Vietnam’s writer and translator Hoang Thuy Toan has been pinned up with the Order of Friendship by Russian President D. Medvedev

Moscow (VNA) – Vietnam ’s writer and translator Hoang Thuy Toan,
Director of the East-West Culture-Language Centre of Vietnam, has been pinned up
with the Order of Friendship by Russian President D. Medvedev.

Toan, who is an honorary member of the Russian Writers’ Association, was one of
12 foreigners awarded with Russia ’s high distinctions on the occasion of the
country’s Day of Nation Unity for their contributions to developing friendship
and cooperation in culture with Russia .

At the awarding ceremony in Kremlin on Nov. 4, President D. Medvedev praised the
great contributions by foreign cultural activists to popularising the Russian
language and culture to the world. He said researchers of Russian language and
culture are carrying out a great task of uniting countries, nations and cultures.


Writer Toan said the award was the Russian State ’s recognition of the
efforts exerted by generations of Vietnamese translators to introduce the Russian
language, literature and culture in Vietnam .

On the occasion, Toan presented the Russian President a Vietnamese copy of “Tale
of Igor’s Campaign” he translated and published in 1987. The book has been
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