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"THE EYEWITNESS": 98-YEAR OLD NVARD SUJYAN TELLS ABOUT HOSPITALITY AND "STINGINESS" ATTRIBUTED TO VAN PEOPLE
http://armenpress.am/eng/news/722105/the-eyewitness-98-year-old-nvard-sujyan-tells-about-hospitality-and-stinginess-attributed-to-van.html
11:15, 11 June, 2013
The Armenian Genocide initiated in the Ottoman Empire during the
World War I in the beginning of the previous century is one of the
biggest crimes against humanity. Advancing the 100th anniversary of
the Armenian Genocide the new project introduced by "Armenpress" news
agency is dedicated to the story of the eyewitnesses and survivors
of the calamity to prove the world one more time that our demand for
the recognition of the Armenian Genocide is fair and justified. This
time the project is dedicated to the story of 98-year old Nvard Sujyan.
YEREVAN, JUNE 11, ARMENPRESS. Stories about "stinginess" attributed
to the people from Van are very popular among us even in the form
of humor, notwithstanding after listening to the story of 98-year
old Nvard Sujyan one will not consider their modest lifestyle and
traditions as stinginess. Nvard Sujyan was but two years old, when
her family left Van and migrated to Yerevan, but it has never become
an obstacle for Nvard to consider herself a truedescendant of Van.
Among other things Nvard Sujyan underscored: "I was a little child,
when our family - my father Mkrtich and mother Vardanush left Van."
Her family was among those lucky exceptions, which did not record
any casualty during the 1915 struggle of the Van people against the
Turkish conquerors.
Nvard Sujyan's daughter-in-law - Donara, stated: "One of Turkish
acquaintances of Nvrad's father - Mkrtich, told them about the start of
the massacres and they took whatever they had and migrated." After, the
family settled in Yerevan's Abovyan Street, where Nvard lives till now.
Also Nvard Sujyan emphasized that actually people of Van are very
hospitable and care about their future. In addition she highlighted
that the stereotype introducing them as stingy people does not
correspond the reality at all.
Today Nvard Sujyan has two grandsons, four great grandsons, and soon
her first great-great grandson will be born.
Nvard has always cherished a hope to see her birthplace again, but
that desire has remained unrealized.
(THE FULL VERSION OF THE ARTICLE IS AVAILABLE IN ARMENIAN)
http://armenpress.am/arm/news/722105/the-eyewitness-98-year-old-nvard-sujyan-tells-about-hospitality-and-stinginess-attributed-to-van.html
Article by Tatevik Grigoryan Photos by Samvel Berkibekyan
http://armenpress.am/eng/news/722105/the-eyewitness-98-year-old-nvard-sujyan-tells-about-hospitality-and-stinginess-attributed-to-van.html
11:15, 11 June, 2013
The Armenian Genocide initiated in the Ottoman Empire during the
World War I in the beginning of the previous century is one of the
biggest crimes against humanity. Advancing the 100th anniversary of
the Armenian Genocide the new project introduced by "Armenpress" news
agency is dedicated to the story of the eyewitnesses and survivors
of the calamity to prove the world one more time that our demand for
the recognition of the Armenian Genocide is fair and justified. This
time the project is dedicated to the story of 98-year old Nvard Sujyan.
YEREVAN, JUNE 11, ARMENPRESS. Stories about "stinginess" attributed
to the people from Van are very popular among us even in the form
of humor, notwithstanding after listening to the story of 98-year
old Nvard Sujyan one will not consider their modest lifestyle and
traditions as stinginess. Nvard Sujyan was but two years old, when
her family left Van and migrated to Yerevan, but it has never become
an obstacle for Nvard to consider herself a truedescendant of Van.
Among other things Nvard Sujyan underscored: "I was a little child,
when our family - my father Mkrtich and mother Vardanush left Van."
Her family was among those lucky exceptions, which did not record
any casualty during the 1915 struggle of the Van people against the
Turkish conquerors.
Nvard Sujyan's daughter-in-law - Donara, stated: "One of Turkish
acquaintances of Nvrad's father - Mkrtich, told them about the start of
the massacres and they took whatever they had and migrated." After, the
family settled in Yerevan's Abovyan Street, where Nvard lives till now.
Also Nvard Sujyan emphasized that actually people of Van are very
hospitable and care about their future. In addition she highlighted
that the stereotype introducing them as stingy people does not
correspond the reality at all.
Today Nvard Sujyan has two grandsons, four great grandsons, and soon
her first great-great grandson will be born.
Nvard has always cherished a hope to see her birthplace again, but
that desire has remained unrealized.
(THE FULL VERSION OF THE ARTICLE IS AVAILABLE IN ARMENIAN)
http://armenpress.am/arm/news/722105/the-eyewitness-98-year-old-nvard-sujyan-tells-about-hospitality-and-stinginess-attributed-to-van.html
Article by Tatevik Grigoryan Photos by Samvel Berkibekyan