On November 21st at the National Library of Astana, an inauguration ceremony took place for a space dedicated entirely to Italian literature thanks to the donation of classical texts, novels, essays (among the many authors are Dante Alighieri, Alessandro Manzoni, Giacomo Leopoardi, Giovanni Boccaccio, Nicolò Machiavelli, Umberto Eco, Roberto Saviano) and Italian language textbooks by the Italian Ministry for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation.