On the last day of the Book Arsenal, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Georgia to Ukraine Gela Dumbadze presented a collection of his own novels "I'm a Runner! ".
The presentation took place within the framework of the project "Two sides of diplomacy: professional and personal", organized by the Association of Taxpayers of Ukraine headed by Grigol Katamadze.
A collection of 27 works about a "real Georgian soul" was given by the diplomat to his grandson. The Ukrainian stories were translated by Grigol Katamadze's daughter Tamara.
"I'm a runner! "- this is a book about me, about my principles, how to run around in life, train, defend, without making anyone" footboard ". If you fall - you have to get up and continue your journey. And always be bold, "- said Gela Dumbadze.
Also, within the framework of the project, the readers were presented for the first time the book of the former US Secretary of State, diplomat and expert in the field of international relations, Dr. Henry A, translated into Ukrainian.. Kissinger "Diplomacy".
Moderator Andrei Kulikov said that this book in 1994-1995. became the national bestseller in the US. The author analyzes the factors that make it possible to assess the stability and longevity of a particular world order, from the Westphalian world of 1648 to the present day. Before the reader stands a number of political figures of "all time and people" - from Richelieu to our contemporaries. Moreover, ?. Kissinger tries to predict the course of historical development in the next century and to determine the place of the great powers in the conditions of the collapse of communism and the emergence of new national states and centers of power.
"Kissinger is a very interesting, influential and outstanding figure of the twentieth century. Many of the challenges that Ukraine faces today have answers in this book, "Grigol Katamadze said, promising to donate 10 books to the library of the Kiev Institute of International Relations.
Deputy Foreign Minister Vasily Bodnar also took part in the presentation, and people's deputy of Ukraine Khvicha Meparishvili came to see the novelties of diplomatic literature among others at the event and the former and. Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Vladimir Khandogiy.