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AGBU Press Office
55 East 59th Street
New York, NY 10022-1112
Phone: 212.319.6383, x118
Fax: 212.319.6507
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.agbu.org
PRESS RELEASE
Thursday, July 7, 2011
Renowned Historian Raymond Kevorkian Receives 2010 Armenian
Presidential Award, Completes North American Tour
On May 30, 2011, renowned historian Raymond Kevorkian was awarded the
2010 Armenian Presidential Awards at a ceremony that took place at the
Presidential Palace in Yerevan, Armenia. Kevorkian, along with
world-renowned genocide expert Dr. Israel Charny, was honored for his
contribution to the international recognition of the Armenian
Genocide.
The book, "The Armenian Genocide: A Complete History," by Raymond
Kevorkian, a lecturer at the Institute Français de Géopolitique,
University of Paris, and director of the AGBU Nubarian Library in
Paris, gives an authoritative account of the origins, events and
consequences of the Armenian Genocide. It has been embraced in
European academic circles as providing a new understanding to many
previously unexamined sources on the Armenian Genocide. In it,
Kevorkian considers the role played by the Armenian Genocide in the
construction of the Turkish nation state and Turkish identity, as well
as exploring the ideologies of power, rule, and state
violence. Crucially, he examines the consequences of the violence
against the Armenians, the implications of the deportations, and the
attempts to bring those who committed the atrocities to
justice. Following the book's recent translation into English, the
author embarked on a North American book tour, which began on May 3
and continued until May 13, with stops in Toronto, Montreal, Los
Angeles, Silicon Valley, Detroit and New York. All the lectures were
given in Armenian, and over 600 people came to hear Kevorkian speak
during the tour.
2010 Presidential Award Honorees
In addition to Kevorkian and Charny, a number of other individuals in
the fields of arts, humanities, medicine, physics, and technology also
received Presidential Prizes. Winners included Martin Grigorian and
Artsrun Sarkissian (Natural Sciences); Haroutyun Terzian (Technical
Sciences and IT); Haroutyun Khatchatrian, Mickael Stamboltsian, Rouben
Khatchatrian, Vrezh Petrossian, and Karen Tsaturian (Arts); Andranik
Petrossian and Armen Vardanian (Medical Sciences); Armen Nersessian,
Tigran Hakobian, Vadim Ohanian, and Vahagn Eghikian (Physics); Vardan
Hakobian (Literature); and Argam Ayvazian (Humanitarian Sciences).
Recipients of the Presidential Youth Award 2010 included Vahe Hakobian
(Arts and Cinema); Lilit Karapetian and Haroutyun Hovakimian
(Literature); and Arman Manassian (Music). Republic of Armenia
President Serzh Sargsyan presented the awards to the winners.
In his address to the honorees of the 2010 Presidential Awards,
President Sargsyan stressed that their scientific and artistic
achievements represented the achievements of Armenia and the Armenian
people. "People should know about deserving individuals and deeds
through this kind of high esteem. By giving awards we, as a state and
as a society, demonstrate our standards, expectations and our value
system," he said. "Our public at large should learn about
accomplishments and worthy people through the signs of recognition."
Sargsyan went on to single out Raymond Kevorkian's achievements. "Time
constraints don't allow me to mention one by one the merits of all
winning works submitted and the individuals behind each one. However,
I ought to speak about works which have political significance and
resonance. I am talking particularly about the works aimed at the
international recognition of the Armenian Genocide and those which
confront its denial, activities of the scholar of international
standing Israel Charny and of Raymond Kevorkian," he said.
Established in 1906, AGBU (www.agbu.org) is the world's largest
non-profit Armenian organization. Headquartered in New York City, AGBU
preserves and promotes the Armenian identity and heritage through
educational, cultural and humanitarian program, annually touching the
lives of some 400,000 Armenians around the world.
For more information about AGBU and its worldwide programs, please
visit www.agbu.org.
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
55 East 59th Street
New York, NY 10022-1112
Phone: 212.319.6383, x118
Fax: 212.319.6507
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.agbu.org
PRESS RELEASE
Thursday, July 7, 2011
Renowned Historian Raymond Kevorkian Receives 2010 Armenian
Presidential Award, Completes North American Tour
On May 30, 2011, renowned historian Raymond Kevorkian was awarded the
2010 Armenian Presidential Awards at a ceremony that took place at the
Presidential Palace in Yerevan, Armenia. Kevorkian, along with
world-renowned genocide expert Dr. Israel Charny, was honored for his
contribution to the international recognition of the Armenian
Genocide.
The book, "The Armenian Genocide: A Complete History," by Raymond
Kevorkian, a lecturer at the Institute Français de Géopolitique,
University of Paris, and director of the AGBU Nubarian Library in
Paris, gives an authoritative account of the origins, events and
consequences of the Armenian Genocide. It has been embraced in
European academic circles as providing a new understanding to many
previously unexamined sources on the Armenian Genocide. In it,
Kevorkian considers the role played by the Armenian Genocide in the
construction of the Turkish nation state and Turkish identity, as well
as exploring the ideologies of power, rule, and state
violence. Crucially, he examines the consequences of the violence
against the Armenians, the implications of the deportations, and the
attempts to bring those who committed the atrocities to
justice. Following the book's recent translation into English, the
author embarked on a North American book tour, which began on May 3
and continued until May 13, with stops in Toronto, Montreal, Los
Angeles, Silicon Valley, Detroit and New York. All the lectures were
given in Armenian, and over 600 people came to hear Kevorkian speak
during the tour.
2010 Presidential Award Honorees
In addition to Kevorkian and Charny, a number of other individuals in
the fields of arts, humanities, medicine, physics, and technology also
received Presidential Prizes. Winners included Martin Grigorian and
Artsrun Sarkissian (Natural Sciences); Haroutyun Terzian (Technical
Sciences and IT); Haroutyun Khatchatrian, Mickael Stamboltsian, Rouben
Khatchatrian, Vrezh Petrossian, and Karen Tsaturian (Arts); Andranik
Petrossian and Armen Vardanian (Medical Sciences); Armen Nersessian,
Tigran Hakobian, Vadim Ohanian, and Vahagn Eghikian (Physics); Vardan
Hakobian (Literature); and Argam Ayvazian (Humanitarian Sciences).
Recipients of the Presidential Youth Award 2010 included Vahe Hakobian
(Arts and Cinema); Lilit Karapetian and Haroutyun Hovakimian
(Literature); and Arman Manassian (Music). Republic of Armenia
President Serzh Sargsyan presented the awards to the winners.
In his address to the honorees of the 2010 Presidential Awards,
President Sargsyan stressed that their scientific and artistic
achievements represented the achievements of Armenia and the Armenian
people. "People should know about deserving individuals and deeds
through this kind of high esteem. By giving awards we, as a state and
as a society, demonstrate our standards, expectations and our value
system," he said. "Our public at large should learn about
accomplishments and worthy people through the signs of recognition."
Sargsyan went on to single out Raymond Kevorkian's achievements. "Time
constraints don't allow me to mention one by one the merits of all
winning works submitted and the individuals behind each one. However,
I ought to speak about works which have political significance and
resonance. I am talking particularly about the works aimed at the
international recognition of the Armenian Genocide and those which
confront its denial, activities of the scholar of international
standing Israel Charny and of Raymond Kevorkian," he said.
Established in 1906, AGBU (www.agbu.org) is the world's largest
non-profit Armenian organization. Headquartered in New York City, AGBU
preserves and promotes the Armenian identity and heritage through
educational, cultural and humanitarian program, annually touching the
lives of some 400,000 Armenians around the world.
For more information about AGBU and its worldwide programs, please
visit www.agbu.org.
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress