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ARMENIAN NATIONAL ARCHIVE CONTINUES PUBLICATION OF GENOCIDE-RELATED DOCUMENTS, DIRECTOR SAYS
GENOCIDE | 26.02.15 | 10:49
http://armenianow.com/genocide/60969/armenia_genocide_national_archive_amatuni_virabyan
By GAYANE MKRTCHYAN
ArmeniaNow reporter
Toward the centennial of the Genocide Armenian, the National Archive
director says that their primary problem is the publication of
corresponding documents, at the same time adding that National Archive
materials are open for everyone, as well as for Turkish historians
and reporters.
National Archive director Amatuni Virabyan continues the publication
of documents in the form of books. Still in 2012 the book "Armenian
Genocide in the Ottoman Empire" was published in three volumes, this
year its 4th and 5th volumes will be published. In 2013, the English
version of the book was published, and last year the Turkish-language
version - in Istanbul.
"Within several days the Russian version will be published in Moscow -
in 1,000 copies, by April we will have the Spanish version as well. In
Moscow we will publish the collection of documents "about the economic
losses of the Armenian nation in 1915" in Russian and English,"
Virabyan said.
The National Archive continues forming a nominal database of the
Genocide victims which was launched still last fall. By January 1
they had already 33,000 names. According to the director, the program
continues and it will take years.
With the support of benefactor Ruben Vardanyan a book telling about 100
famous Armenians will be published; the latter survived the Genocide
with a miracle and in different countries they or their successors
succeeded in the world. Virabyan mentions the name of one of them -
Armenian-American Arshile Gorky.
"We want to show that, despite the Turkish desire - to leave only
one Armenian and that in a museum, we still live, we exist, although
spread across the world," Virabyan said.
Addressing the Turkish plans for the celebration of the 100th
anniversary of the Battle of Gallipoli, which the Turkish government
had proposed to hold on April 24, on the same commemoration day of
the Armenian Genocide, Virabyan said that they have no documents on
the battle, but there is an interesting fact: "The Turkish divisions
that won in Gallipoli defeating the British, were devastated in the
battle of Sardarapat [in 2018] and were forced to retreat by the
Armenian Army. This is a big and an important fact."
The director of the National Archive gave assurances that works
devoted to the centennial will continue throughout the year: "The
order to arrest the Armenian scholars was issued on April 24, 1915,
but most of the massacres continued throughout the summer months;
thus if some commemoration events take place in summer it is no delay."
Among many other events devoted to the centennial of the Genocide
a joint Armenian-French virtual gallery will be held, including
different materials showing Armenian-French cooperation during World
War One years.
From: Baghdasarian
GENOCIDE | 26.02.15 | 10:49
http://armenianow.com/genocide/60969/armenia_genocide_national_archive_amatuni_virabyan
By GAYANE MKRTCHYAN
ArmeniaNow reporter
Toward the centennial of the Genocide Armenian, the National Archive
director says that their primary problem is the publication of
corresponding documents, at the same time adding that National Archive
materials are open for everyone, as well as for Turkish historians
and reporters.
National Archive director Amatuni Virabyan continues the publication
of documents in the form of books. Still in 2012 the book "Armenian
Genocide in the Ottoman Empire" was published in three volumes, this
year its 4th and 5th volumes will be published. In 2013, the English
version of the book was published, and last year the Turkish-language
version - in Istanbul.
"Within several days the Russian version will be published in Moscow -
in 1,000 copies, by April we will have the Spanish version as well. In
Moscow we will publish the collection of documents "about the economic
losses of the Armenian nation in 1915" in Russian and English,"
Virabyan said.
The National Archive continues forming a nominal database of the
Genocide victims which was launched still last fall. By January 1
they had already 33,000 names. According to the director, the program
continues and it will take years.
With the support of benefactor Ruben Vardanyan a book telling about 100
famous Armenians will be published; the latter survived the Genocide
with a miracle and in different countries they or their successors
succeeded in the world. Virabyan mentions the name of one of them -
Armenian-American Arshile Gorky.
"We want to show that, despite the Turkish desire - to leave only
one Armenian and that in a museum, we still live, we exist, although
spread across the world," Virabyan said.
Addressing the Turkish plans for the celebration of the 100th
anniversary of the Battle of Gallipoli, which the Turkish government
had proposed to hold on April 24, on the same commemoration day of
the Armenian Genocide, Virabyan said that they have no documents on
the battle, but there is an interesting fact: "The Turkish divisions
that won in Gallipoli defeating the British, were devastated in the
battle of Sardarapat [in 2018] and were forced to retreat by the
Armenian Army. This is a big and an important fact."
The director of the National Archive gave assurances that works
devoted to the centennial will continue throughout the year: "The
order to arrest the Armenian scholars was issued on April 24, 1915,
but most of the massacres continued throughout the summer months;
thus if some commemoration events take place in summer it is no delay."
Among many other events devoted to the centennial of the Genocide
a joint Armenian-French virtual gallery will be held, including
different materials showing Armenian-French cooperation during World
War One years.
From: Baghdasarian