YEREVAN, JUNE 15, NOYAN TAPAN. The launching of collection under the title "My House is Your House" by renowned journalist, writer-publicist, satirist Artashes Kalantarian took place on June 15 at the Journalism Faculty of Yerevan State University (YSU). The book includes writer's novels and tales, plays, stories and articles. "A. Kalantarian was one of the best journalists of Soviet years. His name is inseparably connected with the history of Armenian journalism of second half of 20th century," faculty Dean Garnik Ananian said. In his words, thanks to A. Kalantarian, Vardges Petrosian, Viktor Balayan after the Khrushchov thaw journalism, particularly, genres of publicist articles, satirical articles developed in Armenia. It was mentioned that on the occasion of A. Kalantarian's 75th birth anniversary his story under the title "Republic's Model Citizen" was staged at Yerevan Theater of Young Spectator. Its premiere will take place on June 24. G. Ananian said that the auditorium named after the writer, having opened at YSU on the initiative of writer's son, Alexander Kalantarian, will be soon replenished with computers. A. Kalantarian stipend will be also instituted at the journalism faculty on his initiative from today. Lavrenty Mirzoyan, Head of RA State Language Inspection, said that by the end of the year, on the initiative of Tavush Compatriotic Union, one of the classrooms of village of Choratan, Tavush region, will be also named after the writer.

---