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The Tretyakov Gallery of Moscow will host screenings of Armenian cartoons based on the fairy tales of Armenian poet and publicist Hovhannes Tumanyan. The screenings are initiated by the Embassy of Armenia to Russia on the occasion of the 150th anniversary of the great poet.

The screenings are scheduled on May 25 and June 1 at the session hall of the Gallery and include famous animated films such as “The Dog and the Cat”, “Nazar the Brave”, “The Death of Kikos”, “Brother Ax”, “The Talking Fish”.

Named the national poet of Armenia, Tumanyan wrote poems, quatrains, ballads, novels, fables, critical and journalistic articles. Born in the historical village of Dsegh in the Lori region, at a young age Tumanyan moved to Tiflis, which was the center of Armenian culture under the Russian Empire during the 19th and early 20th centuries. He soon became known to the wide Armenian society for his simple but very poetic works. Apart from fairy tales, many films and animated films have been adapted from Tumanyan’s works. Two operas: Anush (1912) by Armen Tigranian and Almast (1930) by Alexander Spendiaryan, were written based on his works.