VietNamNet Bridge – More than 200 titles of books featuring Russia and its people are on display at the HCM City Book Street on Nguyen Van Binh Street in District 1 as part of the Russian Culture Week launched by the city government on Monday.

Pages of history: More than 200 titles of books about Russian history and culture are on display at a book exhibition to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the Great Russian Revolution of October. The exhibition can be seen on HCM City Book Street on Nguyen Van Binh Street in District 1 until November 8. — VNS Photo

The event, Ky Uc Nuoc Nga (Memory of Russia), celebrates the 100th anniversary of the Great Russian Revolution of October. It displays books on history, literature, arts, science and technology.

Books for children are also included. Many works, published in the 1970s and 80s, include reports on Russia’s culture and lifestyle.   

“Some books by famous writers, such as Korney Chukovsky and L.A. Bunhin, and translated by Vietnamese authors, have left a strong impression on readers for two decades,” said Tran Hoang Nhan, who visited the showcase’s opening ceremony on Wednesday. 

Nhan, a native of Ha Noi, was sent to study in Moscow in 1965. “For Vietnamese who studied in Russia in the 1950s and 1960s, Russia and its people have been part of our lives. My friends and I visited the exhibition because it helps us remember Russia, our second homeland,” he said.

Nhan also participated in a book reading by primary school students from District 1’s Cultural House for Children. The event featured Doctor Aybolit, one of Chukovsky’s most famous books, which was popular among Vietnamese readers of different generations.

Three Vietnamese books about the Russian Revolution of October were also introduced.  

A photo exhibition on Nguyen Hue Pedestrian Street in District 1 is also being held.

The exhibition displays more than 100 black-and-white and colour works related to the theme Tinh Than Cach Mang Thang 10 Nga Mai Mai Sang Ngoi (The Spirit of the Great Russian Revolution of October Is Still Alive).

Many photos capture Russian landscapes, architecture and people in cultural activities and daily life.

Organised by the city’s People’s Committee, in co-operation with its partners, the book exhibition will close on November 8, while the photo event runs through November 11. 

Source: VNS