Russian book house to be opened in Yerevan

The opening ceremony of the Russian Book House is to be held in Yerevan at 1:00 pm, Oct. 7.

Representatives of the Armenian and Russian presidential administrations, as well as of the Russian Embassy in Armenia, are to participate in the ceremony.

The Russian Book House will serve as a bookstore and carry out large-scale public and cultural activities. Specifically, the Russian World of Armenia magazine will be published from this November. The magazine will deal with the problems of Russian language, literature and culture in Armenia.

The Russian Book House will be located at 37 Mashtots Ave., in front of the Yerevan Opera.

Russian book houses are expected to be opened in Armenian regions as well. The Armenian public figure Andranik Nikioghosyan is author and manager of the project.