"THE ROAD HOME" BOOK BY PRESIDENT OF CARNEGIE CORPORATION OF NEW YORK VARTAN GREGORIAN TRANSLATED INTO RUSSIAN

Noyan Tapan

Nov 24, 2008

YEREVAN, NOVEMBER 24, NOYAN TAPAN. The presentation of the Russian
translation of the autobiographic book "The Road Home" of the President
of Carnegie Corporation of New York Vartan Gregorian took place at the
RA National Academy of Sciences (NAS) on November 21. In the words of
the NAS President Radik Martirosian, the book is a story of the life
of a man who created his fate on his own, and V. Gregorian’s life is
a striking example of the realization of an American dream. "Everyone
in the U.S. can reach a great deal in case of hard work". The book is
written in the form of a personal diary and presents a 60-year period
in the author’s life from his poor childhood in Tabriz to appointment
to the post of President of Brown University.

V. Gregorian is the 12th President of Carnegie Corporation of New
York (founded in 1911) and the first non-American president of
it. The corporation finances numerous scientific and educational
programs. In 1981-1989 he was the President of the New York Public
Library. He saved the library from bankruptcy by raising more than
300 million dollars. V. Gregorian has received a number of awards
for his significant contribution to science and art.