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STOP THE MOCKERY: PATRIOTIC GROUP DENOUNCES WIDESPREAD ONLINE RIDICULE OF NATIONAL HERO
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ARTS AND CULTURE | 18.01.13 | 14:01
A patriotic initiative cherishing the memory of Armenian national hero
Garegin Njdeh has issued a statement condemning the recent postings
online ridiculing the great Armenian statesman, political thinker
and fedayee based on the trailer of a movie about him.
The group called "Garegin Njdeh" describes it is a "cheap" campaign
by anti-nationalists and reminds that it is due to Njdeh that Armenia
has independent statehood today.
"It is baffling how a group of young Armenians can get pleasure out
of mocking at the image of a film character [representing Njdeh],
thereby giving a great present to our enemies," said the group in the
statement, referring to videos that have been appearing on YouTube and
online social networking sites, in which different cartoon and other
characters imitate a scene from the movie (where Njdeh's character
says in Russian "I am Garegin Njdeh").
The movie by director Hrach Keshishyan telling about the most
remarkable periods of Garegin Njdeh's life is due to be premiered
on a big screen in Armenia at the end of this month. The trailer of
the movie with a reported budget of $7 million (its cast includes
a number of well-known Armenian and Russian actors and actresses)
has been on Armenia TV for several weeks now.
http://armenianow.com/arts_and_culture/42653/armenia_garegin_njde_film_facebook_campaign
ARTS AND CULTURE | 18.01.13 | 14:01
A patriotic initiative cherishing the memory of Armenian national hero
Garegin Njdeh has issued a statement condemning the recent postings
online ridiculing the great Armenian statesman, political thinker
and fedayee based on the trailer of a movie about him.
The group called "Garegin Njdeh" describes it is a "cheap" campaign
by anti-nationalists and reminds that it is due to Njdeh that Armenia
has independent statehood today.
"It is baffling how a group of young Armenians can get pleasure out
of mocking at the image of a film character [representing Njdeh],
thereby giving a great present to our enemies," said the group in the
statement, referring to videos that have been appearing on YouTube and
online social networking sites, in which different cartoon and other
characters imitate a scene from the movie (where Njdeh's character
says in Russian "I am Garegin Njdeh").
The movie by director Hrach Keshishyan telling about the most
remarkable periods of Garegin Njdeh's life is due to be premiered
on a big screen in Armenia at the end of this month. The trailer of
the movie with a reported budget of $7 million (its cast includes
a number of well-known Armenian and Russian actors and actresses)
has been on Armenia TV for several weeks now.