YEREVAN HOSTS GREAT SCHOOL ENCYCLOPEDIA’S SECOND VOLUME PRESENTATION

PanARMENIAN.Net
26.11.2009 17:36 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ Today, Yerevan hosted Great School Encyclopedia’s
second volume presentation.

Published in 2008, the first edition of Great School Encyclopedia
features information on natural and exact sciences. Second edition
includes extensive data on history, languages, literature, art and
architecture," Editor-in-Chief for encyclopedia series, Hovhannes
Ayvazyan told a news conference in Yerevan.

The Great School Encyclopedia will be published in 5 volumes, with
the last one exclusively dedicated to Armenia.

High demand for the first volume, published in a run of 3000 copies
caused a necessity for republishing. According to Hovhannes Ayvazyan,
the government allocated AMD 20 million for encyclopedias’ publication.

"Great School Encyclopedia’s publication is an important event. Both
children and adults will find it very informative," head of Armenian
studies and social sciences department at RA NAS, Vladimir Barkhudaryan
noted.