SUKHUM -- ‘The tenth festival of the folklore vocal ensembles of Abkhazia, "Raida", will be held on 9 October at the State Philharmonic Hall,’ Nuri Kvarchia, the Head of the Republican Centre for Folk Art named after Kortua, said.

A cartoon about a hero from Abkhazian folklore has been created to revive national animation in the native language.

‘The presentation of the new Abkhazian cartoon "Abrskil’s Acts of Heroism" will take place at the Abkhazian State Philharmonia on 27 August at 17:30,’ Director-Animator of the project, Astamur Kvitsinia, said.

SUKHUM -- The children’s theatre-studio "Nart" has been operating at the Abkhazian State Drama Theatre since 2018.

‘The children's theatre-studio "Nart" at the Abkhazian State Drama Theatre is recruiting children from 8 to 16 year-olds,’ the head of the studio, Gudisa Todua, said.

Today is the 90th birthday of Iskhak Mashbash (Circassian: Мэщбэшӏэ Исхьакъ), the famous Circassian poet and novelist.

President Aslan Bzhania has congratulated Iskhak Mashbash, a People’s Writer of Adyghea, Kabardino-Balkaria, Karachay-Cherkessia and holder of the Order of Akhdz-Apsha (II degree), on his 90th birthday.

SUKHUM -- An online chess-tournament is being held in Abkhazia for the first time. One day ago, 25 chess-players from Abkhazia, the Krasnodar Territory, Daghestan and Adyghea took part.

“The online chess-tournament ‘Abkhazia Open’ will be held daily,” said Konstantin Tuzhba, President of the Chess Federation of Abkhazia.