Ahatanhel Krymsky exhibition will be inaugurated on June 22 at Municipality of Shweir Ain Sindyaneh

NNA – An exhibition by the outstanding Ukrainian scholar, writer and translator, Ahatanhel Krymsky, will be inaugurated on June 22, 2019, at the Municipality of Shweir-Ain Sindyaneh, Lebanon.

In a press release by the Embassy of Ukraine in Lebanon, it said: “The purpose of the event is to present common pages of Ukrainian-Lebanese history, promote mutual enrichment of Ukrainian and Lebanese cultures, and to strengthen bilateral relations.

The acquaintance of Ahatanhel Krymsky with the Arabic Orient started from Lebanon, where he lived from October 1896 to May 1898, mainly in Beirut and the mountainous town of Shweir.

He lived with the Lebanese family, worked in manuscript repositories and libraries, collected the rich material about customs, traditions and the life of Lebanese people, as well as particularities of the Arabic language in this region.

His correspondence with his relatives formed the basis for the book “Beirut Stories”. Namely, this period of life in Lebanon inspired the scientist to write the Beirut cycle of poems “Palm tree.”

The exposition will include some letters from Lebanon to his relatives in Ukraine and photos about the scholar’s staying in Shweir that will later become the basis for the future museum of A. Krymsky in this city.

During the opening of the exhibition, the sculptural composition of A. Krymsky, performed by Pierre Karam, the famous Lebanese sculptor, will be awarded to the Shweir Municipality.

The event will be held under the patronage of the Embassy of Ukraine in Lebanon, the Municipality of Shweir-Ain Sindyaneh, the National Library of Ukraine named after V. Vernadsky and the State Archives-Museum of Literature and Art of Ukraine.”