Monument to "Mimino" Heroes to Be Erected in MoscowDecember 27, 2006 - 14:06 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - A monument to the heroes of legendary "Mimino" - Valiko Mizandari (Vakhtang Kikabizde), Rubik Khachikyan (Frunzik Mkrtchyan) and Volokhov (Yevgeny Leonov) will be inaugurated in Moscow next year. The monument is dated to the 30th anniversary of the film shot by director Georgy Daneliya. Yesterday the Committee on Culture at the Moscow State Duma approved the initiative and an appropriate project will be drawn in the near future. The monument is likely to be erected in the district of Chistye Prudy where the film was shot and where Daneliya lives at present. Territories adjacent to Georgian streets in the center of Moscow and the former hotel of Russia, where the heroes met, are considered as an alternative. A contest for the best monument model will be announced. In the words of Yevgeny Gerasimov, the chairman of the Committee on Culture at the Moscow State Duma, "the monument should convey warmness and good mood like the film itself." Vakhtang Kikabizde approved the idea. People's actress Marina Dyuzheva, who acted as Mizandari's young defender in the court, said "the bronze trio will become a hymn to warm human relations," reports IA Regnum. Top stories As a result of floods in Armenia’s northern Lori and Tavush provinces, 17 bridges, including five large ones, have collapsed. David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has met with Stephan Schütz, Executive Partner at Gerkan, Marg and Partners. The number of state universities will be reduced from 23 to 8 by 2030, Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sport Zhanna Andreasyan has said. Partner news Most popular in the section | Armenia considers Cyprus as one of its main partners in EU - envoy Armenia considers Cyprus one of its main partners in the European Union, Ambassador Tigran Mkrtchyan has said. Armenian, Albanian Foreign Ministers discuss ties, regional issues Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan had a meeting with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Albania Igli Hasani. POLITICO: Baku lobbying agains detained Karabakh ex-leader abroad Azerbaijan is lobbying agains former Nagorno-Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan, according to POLITICO. Armenia confirms will attend NATO summit in Washington Armenia has confirmed its participation in the NATO summit in Washington, a spokesperson has confirmed. |