Almaty hosts an international exhibition of books Automatic translate

ALMATY. In the "southern capital" of Kazakhstan, on the territory of the Atakent Exhibition Center, various events are held within the framework of the VIII International Book and Printing Exhibition "On the Great Silk Road".

The large exhibition-fair presents children’s and adult literature, textbooks, technical and scientific literature, encyclopedias and dictionaries, philosophical, spiritual, educational, professional and business literature, as well as legal, financial and economic reference books and manuals.

About a hundred companies from Kazakhstan, Turkey, Russia, Belarus, Uzbekistan, Armenia and China taking part in the exhibition. In addition to representatives from the printing, publishing and bookselling industries, the polyglot Dmitry Perov and science fiction writer Sergey Lukyanenko arrived at the book forum as honored guests.

Also at the event was invited Valery Mikhailov - the author of the work about Mikhail Lermontov, "One Between Heaven and Earth" from the series of ZHZL. It should be said that Almaty libraries took an active part in the work of the international exhibition, in particular, the library’s work for the blind and visually impaired and Begalinka was noted.

“We mainly publish fiction in the Kazakh and Russian languages. Here are books written in braille and dot type on the Braille system, as well as discs in the DAISY standard, ”said Bolathan Syzdykov, an employee of the department of production of“ speaking ”and Braille literature. From his words, it follows that library workers for the blind and visually impaired have already issued textbooks on the history of Kazakhstan for special boarding schools in Almaty.

Note that for the guests of the exhibition, the organizers tirelessly hold various quizzes, concerts, charity events and other entertainment events.

Svetlana Korableva © Gallerix.ru