Opening of the corner of the Italian language and culture in the National Academic Library of the Republic of Kazakhstan

On November 21, 2017 an official ceremony of donating books by the Embassy of Italy in the Republic of Kazakhstan was held. In addition to books on the cultural heritage and art of Italy, fiction is also represented: Dante Alighieri, Alessandro Manzoni, Giacomo Leopardi, Giovanni Boccaccio, Umberto Eco, and also the works of Niccolo Machiavelli and many others. The event was attended by the General Director of the National Academic Library, Professor, Doctor of Sciences, Munalbayeva U.D., Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Italian Republic to the Republic of Kazakhstan Stefano Ravanyan, Director General of the Kazakh Research Institute of Culture Andrey Khazbulatov and others. The Italian Embassy has donated more than 80 books to the library, a reproduction of Leonardo da Vinci's creation and an exhibit of the city of Sassi di Matera, a UNESCO heritage city. The senior teacher of the Italian language of the Foreign Languages Chair of the Faculty of International relations  Khasenova Rosa Tukenovna with Italian language students took an active part in this event.

 

Lovers of the Italian language and culture, we invite you to visit the section of Italian literature in the National Library of Astana.