Presentation of Ashot Beglaryan`s book "In the Womb of War" held in  Yerevan

ArmInfo.The presentation of a new book by writer, publicist, and war writer Ashot Beglaryan, "In the Womb of  War," was held in Yerevan, published as part of  the Dialogue book series.

According to the Dialogue press center, the presentation was attended  by those for whom this book is not just literature, but a part of  their personal history: Artsakh residents, fellow soldiers,  colleagues, teachers - the people with whom the author shared the  most difficult and tragic periods of his life. The audience heard not  only words about the book, but also living memories united by the  shared fate of Artsakh.

Ashot Beglaryan has been a participant in all the wars that Artsakh  has endured. His creative work is inseparable from the reality he has  personally experienced. It's no wonder that the writer and his friend  Viktor Konoplyov said of him: "Ashot is a man who has declared war on  war itself." This phrase accurately captures the essence of his  works-the desire to understand, stop, and overcome tragedy through  words.

In his opening remarks, Yuri Navoyan, chairman of the Moscow  organization "Dialogue" and founder of the Book Series, noted that  this is the author's second book published within the organization's  series. He emphasized the importance of so-called "book diplomacy"  today-as a form of public dialogue capable of transcending the  boundaries of formal politics and becoming a living instrument for  preserving memory, speech, and the right to a homeland.

According to him, in such circumstances, a book ceases to be simply a  literary work. It becomes a testimony, a document, a voice of the  people that cannot be ignored. Through texts, through personal  stories and destinies, a space is formed in which identity is  preserved and truth is conveyed-especially when the very possibility  of speaking is threatened. Reflecting on Artsakh, the meeting  participants discussed how culture, words, and memory are the pillars  that sustain a connection with the homeland today. When people are  deprived of physical space, they continue to exist in cultural  space-in language, in literature, in memories.

In this sense, "book diplomacy" acts as an important social  phenomenon. It unites people, creates a common field of meaning, and  allows them to discuss complex and painful topics through human  stories.  And perhaps it is through books like "In the Womb of War"  that not only the past but also the future is preserved-the right to  return, to memory, to the continuation of life.