, a 81-year old people's writer of Dagestan, playwright, literary critic Magomed-Rasul Rasulov died in Makhachkala Magomed-Rasul Rasulov was born in 1936 in the village of Kubachi. He graduated from the Stalsky Pedagogical …

Elchin Safarli to present his new book in Krasnodar

Elchin Safarli to present his new book in Krasnodar

Elchin Safarli's new book 'When I return, be at home' will be presented in Russia's Krasnodar on November 30. The novel of the famous Azerbaijani writer, which is published in the largest Russian …

 Poet Jansug Charkviani dies in Tbilisi

Poet Jansug Charkviani dies in Tbilisi

Famous Georgian poet Jansug Charkviani died at the age of 86 in Tbilisi. In early August, Charkviani suffered a stroke and was hospitalized, TASS reports. Charkviani was born on September 30 in the Surmushi …

White Cranes in Moscow House of Nationalities

White Cranes in Moscow House of Nationalities

The White Cranes literary evening was held in the Moscow House of Nationalities in memory of all those who died in combat. The holiday is annually celebrated in Russia on October 22, but it is known all over the world. The moral and ethical basis …

Russia Guest of Honor in Riyadh Book Fair next March

Russia Guest of Honor in Riyadh Book Fair next March

Russia will be a guest of honor at the largest book exhibition in Riyadh that will be held in March 2018, Russian Minister of Culture Vladimir Medinsky said. According to him, an appropriate agreement was reached with the head of the …

Neil Gaiman becomes beetle in eastern Georgia

Neil Gaiman becomes beetle in eastern Georgia

Georgian scientists have named a newly discovered species of ground beetle (Carabidae) after famed author and comics writer Neil Gaiman. A paper detailing the finding was published by Giorgi Chaladze, Levan …

Baku International Book Fair opens on September 28

Baku International Book Fair opens on September 28

The 5th Baku International Book Fair will be held on September 28-30. Over 100 local publishing centers and over 30 foreign publishing houses will present their works, the press service of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism …