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The Book Museum (347) exhibits two unique editions with illustrations, made by the master of pictorial and graphic arts, distinguished artist of Russia Oleg Yahnin from April 20 to May 12.


Theencyclopedia Slavic Fabled Beings was published in Saint-Petersburg in 2012. Text prototypes created by M. Stepanova, are embodied in Yahnin’s etches. The book includes 16 signed by the master works. The text is in the technique of letter printing on a printing press of 1861 on hand-made paper. The unique leather binding is decorated with hand-carved figures of boxwood.

The theme of deadly sins inspired to create a unique book Seven Deadly Sins a group of seven Russian artists: V. Guzenyuk, B. Zabirokhin, O. Keleynikova, Y. Nozdrin, S. Tyukanov, Y. Shtapakov, O. Yahnin. Each of them created seven works in their individual style and technique, not looking at others works until the end of the project.

49 original etches are united in a unique handmade leather binding with lettering.

Besides the Book Museum, the exposition of the distinguished artist of Russia Oleg Yahnin’s graphical works is exhibited in the galleries "Atrium" and "Labyrinth" (3rd floor).

Phones: (+375 17) 293 27 22, 293 27 56, 293 28 33.

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"Soldier's Fate": on the 100th anniversary of Vasil Bykov and the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Belarus from Nazi invaders

18 Apr 2024

This year marks the 100th anniversary of the birth of the People's writer of Belarus, publicist and screenwriter Vasil Vladimirovich Bykov.
On this occasion, the National Library has prepared an anniversary exhibition "Soldier's fate", which highlights the great influence on the work of the Belarusian writer of his participation in the Great Patriotic War.

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