An info-cultural evening devoted to the town of Shusha took place at the A.S.Griboyedov Library of National Literatures in St Petersburg on September 6. The event was arranged by the regional public organization Armenians of St Petersburg in partnership with the A.S.Griboyedov Library of National Literatures.

 

At the beginning of the event, Alexander Nazarov, the President of the regional public organization Armenians of St Petersburg, read welcoming letters from:

Albert Andryan, the Permanent Representative of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic in Moscow;

Artsvik Sarkisyan, the Mayor of Shusha;

Seiran Karapetyan, the manager of a program titled Messenger airedby

the Public Broadcasting Company of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic.

 

The next one to speak was Konstantin Voyevodskiy, a well-known columnist from St Petersburg.

Konstantin Voyevodskiy

 

Then those present were shown a documentary about Artsakh.

 

Albert Mkrtumyan, a power engineering specialist,

Genrikh Baghiyan, an author,

and Serghey Mulkijian, a construction worker,

all shared their reminiscences of Shusha.

 

Albert Mkrtumyan

 

Genrikh Baghiyan

 

Serghey Mulkijian

 

At the end of the Shusha Evening, the event’s host gave a talk about

outstanding personalities who were born in Shusha.

 

 

 

English translation by Yuri Grigoryan,  Photo report Lilith O'riordan