Brno, April 10, 2014 Dr. Lars Karl The Emancipation of National Cinema: “The Color of Pomegranates” (Sayat Nova) Soviet stamp from 1962 devoted to Sayat Nova’s 250th anniversary The tomb of Sayat Nova at the Cathedral of St. George in Old Tbilisi, Georgia An Azeri poem by Sayat Nova written in Georgian script (18th century) Monument of Sayat-Nova (Erevan, Armenia) “Sayat Nova“ Minstrel Song Ensemble (Erevan, Armenia) André “Darvish“ Sevrugian, ca. 1980: Illustrations for the Songs of Sajat Nova. The Color of Pomegranates (SU 1968) Legend of Suram Fortress (SU 1984) Ashik Kerib (SU 1988)