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 2nd International Festival of Literature starts in Tbilisi

2nd International Festival of Literature starts in Tbilisi

Georgia is holding the 2nd Tbilisi International Festival of Literature , which will last until May 21. The event will be attended by novelists, essayists, translators, poets from the US, Chile, the UK, the Netherlands, Germany, Austria, Poland, …

Famous Azerbaijani writer receives 'Golden Delvig'

Famous Azerbaijani writer receives 'Golden Delvig'

The well-known Azerbaijani writer Kamal Abdulla was awarded the prestigious Russian prize 'Golden Delvig' for his book of short stories titled 'Plato Seems to be Ill'. This is the second international …

 Famous Azerbaijani writer Maksud Ibrahimbeyov dies

Famous Azerbaijani writer Maksud Ibrahimbeyov dies

The well-known Azerbaijani writer, playwright, screenwriter, People's Writer of Azerbaijan, a former MP Magsud Ibrahimbeyov, has died at the age of 80 years. Magsud Ibrahimbeyov was born on May 11, 1935 in Baku. He …

Frederic Beigbeder meets with Georgian readers

Frederic Beigbeder meets with Georgian readers

Yesterday, one of the book stores of Tbilisi hosted a meeting of the famous French writer and director Frederic Beigbeder with readers. On the same day a screening of the film 'Love Lives Three Years' and a …

Umberto Eco passes away

Umberto Eco passes away

The well-known novelist and historian Umberto Eco has died at the age of 84. His relatives said he died in Italy, but provided no further details, RIA Novosti reports. Umberto Eco was born in …

Сlub of young poets and writers to be opened in Dagestan

Сlub of young poets and writers to be opened in Dagestan

In Dagestan the ‘Lira’ club of young poets and writers will hold its first meeting on February 12th in the premises of the Poetry Theater, the press service of the Ministry of Youth of Dagestan reported. The club is being …

Poet Zelimkhan Yagub dies in Azerbaijan

Poet Zelimkhan Yagub dies in Azerbaijan

National poet Yagub Zelimkhan has died in Azerbaijan. According to the poet's secretary, Musa Nabioglu, it happened on Saturday at 16:00 local time. In addition to beingan ashug (folk singer and poet), Yagub …

Fazu Aliyeva passes away

Fazu Aliyeva passes away

The well-known Dagestani poet Fazu Aliyeva has passed away at the age of 82, the Administration of the government of Dagestan said. The head of Dagestan, Ramazan Abdulatipov, expressed condolences to …

 85th birthday of Chingiz Aitmatov

85th birthday of Chingiz Aitmatov

Today is the 85th anniversary of the birth of the outstanding Soviet and Kyrgyz author writer, Chingiz Aitmatov, who was born in 1928 and died in 2008. Aitmatov was born in the village of Sheker. His …

Vladimir Medinsky: traditional libraries will not survive

Vladimir Medinsky: traditional libraries will not survive

The head of the Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation, Vladimir Medinsky, in an interview with the Russia 24 TV channel said today that the life of traditional libraries is coming to an end. ‘’A library …

Ashgabat hosts international book fair

Ashgabat hosts international book fair

Ashkhabad is hosting the tenth international book fair. It is the largest exhibition in the region: over 80 publishing centers from 19 states (including Turkey, Iran, the United States, Britain, Germany, Ukraine, Azerbaijan, Kyrgyzstan, …