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    ARMENIANS PUBLISH ROSTOV-ON-DON'S EARLIEST PAPERS

    Aysor
    Nov 19 2009
    Armenia

    Rostov-on-Don's history of papers and publishing business is directly
    related to Armenians who came from Nakhichevan.

    Here is the history of papers and their editors and publishers as
    followed. Since 1891 S.Arutyunov (Arutyunyan) purchased a paper,
    reedited it, renamed Priazovky kray, and published making it Russian
    South's most popular paper. Among its columnists was Anton P. Chekhov.

    The well-known bibliophile O.Ter-Abrahamyan was editor-in-chief of
    Donskaya Pchela paper and since late 19th century he also has published
    Russian version of Russian-Armenian Don-Azov calendar which involved
    annual directory and life histories of Armenian communities.

    The equally popular in Rostov, Speech of Don Paper's editor-in-chief
    was M.Berberyan, a very respectable individual.

    Meanwhile Armenians here dreamed to publish the own papers. So, a
    well-known public figure, R. Patkanyan applied to St. Petersburg's
    Press General Directorate but was refused. Officials said cannot
    allow publishing Armenian paper without censorship.

    Eve so, Armenian papers were published. Early in 20th Century these
    were Golub (Armenian Dashak Party's paper), Novaya Zhizn (New Life),
    Nash Golos (Our voice), Nashe Slovo (our Word), Pero (Feather),
    Colonia, Armanskaya Obshina (Armenian Community). Later at soviet
    times some other papers were published such as Bednota (The poor),
    Putyem Lenina (Through Lelin's Way), Serp I Mopot (Sickle and Hammer),
    Shturm (Storm), Bolshevik.

    These papers' files are displayed in Surb Khach (St. Cross) Found of
    Armenian-Russian Friendship, and now are exhibited in museums. The
    great contribution to saving of this Armenian and Armenians'
    press history belongs to honored teacher of Russia, well-known
    historian A.G. Malkhasyan. Malkhasyan has also published a unique
    Armenian-Russian phrasebook which involves dialect of Don's Armenians.
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