On June 26, Dvin 50 festival took place in the Theatrical Art Studio of Moscow. During the event dedicated to the reproduction of Dvin 50 brand the organizers expressed their gratitude to the 50 famous Armenians of the world, who make their efforts to give a good reputation to their fatherland due to their activities. The 50 prominent Armenians that were identified during ArArAt survey represent culture, business, architecture, healthcare and political sectors of 20 countries of the world. Prior to the launch of the ceremony, the guests world drink cocktails made of Dvin cognac and would communicate with each other. The official ceremony kicked off by showcasing a film telling about the history and traditions of producing Dvin cognac. It was then followed by mono-description of moderator of the ceremony, actress Chulpan Khamatova. During the mono-reciting the actress told about the beauty and traditions of Armenia and its culture by reading the poems of Andrey Beli and Valeri Bryusov. Khamatova thanked the winners of the day, specifically highlighting the invaluable support of the President of Troyka Dialog philanthropist Ruben Vardanyan to “Grant a Life” charity foundation. Singer and composer Stas Namin spoke about the culture and unity of the Armenian people and the global phenomenon, which is called “love to Armenia.” The founding director of Abby company David Yung thanked Armenia, the physical and mathematic school of Yerevan for everything he had reached in his life. Anna Kasyan, an opera singer invited from France, sang during the ceremony. Among the invitees were the director of Hermitage Mikhail Piotrovski, filmmaker Roman Balayan, astrophysicist Garik Israelyan, opera singer Hasmik Papyan, surgeon Bagrat Alekyan, journalist Margarita Simonyan, Armen Jigarkhanyan, Mikhail Poghosyan, editor in chief of Interview magazine Alyona Doletskaya. By the way, as a result of the international survey among evaluators of ArArAt the most famous 50 Armenians were as follows: Arthur Abraham, Germany, boxer, Daron Acemoglu, USA, economist, Andre Agassi, USA, tennis player, Bagrat Alekyan, Russia, surgeon, Levon Aronian, Armenia, chess player, Charles Aznavour, France, singer, Roman Balayan, Ukraine, film director, Isabel Bayrakdarian, Canada, singer, Armen Buniatyan, Russia, anesthesiologist, Gerard Cafesjian, USA, entrepreneur, Cher, USA, singer, Artur Chilingarov, Russia, explorer, (Raymond Damadian, USA, inventor, Ara Warkes Darzi, UK, surgeon, George Deukmejian, USA, politician, Patrick Devedjian, France, politician, Alyona Doletskaya, Russia, journalist, Armen Dzhigarkhanyan, Russia, actor, Atom Egoyan, Canada, film director, Eduardo Ernekian, Argentina, entrepreneur, Larry Gagosian, USA, art dealer, Jivan Gasparyan, Armenia, musician, Mark Geragos, USA, lawyer, Ara Guler, Turkey, photographer, Garik Israelyan, Canary Islands, astrophysicist, Anna Kasyan, France, singer, Kirk Kerkorian, USA, entrepreneur, Ken Khachigian, USA, politician, Francis Kurkdjian, France, perfumer, Michel Legrand, France, composer, Daron Malakian, USA, musician, Louise Manoogian Simone, USA, entrepreneur, Garik Martirosyan, Russia, showman, Alain Mikli, France, designer, Michel Mossessian, UK, architect, Stas Namin, Russia, record producer, Kim Nazarian, USA, singer, Hasmik Papian, Austria, singer, Artavazd Peleshyan, Armenia, film director, Mikhail Piotrovsky, Russia, scientist, Mikhail Pogosyan, Russia, scientist, Alain Prost, France, racing driver, Sos Sargsyan, Armenia, actor, Karen Shakhnazarov, Russia, film director, Margarita Simonyan, Russia, journalist, Serj Tankian, USA, musician, Avadis Tevanian, USA, software engineer, Avo Uvezian, Dominican Republic, musician, Ruben Vardanian, Russia, investment banker, David Yang, Russia, entrepreneur. According to our information there will be special barrels prepared for the mentioned 50 Armenians, which will be aged.
