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ARA PAPYAN. "MIKOYAN IS A CRIMINAL, AND NEITHER SAROYAN, NOR BAGHRAMYAN HAD SEND PEOPLE TO DEATH."
June 11 2014
"If Baghramyan and Saroyan had done nothing, they cannot be compared
to Mikoyan, because Mikoyan is a criminal, while neither Saroyan nor
Baghramyan had sent any individual or persons to direct death by their
signature," such opinion was expressed by the Head of "Modus Vivendi"
Center, Ara Papyan, in the conversation with Aravot.am, in response to
Mikoyan's grandson, Vladimir Mikoyan's observations about what William
Saroyan and Hovhannes Baghramyan had done for Armenia that their
statues are installed, whereas there is a big noise around Mikoyan's
statue. He mentioned that it appears that if this man is a criminal,
but has had a high position, he can be justified. According to Mr.
Papyan, followed by this logic, Hitler and Talaat may also be
justified. With regard to Saroyan, Ara Papyan said, "Saroyan is a
cultural activist and a writer, and many people in the United States
were in touch with Armenian thanks to Saroyan's works.
There is no sign of blood on Saroyan." Mr. Papyan has some
reservations with regard to installation of the statue to Hovhannes
Baghramyan. "Once, people got offended of me when I said that we
should not place the state to the Marshall of somebody's army in
the street of Yerevan. Neither Isakov, nor Baghramyan are Armenian
marshals, they are Armenians by origin. It is sad that the statues to
Baghramyan and Isakov were placed during the years of independence. It
is the result of Soviet upbringing of our leadership. We often
confuse ethnic Armenian with Armenian by origin." With regard to
ordering additional executions, in response to Mikoyan's grandson's
reassurance, "That was not Mikoyan asking rather than Yezhov, referring
to Mikoyan," Mr. Papyan said, "Mikoyan's signature is on thousands of
documents. Even if no document is preserved with Mikoyan's signature,
anyway, Mikoyan is a criminal, as he is a part of the system that
has sent millions of people to death. Generally, no document on
death penalty with Hitler's signature is preserved. Hitler was not
involved in any of such things, but he had created a system that had
taken the life of millions of people." To our question of why the
RA authorities are interested in it since we understand the interest
of Mikoyan's family for installing his statue, Ara Papyan responded,
"One is the matter of pleasing. They think that if there is a factory
of sausage in Moscow, it would be also good to have Mikoyan's statue
here. Or, they do not know who Mikoyan is. They have not gone further
beyond the Soviet school. Anyway, by installing Mikoyan's statue,
they are also violating our international commitments. The communism
has recognized the Council of Europe as a totalitarian and condemnable
idea. And we are a member of the Council of Europe, and its decisions
are superior to our Constitution."
Tatev HARUTYUNYAN
Read more at: http://en.aravot.am/2014/06/11/165617/
June 11 2014
"If Baghramyan and Saroyan had done nothing, they cannot be compared
to Mikoyan, because Mikoyan is a criminal, while neither Saroyan nor
Baghramyan had sent any individual or persons to direct death by their
signature," such opinion was expressed by the Head of "Modus Vivendi"
Center, Ara Papyan, in the conversation with Aravot.am, in response to
Mikoyan's grandson, Vladimir Mikoyan's observations about what William
Saroyan and Hovhannes Baghramyan had done for Armenia that their
statues are installed, whereas there is a big noise around Mikoyan's
statue. He mentioned that it appears that if this man is a criminal,
but has had a high position, he can be justified. According to Mr.
Papyan, followed by this logic, Hitler and Talaat may also be
justified. With regard to Saroyan, Ara Papyan said, "Saroyan is a
cultural activist and a writer, and many people in the United States
were in touch with Armenian thanks to Saroyan's works.
There is no sign of blood on Saroyan." Mr. Papyan has some
reservations with regard to installation of the statue to Hovhannes
Baghramyan. "Once, people got offended of me when I said that we
should not place the state to the Marshall of somebody's army in
the street of Yerevan. Neither Isakov, nor Baghramyan are Armenian
marshals, they are Armenians by origin. It is sad that the statues to
Baghramyan and Isakov were placed during the years of independence. It
is the result of Soviet upbringing of our leadership. We often
confuse ethnic Armenian with Armenian by origin." With regard to
ordering additional executions, in response to Mikoyan's grandson's
reassurance, "That was not Mikoyan asking rather than Yezhov, referring
to Mikoyan," Mr. Papyan said, "Mikoyan's signature is on thousands of
documents. Even if no document is preserved with Mikoyan's signature,
anyway, Mikoyan is a criminal, as he is a part of the system that
has sent millions of people to death. Generally, no document on
death penalty with Hitler's signature is preserved. Hitler was not
involved in any of such things, but he had created a system that had
taken the life of millions of people." To our question of why the
RA authorities are interested in it since we understand the interest
of Mikoyan's family for installing his statue, Ara Papyan responded,
"One is the matter of pleasing. They think that if there is a factory
of sausage in Moscow, it would be also good to have Mikoyan's statue
here. Or, they do not know who Mikoyan is. They have not gone further
beyond the Soviet school. Anyway, by installing Mikoyan's statue,
they are also violating our international commitments. The communism
has recognized the Council of Europe as a totalitarian and condemnable
idea. And we are a member of the Council of Europe, and its decisions
are superior to our Constitution."
Tatev HARUTYUNYAN
Read more at: http://en.aravot.am/2014/06/11/165617/