Armenian culturologists can easier go to Paris or Los Angeles than Moscow,  Alexei Lidov said during the presentation of a new book "New Jerusalem.  'Hierotopy' (Ierotopia) and iconography of sacred spaces, "collection of essays by leading Russian and foreign researchers. Alexei Lidov is editor and complier of the book.

According to him, unlike Russia, visits of Armenian culture experts in Europe are sponsored. "Russia's government has been asleep for a long time and it is time to break this situation", Alexei Lidov said. 

According to Russia's Ambassador to Armenia Vyacheslav Kovalenko there is a need to restore the Armenian-Russian relations. "There is a "Hill of Honor" in Gyumri, where 156 Russian officers are buried. The Memorial built at that place was eventually destroyed. We want to restore this monument ", Vyacheslav Kovalenko said, adding that it is a joint Armenian-Russia project. According to him, the opening ceremony of the monument will be timed to 65th anniversary of the Victory in Great Patriotic War. 
  

Counselor of the Embassy of Russia in Armenia Victor Krivopuskov said that the first Center of Russian language in CIS  will open in Armenia. He also infrmed that Teachers Association of Russian language in Armenia has already been revived and on December 11 Armenia will host a congress of Russian language teachers.