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26/02/2016. The evening in memory of Nikolai Abramov
February 21, 2016:
On the International Mother Language Day the National Library of the Republic of Karelia held an evening in memory of a poet, translator and journalist Nikolai Abramov. Nikolai Abramov wrote poetry and prose in Vepsian and Russian. He is the author of the first poetry book in Vepsian. In 1998 he became a member of the Writers' Union, in 2003 a member of the Union of Journalists of Russia and in 2010 a member of the board of the International Association of Finno-Ugric Writers. He was the winner of the International Literary Prize of the Bengt Pohjanen Foundation (Sweden, 2007), the Laureate of the Republic of Karelia in 2009, Honored Worker of Culture of the Republic of Karelia. A poet with a capital letter, he was one of the founders of the literature of a minority Finno-Ugric people - Vepsians.
Just recently we have been preparing for the anniversary evening of Nikolai Abramov, which should take place on this day and hour. The poet passed away on January 23rd, 2016, just two hours before his 55th anniversary.
Nikolai Abramov was a common person, open to communication, generous, sympathetic and warm-hearted. And this determined the amazing atmosphere of love and sincerity that reigned in the hall. That evening warm words were said by poets, ministers, friends, colleagues and relatives. And everyone has noted the uniqueness of his great talent. The event was attended by the of Minister the Republic of Karelia for National Politics Andrei Manin, the People's Writer of the Republic of Karelia, Honored Worker of Culture of the Republic of Karelia Aleksandr Volkov, a linguist and poet Nina Zaytseva, the Chairman of the Society of Vepsian Culture Zinaida Strogalshchikova and many others.
The friends of the poet, literary figures and journalists from Petrozavodsk, Podporozhie and St. Petersburg came to read his poems and sing songs based on his poems. Specialists of the National Library of the Republic of Karelia where Nikolai Abramov was working his last years prepared exhibitions of his books and photos.
Due to videos of the National Library of Karelia and fragments of the Moloko film by Dmitry Gridin we had a unique chance to see Nikolai Abramov and hear his voice, and the poet’s soul embodied in verses, songs and even dances will always remain with us.
