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Published on July 07, 2007
A FESTIVAL DEDICATED TO MARC CHAGALL TO BE HELD IN YEREVAN 7-17 JULY
- A festival will be held in Yerevan dedicated to the 120th anniversary of famous painter Marc Chagall 7-17 July. “Taking into account the utmost necessity and actuality, as well as importance that OSCE gives to issues concerning tolerance, nondiscrimination, struggle against xenophobia and spread of tolerance principles in modern world community, the OSCE Yerevan Office together with state and non-governmental organizations of Armenia, including “Menora” Cultural Center, supports and in every way assists the realization of a long-term project, titled “Through Culture to Tolerance”,” Head of OSCE Yerevan Office Jeannette Kloetzer stated. Presentation of a book by Karen Grigoryan entitled “Marc Chagall” and premier of a short film –“Angel under Roofs” (music by Armenian composer Villy Veiner) is scheduled in the framework of the festival. V. Veiner said, the Armenian nation has unique traditions of ancient national culture, music, architecture and fine arts… “This nation has a highest taste for everything beautiful and is capable to estimate the real culture at its true worth. Not long ago together with Armenia the whole world marked the 100th anniversary of world-famous Aram Khachaturian. Today Armenia pays tribute to great Chagall together with the whole world,” the composer underscored during his interview to the PanARMENIAN.Net journalist.
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Today in Armenian history- 0 Hrotists was the 12th month in the old Armenian calendar (July 7 to August 5). The name is derived from the Armenian for fire, because it was the hottest time in the year.
- 1827 Russian forces occupy the castle of Abas-Abad.
- 1829 Occupation of Baberd (Baiburt, Western Armenia).
- 1882 Birth of academician Levon Orbeli in Dzakhkadzor. He died in 1958 in St. Petersburg (Leningrad).
- 1915 A victim of the Genocide, Grigor Zohrab (writer and political figure) was tortured and murdered. He was born in 1861.
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