Hungarian State Secretary for Culture Géza Szőcs and Hungarian Writers Association chairman János Szentmártoni were present..
Szentmártoni welcomed interest by important figures on Russia?s literary scene in etablishing ties with Hungary, adding that the aim was to lay the groundwork for long-term cooperation.
The Moldavian Csango poet Laura Iancu and the literary historian Antal Babus gave presentations at the event.
A roundtable talk hosted by the Hungarian Cultural Institute in Moscow is the next programme on the schedule of Hungarian Poetry Week. Well known Russian critics, literary historians and translators will participate, including Vyacheslav Sereda, the editor of a volume of poems by József translated into Russian, and the poet Leonid Volodarsky, whose work has recently been published in Hungarian.
Source: Hungarian New Agency (MTI)
