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Paruyr Sevak would turn 87
Armenian renowned poet Paruyr Sevak would become 87 on January 24, 2011.
The house-museum of the eminent writer in Zangakatun village, Ararat, has announced Open day on the occasion of the poet's birthday.
"We do not have special guests. I think that people who remember the great write will visit the museum to honour his memory. Now that our genofond is endangered we are obliged to remember and evaluate our talents who have had their great contribution to the preservation of the Armenian identity," said museum director Avetik Grigoryan.
Paruyr Sevak died in 1971. He is buried in his native village Zangakatun.
Ashot Tadevosyan, a former judge, allegedly keeps Seval's heart to have it buried in the Pantheon, next to Komitas.
