The event marking 221-year anniversary of outstanding Russian poet, writer and playwright Alexander Pushkin was held in front of his monument in Baku.

The event was organized by the Baku Sabail District Executive Power, Russian embassy in Azerbaijan and “Cooperation” society.
Addressing the meeting, Russian Ambassador to Azerbaijan Vladimir Dorokhin, Deputy Head of Sabail Executive Power Khalid Bayramov, Azerbaijan’s People’s Writer Chingiz Abdullayev spoke about role of Pushkin's poetry in strengthening of Azerbaijani-Russian intercultural and interethnic relations.
The Russian poet’s poems have been translated into Azerbaijani by Azerbaijani writers and poets such as Mammad Said Ordubadi, Mammad Rahim, Mikail Mushfig, Nigar Rafibayli, Suleyman Rustam, Samad Vurgun and others.
/Trend Life/