The strings of the Armenian soul sounded in the Russian House
The air of the Russian House in Yerevan was filled with the echo of the past – as if the spirit of old Tiflis itself, with its narrow streets, caravanserais and the ringing of copper bowls, penetrated through time. International Poetry Day was celebrated here not just by reading poetry, but by immersing ourselves in an era where words were intertwined with music, and history breathed in time with the strings of the “kamancha” (musical instrument – editor’s note). The evening was dedicated to Sayat-Nova – the poet-ashug, whose work, like the Kura River, has carried the heat of the sun, the bitterness of love and the sweetness of Eastern legends for centuries.
Armenian, Russian and Georgian speech merged into polyphony, and graceful dances performed by the Nane ensemble complemented the image woven from sounds, poems and emotions.
