EXHIBITION DEDICATED TO RUSSIAN PAINTING OPENS AT ARMENIAN NATIONAL LIBRARY

YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 14, NOYAN TAPAN. More than 40 albums and 35
post cards were presented at the exhibition under the title “Russian
Painting” that opened on September 14 at the Armenian National Library
in connection with the Year of Russia in Armenia. The exhibition
has departments of landscape painting, portrait-painting, as well as
historic and icon painting departments.

According to Gohar Haroutiunian, chief librarian of library’s painting
department, by means of the exhibits they tried to briefly present
the Russian painting from 14th century up to 1990-s.

Exhibitions of Russian incunabular and small books and exhibitions
dedicated to Armenian-Russian contacts were also organized at
the Armenian National Library within the framework of the Year of
Russia. Gohar Haroutiunian said that a display of Russian placards
will be organized in October at the library.