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YEREVAN HOSTS PRESENTATION OF THE BOOK DEVOTED TO JOHN KIRAKOSYAN'S LIFE AND ACTIVITIES
/PanARMENIAN.Net/
05.06.2009 16:09 GMT+04:00
/PanARMENIAN.Net/ Yerevan has today hosted the presentation of the book
"John Kirakosyan: Origins of Statehood and Political Armenology". The
book is dedicated to the 80th anniversary of outstanding historian
and politician John Kirakosyan. The presentation was held in Armenian
National Library.
Published by National Academy of Sciences and Armenian Oriental
Studies Institute, the book comprises documents, memoranda, telegrams,
excerpts of personal memoirs, notes, stories and essays written by
or addressed to John Kirakosyan.
"The book depicts not only John Kirakosyan's life and activity
but also his relationship with the both Soviet people and Diaspora
representatives," historian Vladimir Barkhoudaryan, John Kirakosyan's
friend, said during the presentation.
The book was published in 500 copies. Publication costs were covered
by the Government. During the presentation, National Academy Director
David Sargysan presented a posthumus award - Hakob Meghapart medal,
to the great historian's son, who is the editor of the book.
John S. Kirakosyan was born in 1929 in Yerevan. After graduating
from Yerevan State University, Faculty of International Relations,
he furthered his education as a post-graduate student in the same
department. Beginning the 1960's, Kirakosyan started studying the most
complicated problems of Western Armenia's history. And he devoted
all his life to revealing the shady and improperly studied aspects
of the Armenian Issue.
John Kirakosyan's political views began to mature during in the
period of Khrushchev's Thaw (late 1960's). His activities were
aimed at the creation historic values, as well as the development
of Armenian national ideology. As a result, Kirakosyan wrote works
devoted to the new and newest stages of Armenian history, Armenian
Genocide and the Armenian Issue. In 1960-1969, John Kirakosyan was
the Chair of the State Committee on Television and Radio Broadcasts,
and in 1975-1985 he was the Foreign Minister of Soviet Armenia.
From: Baghdasarian
/PanARMENIAN.Net/
05.06.2009 16:09 GMT+04:00
/PanARMENIAN.Net/ Yerevan has today hosted the presentation of the book
"John Kirakosyan: Origins of Statehood and Political Armenology". The
book is dedicated to the 80th anniversary of outstanding historian
and politician John Kirakosyan. The presentation was held in Armenian
National Library.
Published by National Academy of Sciences and Armenian Oriental
Studies Institute, the book comprises documents, memoranda, telegrams,
excerpts of personal memoirs, notes, stories and essays written by
or addressed to John Kirakosyan.
"The book depicts not only John Kirakosyan's life and activity
but also his relationship with the both Soviet people and Diaspora
representatives," historian Vladimir Barkhoudaryan, John Kirakosyan's
friend, said during the presentation.
The book was published in 500 copies. Publication costs were covered
by the Government. During the presentation, National Academy Director
David Sargysan presented a posthumus award - Hakob Meghapart medal,
to the great historian's son, who is the editor of the book.
John S. Kirakosyan was born in 1929 in Yerevan. After graduating
from Yerevan State University, Faculty of International Relations,
he furthered his education as a post-graduate student in the same
department. Beginning the 1960's, Kirakosyan started studying the most
complicated problems of Western Armenia's history. And he devoted
all his life to revealing the shady and improperly studied aspects
of the Armenian Issue.
John Kirakosyan's political views began to mature during in the
period of Khrushchev's Thaw (late 1960's). His activities were
aimed at the creation historic values, as well as the development
of Armenian national ideology. As a result, Kirakosyan wrote works
devoted to the new and newest stages of Armenian history, Armenian
Genocide and the Armenian Issue. In 1960-1969, John Kirakosyan was
the Chair of the State Committee on Television and Radio Broadcasts,
and in 1975-1985 he was the Foreign Minister of Soviet Armenia.
From: Baghdasarian