On November 21, 2008, took place the presentation of the first five volumes of a new complete Collected Works by Yakub Kolas in twenty volumes with scientific commentaries. The publication has been developed in cooperation with National Academy of Sciences of Belarus Y.Kolas and Y. Kupala Institute of Language and Literature.
Volumes 1-4 contain poetry and stories in verse; volume 5 opens a new section which includes prose.
In the event participated: Mikhas Mitskevich, the son of Yakub Kolas, Lyudmila Kiriukhina, the Deputy Director for library science and public relations, A.A. Lukashanets, Professor, Doctor of Philology, Director of National Academy of Sciences of Belarus Y. Kolas and Y. Kupala Institute of Language and Literature, compilers of Collected Works, members of editorial board, workers of Yakub Kolas State Literary and Memorial Museum, representatives of publishing houses and scientific and cultural establishments.
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