YEREVAN, AUGUST 25, NOYAN TAPAN. Silva Kaputikian, a famous Armenian poetess, RA NAS academician, laureate of state prizes, died on August 25, at the age of 87. By RA Prime Minister Andranik Margarian's decree, a governmental commission headed by the RA Prime Minister was created on the occasion of the poetess' death. S.Kaputikian's burial procession will take place in the panthon of the Yerevan park after Komitas. S.Kaputikian was born in January 20, 1919, in Yerevan. The first book of her works was published in 1944. Kaputikian's works were translated into numerous languages, among them more than 20 collections were published in the Russian language. Besides the USSR and RA state prizes, she was also rewarded with the Nosside International Prize in Rome in 1989. She was a deputy of the Supreme Council of the Armenian SSR in 1975-1980. She had active participation in the public life of the country in future as well. As a protest against violences committed upon participants of the opposition mass meeting on the Baghramian avenue of Yerevan, in April, 2004, the famous poetess returned the Surb Mesrop Mashtots order rewarded to her by the RA President. RA Prime Minister Andranik Margarian sent a telegram of condolence on the occasion of the prominent poetess' death, in which, on behalf of the RA Government and himself, the Prime Minister expresses deep symthaphy to her relatives, friends and all admirers of her poetry.

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