YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 14, NOYAN TAPAN. More than 40 albums and 35 post cards were presented at the exhibition under the title "Russian Painting" that opened on September 14 at the Armenian National Library in connection with the Year of Russia in Armenia. The exhibition has departments of landscape painting, portrait-painting, as well as historic and icon painting departments. According to Gohar Haroutiunian, chief librarian of library's painting department, by means of the exhibits they tried to briefly present the Russian painting from 14th century up to 1990-s. Exhibitions of Russian incunabular and small books and exhibitions dedicated to Armenian-Russian contacts were also organized at the Armenian National Library within the framework of the Year of Russia. Gohar Haroutiunian said that a display of Russian placards will be organized in October at the library.

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