The album "World Heritage of Francysk Skaryna" was awarded the Grand Prix at the book exhibition competition in Astana
At the II Eurasian International Book Fair Eurasian Book Fair 2017, which took place from June 15-18 in Astana, a competition was held in six nominations, and the main award of this competition was given to the book-album "World Heritage of Francysk Skaryna". Books from Belarusian publishers were awarded diplomas of various degrees in other competition nominations as well, said Vladimir Andrijevich.
In the "Science and Innovations" nomination, a first-degree diploma was awarded to the book "Brands of Belarus. Machines", released in the Year of Science by the publishing house "Belarusian Encyclopedia named after Petrus Brovka".
In the nominations "Best Local History Publication" and "Best Textbook", second-degree diplomas were awarded to books from the publishing house "Pachatkovaya Shkola" - "I am a Citizen of the Republic of Belarus" and "Music. Textbook for the 3rd grade of general secondary education institutions with Russian language of instruction". The book "Belarusian Folk Tales" by this publishing house was awarded a third-degree diploma in the "Book for Children and Youth" nomination.
The encyclopedic publication "The Great Encyclopedia of a Little Professor" (published by "Belarusian Encyclopedia named after Petrus Brovka") was also awarded a diploma at the exhibition. The book-album "Minsk. Independence Avenue" (ODO "Belovagrupp") received a special jury diploma.
As noted by the head of the Eurasian Book Fair project, Raushan Turlynova, Belarusians once again surprised with the books presented at the competition. After all, at the previous I Eurasian International Book Fair, the book-album "Belarus. Country and People" by the publishing house "Belarusian Encyclopedia" was also awarded the Grand Prix of the competition.
At the II Eurasian International Book Fair Eurasian Book Fair 2017 in Astana, over 10,000 books from 25 countries were presented: Belarus, Russia, China, USA, Germany, Poland, Turkey, Iran, India, Mongolia, and other states. Belarus presented over 300 publications, showcasing the entire spectrum of literature published in the country, including country studies, children's literature, and educational literature. During the exhibition days, it was visited by about 20,000 people.