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Facsimile edition of «The Book Heritage of Francysk Skaryna» donated to the UN Library

08.03.2018

Permanent Representative of the Republic of Belarus to the United Nations V. Rybakov made a presentation and donated a multi-volume facsimile edition of «The Book Heritage of Francysk Skaryna» to the Dag Hammarskjöld Library at the United Nations Headquarters in New York on March 8, 2018.

The unique books were provided by the National Library of Belarus and dedicated to the 500th anniversary of Belarusian book printing, which was noted in the calendar of Memorable dates of UNESCO. It comprises the most accurate copies of all known books of F. Skaryna, stored in libraries and museums of Belarus, Germany, Russia, Ukraine and other countries.

The multivolume edition represents to the world community a valuable layer of Belarusian history and presents Belarus as a country with a rich and distinctive culture.

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