On September 24, 2021, Amb. Kalin Anastasov took part in an event dedicated to the Day of Languages, organized by the EUNIC cluster in Armenia. The event was held at the Museum-Institute – Komitas. The host of the event was the Italian cultural and educational center “Dante Alighieri”, which since September last year took over the functions of chairman of the cluster. The event was held in the framework of the opening of the exhibition “European Library of Komitas”. The exhibition presents Komitas’ personal library, also in European languages. The event was a symbol of both the preservation of Europe’s heritage and the demonstration of a rich library of books and magazines by Komitas. EU embassies and organizations were also invited to display publications and translations from / into their languages at a common European stand during the opening ceremony. The ambassadors recited passages from various poetic works in the original languages of the Member States.
Amb. Anastasov recited the poem “Armenians” by the great Bulgarian symbolist poet and revolutionary Peyo Yavorov. In his welcoming speech, Amb. Anastasov presented the history of the poem, saying that there is a Bulgarian who is especially famous in Armenia – the author of the emotional elegy “Armenians” – Peyo Yavorov. The poem was written in 1896, according to other sources in 1899. Mr. Ambassador pointed out that there is a school in Yerevan after the great Bulgarian writer. He also mentioned that for the first time the poem “Armenians” was translated into Armenian by a famous lawyer and publicist – the Bulgarian of Armenian origin Stepan Hindlian. The translation was published in 1909. The Bulgarian and Armenian people are closely connected in their historical destiny. Many Armenians have found shelter on the territory of Bulgaria and their descendants now consider Bulgaria as their homeland. In the end, Amb. Anastasov highlighted that in Sofia there is a monument to Peyo Yavorov, on which there is a modest but significant inscription: “From the grateful Armenians.” The reading of Mr. Ambassador was welcomed very warmly, even several representatives of the Armenian cultural sphere expressed their satisfaction, pointing out that Peyo Yavorov has a special place in the history of friendship between the Bulgarian and Armenian people. His poem “Armenians” inspired Armenian immigrants in Bulgaria.
