Ruben Ishkhanyan winner of South Caucasus contest of young writers

The 1^st contest of young Russian-language writers of the South Caucasus was held in Tbilisi, Georgia.

The contest was organized by the Russian Club education union, which was founded nine years ago, newsgeorgia.ru reports.

“In 2011, in cooperation with the Union of Writers we held the first contest of young Russian-language writers in Georgia. Now, upholding this tradition, Russian Club, with the sponsorship of the CIS Humanitarian Cooperation Fund, has organized a contest of young Russian-language writers in the South Caucasus – the first contest in the region’s history,” the union reports.

The final stage of the contest took place in Tbilisi, Feb. 19 to 21. Among the winners are Saida Subkhi (Azerbaijan), Ruben Ishkhanyan (Armenia), Mindia Arabuli (Georgia). Georgy Harutyunov (Georgia) was awarded a “Special View” diploma.

The main aim of the contest is reviving traditional literary contacts between the South Caucasus states, promotion of talented Russian-speaking young people.