Historical and philological journal
PUBLISHED SINCE 1958

ԼՈՒՅՍ Է ՏԵՍՆՈՒՄ 1958 ԹՎԱԿԱՆԻՑ
Историко-филологический журнал
ИЗДАЕТСЯ С 1958 ГОДА
  • Davit Gyulzatyan - A novel intepretation of the declension typology (By comparison of Grabar, Literary Eastern Armenian, Latin, German, Russian)
    11 Pages | 154-165 | DOI: Doi:10.54503/0135-0536-2023.1-154 |

    Revceived on: 2023-02-08 | Reviewed on: 2023-03-01 | Accepted for printing on: 2023-03-23

    Published in: 2023 N 1 (222) / Linguistics

    In languages with declensions, the declension paradigms are formed by different principles. It is according to these principles that declension types are determined. By comparing several linguistic formations in the panchronic aspect, a new grouping of declension types by two different principles has been made for the two existential forms of the Armenian language with gender-free declension system and for languages with a gender-based declension system.

    Keywords types of declension monoflexive declension biflexive declension sign signifier signified sign-based full-scale and unipolar declension masculine declensions feminine and feminoid declensions neutral declensions.

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  • Arsen Bobokhian - Gods, Heroes and Saints: Armenian mountains as spheres of sacred burials
    16 Pages | 166-182 | DOI: Doi:10.54503/0135-0536-2023.1-166 |

    Revceived on: 2023-02-14 | Reviewed on: 2023-02-25 | Accepted for printing on: 2023-03-23

    Published in: 2023 N 1 (222) / Ethnography

    In imaginations of many peoples the high mountains appear as the main habitat and field of action of gods, heroes and saints, who not only act in those landscapes, but are also buried (= reborn) there. The omnipresent category for the Armenian mountains is the vishap (= Arm. for dragon). This is visible both in corresponding archaeological and ethnological materials. According to them, the vishap appears both as deity, and as hero (= giant) and saint. Moreover, these functions are either intermingled or contradicted to each other.

    Keywordsgods heroes saints vishap high altitude zones archaeological sites folk-tales.

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  • Karen Bayramyan - Ashkharbek Kalantar’s activities for preservation of monuments (1930s)
    12 Pages | 183-195 | DOI: Doi:10.54503/0135-0536-2023.1-183 |

    Revceived on: 2023-02-28 | Reviewed on: 2023-03-03 | Accepted for printing on: 2023-03-23

    Published in: 2023 N 1 (222) / Ethnography

    From a political, economic and cultural point of view, the 1930s were a turning point in the history of the Soviet Armenia: socialist construction marked an unprecedented rise, which caused new problems in the preservation of ancient monuments and architectural constructions of cultural value. The soviet authorities showed emphasized intolerance, first, to the spiritual institutions; many churches of cultural value were demolished or turned into collective farm warehouses, hayfields, etc.

    KeywordsAshkharbek Kalantar Soviet Armenia socialist construction committee for preservation of antiquities protection of monuments research confrontation coverage.

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  • Styopa Petoyan - V. Dadyants’ initiative to publish a magazine entitled “Artsakh” (1887–1888)
    10 Pages | 196-206 | DOI: Doi:10.54503/0135-0536-2023.1-196 |

    Revceived on: 2023-02-20 | Reviewed on: 0001-01-01 | Accepted for printing on: 2023-03-23

    Published in: 2023 N 1 (222) / Publications

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  • Anushavan Zakaryan - David Ananun: Selected letters
    39 Pages | 207-246 | DOI: Doi:10.54503/0135-0536-2023.1-207 |

    Revceived on: 2022-10-18 | Reviewed on: 0001-01-01 | Accepted for printing on: 2023-03-23

    Published in: 2023 N 1 (222) / Publications

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  • Robert Ghazaryan - Aram Kosyan: the Hittite Kingdom (political history) (in Eng.)
    3 Pages | 247-250 |

    Revceived on: 2023-01-17 | Reviewed on: 0001-01-01 | Accepted for printing on: 2023-03-23

    Published in: 2023 N 1 (222) / Reviews

    The history of the Hittite state is considered one of the most remarkable pages in the history of Near East in the XVII–XIII centuries BC. The state founded by the Indo-European Hittites (Nesians) in the east of Asia Minor and in the west of the Armenian Highland soon included most of the territories of Asia Minor and became one of the most powerful states in the region. However, Asia Minor was not enough for the Hittites.

    KeywordsAsia Minor Hittites the Hittite Kingdom sources Ḫattusa Mittani Egypt Assyria the Armenian Highland.

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  • Susanna Hovhannisyan - Magda Dzhanpoladyan: “There is only one Armenia in the world…”
    8 Pages | 251-259 |

    Revceived on: 2022-10-03 | Reviewed on: 0001-01-01 | Accepted for printing on: 2023-03-23

    Published in: 2023 N 1 (222) / Reviews

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  • Gegham Hovhannisyan - Sargis Mehrabyan: Diary of Vardan Khanasori
    5 Pages | 260-265 |

    Revceived on: 2023-03-06 | Reviewed on: 0001-01-01 | Accepted for printing on: 2023-03-23

    Published in: 2023 N 1 (222) / Reviews

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  • Petros Demirchyan - Zinaida Balayan: Artsakh in the Armenian literature of the 19th century
    4 Pages | 266-270 |

    Revceived on: 2023-01-26 | Reviewed on: 0001-01-01 | Accepted for printing on: 2023-03-23

    Published in: 2023 N 1 (222) / Reviews

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  • Artak Vardanyan - Viktor Katvalyan: Dictionary of the Bayazet dialect (in Eng.)
    2 Pages | 271-273 |

    Revceived on: 2023-03-13 | Reviewed on: 0001-01-01 | Accepted for printing on: 2023-03-23

    Published in: 2023 N 1 (222) / Reviews

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  • - Almast Zakaryan – 100
    5 Pages | 274-279 |

    Revceived on: 2023-01-23 | Reviewed on: 0001-01-01 | Accepted for printing on: 2023-03-23

    Published in: 2023 N 1 (222) / Our honoured scholars

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  • Magda Dzhanpoladyan - Levon Mkrtchyan (on the occasion of his 90th birthday)
    6 Pages | 280-286 |

    Revceived on: 2023-02-06 | Reviewed on: 0001-01-01 | Accepted for printing on: 2023-03-23

    Published in: 2023 N 1 (222) / Our honoured scholars

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  • Rima Grigoryan - Interview with Armen Petrosyan (on the occasion of his 75th birthday)
    5 Pages | 287-292 |

    Revceived on: 2023-03-10 | Reviewed on: 0001-01-01 | Accepted for printing on: 2023-03-23

    Published in: 2023 N 1 (222) / Our jubilees

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  • Teresa Shahverdyan - Gurgen Kipro Khachatryan (on the occasion of his 70th birthday)
    7 Pages | 293-300 |

    Revceived on: 2023-01-20 | Reviewed on: 0001-01-01 | Accepted for printing on: 2023-03-23

    Published in: 2023 N 1 (222) / Our jubilees

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  • Mary Kirakosyan - “Fifteenth scientific session of young Armenian art critics”, dedicated to the 90th anniversary of the foundation of the Union of composers of Armenia
    4 Pages | 301-305 |

    Revceived on: 2023-01-04 | Reviewed on: 0001-01-01 | Accepted for printing on: 2023-03-23

    Published in: 2023 N 1 (222) / Scientific life

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  • Tatul Asoyan - Mother tongue is the basis for the nation preservation
    1 Pages | 306-307 |

    Revceived on: 2023-03-13 | Reviewed on: 0001-01-01 | Accepted for printing on: 2023-03-23

    Published in: 2023 N 1 (222) / Scientific life

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  • Vardan Alexanyan - Hovhannes Draskhanakertsi, Catholicos-Ideologist of Armenian statehood
    31 Pages | 3-34 | DOI: Doi:10.54503/0135-0536-2023.2-3 |

    Revceived on: 2023-01-25 | Reviewed on: 2023-01-30 | Accepted for printing on: 2023-06-19

    Published in: 2023 N 2 (223) / History

    Hovhannes Draskhanakertsi headed the catholicos throne during an epochal historical period, when the newly created Armenian statehood faced difficult external and internal challenges, and the church was severely tested. The conflicts of the ruling houses, characteristic of the era of developed feudalism, divided Armenia and undermined its political integrity. This situation posed a real threat to the independence and confessional independence of the Armenian Church. Therefore, the Armenian Patriarch supported the efforts aimed at preserving the political unity of Armenia at any cost.

    Keywords Ovannes Draskhanakertci Smbat I Ashot the Iron Yusouf solidarity conciliatory mediation princes inter-princely confrontations political integrity ideologist persecution correspondence Byzantium Dvin Vaspurakan Arab raids.

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  • Argishti Vardanyan - Armenian-Caucasian Albanian alliance against Persian rule (In the middle of the V century)
    17 Pages | 35-52 | DOI: Doi:10.54503/0135-0536-2023.2-35 |

    Revceived on: 2022-12-15 | Reviewed on: 2023-01-19 | Accepted for printing on: 2023-06-19

    Published in: 2023 N 2 (223) / History

    Along with the imposition of the marzpan system (administrative unit) on the regional countries, the Persian royal court, from the middle of the 5th century, made an attempt to eradicate Christianity and establish Zoroastrianism in Armenia, Caucasian Albania and Virk. But, as expected, this caused a confrontation between the above mentioned countries, which culminated in an uprising. Trying to force them to submit to their will, the Persian army led by Sebukht captured Caucasian Albania in the early autumn of 450, but in October of the same year, Armenian army under the command of sparapet (supreme commander of the armed forces) Vardan Mamikonyan dealt a crushing blow to the numerically superior Persian army and liberated Caucasian Albania.

    KeywordsArmenia Transcaucasia Caucasian Albania Sasanian Persia Vardan Mamikonyan Vasak Syuni Yeghishe Ghazar Parpetsi battle of Khaghagh Kura River Sebukht the Huns.

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  • Vahan Baibourtian - Several issues shedding light on the history of Kurds and Kurdistan in the medieval period
    11 Pages | 53-64 | DOI: Doi:10.54503/0135-0536-2023.2-53 |

    Revceived on: 2023-04-03 | Reviewed on: 2023-04-18 | Accepted for printing on: 2023-06-19

    Published in: 2023 N 2 (223) / History

    The medieval period of the Kurdish people is relatively less studied. The main reason for this is the scarcity or almost complete absence of sources. The Arabic medieval sources referred to the history of kurds since the period of Umayyad Caliphate (661–750 CE). Earlier references, on this issue, have not come down to us, probably, due to their lack. Among the medieval Armenian authors, Matteos Urhaetsi was the first to mention ethnic name “kurd” in his “Chronicle. In the future, beginning from the XII century, the ethnonym “kurd” was regularly used in the Armenian sources.

    KeywordsKurds Caliphate orientalist Urhaetsi Tigris Armenia.

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  • Ani Voskanyan - Extermination of Armenians and expropriation of their property in Adana Province in 1915
    14 Pages | 65-79 | DOI: Doi:10.54503/0135-0536-2023.2-65 |

    Revceived on: 2023-05-11 | Reviewed on: 2023-02-24 | Accepted for printing on: 2023-06-19

    Published in: 2023 N 2 (223) / History

    By the end of 1915, almost all Armenians of Western Armenia, Cilicia and other provinces (vilayets) of the Ottoman Empire had been deported. Both in Adana and other places, Turks continued expropriation of property, plunder, appropriation and destruction of cultural values of Armenians. Deportation, plunder and extermination of Armenians were carried out by the orders from the central government, with the strenuous efforts of the local provincial authorities as well as groups and organizations that had been formed for that purpose, also the common people being actively involved in these actions.

    KeywordsArmenian Genocide Ottoman Empire Cilicia Adana Province Ottoman authorities Young Turk government private and national property deportation extermination confiscation.

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  • Gayane Makhmourian - The French policy in the Republic of Armenia and Transcaucasia in 1920 (in Eng.)
    19 Pages | 80-99 | DOI: Doi:10.54503/0135-0536-2023.2-80 |

    Revceived on: 2023-03-14 | Reviewed on: 2023-03-21 | Accepted for printing on: 2023-06-19

    Published in: 2023 N 2 (223) / History

    In 1920, the French policy implemented in the Republic of Armenia and in the whole of Transcaucasia was essentially different from the trends that had prevailed in 1919. Thus, in May of 1919, at the Paris Peace Conference, the French Prime Minister G. Clemenceau vividly asserted political rights of his country in Cilicia and actively discussed the future shape of the Armenian-Turkish border with the head of the British cabinet D. Lloyd George as well as with US President W. Wilson. G. Clemenceau entered into temporary alliances and strived to resist British pressure linked to this matter. He expressed his displeasure with the British Army which was taking all decisions on the spot unilaterally.

    KeywordsRepublic of Armenia France Turkey Transcaucasia Foreign Policy A. Millerand G. Leygues Treaty of Sevres 1920 High Commissioner D. de Martel RSFSR.

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  • Mariam Hovsepyan - Armenian newspapers of Constantinopole on “Nemesis” operation (1920–1922)
    13 Pages | 100-113 | DOI: Doi:10.54503/0135-0536-2023.2-100 |

    Revceived on: 2023-06-08 | Reviewed on: 2023-06-11 | Accepted for printing on: 2023-06-19

    Published in: 2023 N 2 (223) / History

    At the 9th General Meeting of the ARF - Dashnaktsutyun, held in Yerevan on September 27-October 30, 1919, a decision was made to conduct a punitive operation “Nemesis” against the organizers of the Armenian Genocide. These acts had a great public response, which was reflected on the pages of the Constantinople Armenian periodicals “Zhoghovurdy dzayn, Zhamanak”, “Verjin lur”, and “Chakatamart” in 1920-1922.

    KeywordsArmenian newspapers of Constantinople “Nemesis” operation Ottoman military court Armenian avengers Armenian Genocide organizers of the Armenian Genocide.

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  • Vahe Sargsyan - Dynamics of the Armenian population of Georgia in 1959 – 2014 (According to the official census data)
    13 Pages | 114-127 | DOI: Doi:10.54503/0135-0536-2023.2-114 |

    Revceived on: 2023-03-15 | Reviewed on: 2023-04-16 | Accepted for printing on: 2023-06-19

    Published in: 2023 N 2 (223) / History

    After the Second World War, from 1959 to1989, the number of Armenians living in the entire territory of Georgia decreased from 442.9 thousand to 437.2 thousand people (decrease by 5.7 thousand). During the same period, the number of Azerbaijanis increased more than twice: from 153.6 thousand to 307.6 thousand people. The number of Armenians in Georgia sharply declined in the post-Soviet period. According to the official census of Georgia in 1989 and 2002, the number of Armenians in Georgia decreased by 188,282 people in 13 years.

    KeywordsGeorgia Abkhazia South Ossetia Armenians census official statistics dynamics assimilation.

  • Alina Gharibyan - The image of the Mistress of the field - the Old woman in the epic
    17 Pages | 128-145 | DOI: Doi:10.54503/0135-0536-2023.2-128 |

    Revceived on: 2023-06-08 | Reviewed on: 2023-06-14 | Accepted for printing on: 2023-06-19

    Published in: 2023 N 2 (223) / Philosophy

    The figure of an old woman in the epic “Sasna Tsrer” has a rather rich set of motifs and functions manifesting itself in all four branches of the epic. The image of Artater Parav (the mistress of the field - the old woman) stands out in the third branch of the epic with stable motifs and an important role. In her attitude to field work, as well as in other ways, this figure resembles the goddesses Demeter and Anahit, the Celtic goddess Old Mother Taitiun and the famous Old Woman Hecales in Greek mythology. In the epic "Sasna Tsrer", the image of Artater Parav has an interesting development and is characterized by a variety of functions. She manifests herself both in the image of a woman with life experience and in the image of a caring mother; she has common features with the instructive old woman from the fairy tale.

    Keywordsthe old woman epic “Sasna Tsrer” tale David of Sasun plot function motif myth field work curse.

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  • Knar Harutyunyan - The manuscript heritage of Grigor II Vkayaser (According to the literary and colophon data)
    17 Pages | 146-163 | DOI: Doi:10.54503/0135-0536-2023.2-146 |

    Revceived on: 2022-11-21 | Reviewed on: 2022-11-23 | Accepted for printing on: 2023-06-19

    Published in: 2023 N 2 (223) / Philosophy

    The Catholicoses of Armenia played a great role in the creation and development of Armenian manuscripts and printed books, being patrons, recipients and many of them even scribes. Therefore, for a comprehensive assessment of their work, as well as for the study of the history of the Armenian book, it is important to present this area of their activity. In this regard, the activity of Catholicos Grigor II Vkayaser (the Martyrophile, 1066-1105) is noteworthy as he played a great role in translation of hagiographic literature.

    KeywordsArmenian manuscript Catholicos the manuscript heritage of Catholicoses Grigor II Vkayaser colophon Armenian literature catalogue of manuscripts.

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  • Petros Demirchyan - The problem of the mystery of existence in the thinking system of Yeghia Temirchipashyan
    10 Pages | 164-174 | DOI: Doi:10.54503/0135-0536-2023.2-164 |

    Revceived on: 2022-12-19 | Reviewed on: 2022-12-20 | Accepted for printing on: 2023-06-19

    Published in: 2023 N 2 (223) / Philosophy

    During the active period of Yeghia Temirchipashyan's activity (1851-1908), in the last quarter of the 19th century, the mysteries of existence: the issues of matter and soul, life, death and immortality were the subject of permanent discussions of the literary, scientific and philosophical thought of the time. The mentioned questions in the true sense of the word were oppressing Yeghia Temirchipashyan's mind and soul. In the end, he stops before the Mystery of Death, the End, the Mystery of Nothing. Yeghia Temirchipashyan's point of view, of course, did not end with the wisdom of the Great Nothing. Particularly, his work ''The influence of the Buddha'', published under the name Nuria and defined as philosophical novel by the author himself, sheds light on this issue. From this we learn that he was deeply fascinated by the idea of Nirvana while studying Indian history, language, religion and philosophy at school.

    KeywordsYeghia Temirchipashyan matter soul life death love existence simple complex mystery Nirvana.

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  • Anushavan Zakaryan - David Ananun and Hovhannes Tumanyan: Litarary and public relations
    26 Pages | 175-201 | DOI: Doi:10.54503/0135-0536-2023.2-175 |

    Revceived on: 2023-04-18 | Reviewed on: 2023-05-26 | Accepted for printing on: 2023-06-19

    Published in: 2023 N 2 (223) / Philosophy

    Armenologist David Ananun [David Hovhanovich (Hovhannesovich) Ter-Danielyan, 1880-1943] is a distinguished representative of Armenian social-political, literary and cultural reality of the first thirty years of the XX century. Throughout all his substantive activity he maintained close ties with many representatives of the Armenian reality of that time. His literary and public relations of extremely wide vector with the poet of all Armenians Hovhannes Tumanyan are of particular interest.

    KeywordsD. Ananun H. Tumanyan letters Caucasian society of Armenian writers newspaper “Mshak” articles Commission of inquiry biweekly newspaper “Cooperation of Armenia” quatrians.

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  • Lala Grkikyan - Bivalent intransitive verbs that take indirect object in Modern Armenian
    10 Pages | 202-212 | DOI: Doi:10.54503/0135-0536-2023.2-202 |

    Revceived on: 2023-02-22 | Reviewed on: 2023-03-03 | Accepted for printing on: 2023-06-19

    Published in: 2023 N 2 (223) / Philosophy

    Bivalent intransitive verbs suggest and require two types of indirect objects. Bivalent intransitive verbs collocate with the latter in three ways. In the first case, objects are collocated with the same verb by means of direct (non-prepositional) government. In the second case, the object expressed by a declensional form is collocated with the same verb by means of direct government, while the other object is collocated by means of indirect (prepositional) government, since it is expressed by a prepositional construction.

    Keywords valency intransitive verbs indirect object collocability government direct (non-prepositional) government indirect (prepositional) government prepositional construction.

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  • Emma Petrosyan - Semantics of the women’s bronze belt of the Kingdom of Urartu (in Russ.)
    18 Pages | 213-231 | DOI: Doi:10.54503/0135-0536-2023.2-213 |

    Revceived on: 2022-02-21 | Reviewed on: 2023-02-16 | Accepted for printing on: 2023-06-19

    Published in: 2023 N 2 (223) / Archaeology

    Women's bronze belts are important sources for the study of Urartu culture. We observed the iconography of a woman’s belt No. 4, published by archaeologist Irit Ziffer, dating back to the VIII century BC, and compared the images with the rituals of Armenians as the heirs of the culture. The procession of maid-priestesses is depicted on the belt. A woman (probably a queen/goddess) is sitting in front of the sacrifice table with the crescent shaped ritual bread symbolizing the sun. It should be noted that Armenians also baked ritual bread, for example, “tari hats”.

    Keywords celebration dance musical instruments acrobat goddess maid-priestesses ritual bread wine sacrifice.

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  • Ani Saratikyan - Hovsep Abovyants and his water construction activities
    8 Pages | 232-240 | DOI: Doi:10.54503/0135-0536-2023.2-232 |

    Revceived on: 2023-01-11 | Reviewed on: 2023-01-14 | Accepted for printing on: 2023-06-19

    Published in: 2023 N 2 (223) / Archaeology

    In the XIX-XX centuries, active water construction works were carried out on the territory of Armenia. An important part of this process was the territory of the current Tavush marz. Educated specialists, one of whom was Hovsep Abovyants, made a great contribution to the construction of reservoirs, springs and irrigation systems in the region. We are informed about the details of this construction works and current costs from his handwritten diary.

    KeywordsHovsep Abovyants Tavush Koti Barekamavan Alaverdi family archive diary memorial wellspring well road construction.

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  • - Male image in the portraits of Hmayak Hakobyan
    13 Pages | 241-254 | DOI: Doi:10.54503/0135-0536-2023.2-241 |

    Revceived on: 2023-06-09 | Reviewed on: 2023-06-12 | Accepted for printing on: 2023-06-19

    Published in: 2023 N 2 (223) / Art

    In the multi-genre art of the famous painter of the late 19th and the first quarter of the 20th century, Hmayak Hakobyan (1871–1939), who made an invaluable contribution to the development of the Armenian realistic portrait genre, male portraits (painting and graphics) occupy a special place. His portraits reflect both human types and the era in which he lived and created his canvases. The characters of the portraits are people of different nationalities and cultures. These psychological portraits reveal the layers of the human soul.

    Keywords Hmayak Hakobyan portrait genre graphic and picturesque portraits realistic approaches male image psychological portrait.

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  • Areg Vardanyan - The “Armenian-Byzantine Apocalypse” in the context of Byzantine and Armenian eschatological traditions
    18 Pages | 255-273 | DOI: Doi:10.54503/0135-0536-2023.2-255 |

    Revceived on: 2023-04-10 | Reviewed on: 2023-04-01 | Accepted for printing on: 2023-06-19

    Published in: 2023 N 2 (223) / Discussions

    Among the Armenian texts of the “Apocalypse of Pseudo-Methodius, there exists a very “apocryphal” version. This text, as shown by philosophical analysis, is a separate work of an apocalyptic/eschatological nature. The existence of references to the events of the Byzantine history of the period from 1130 to 1210 and many common motives with Byzantine apocrypha of Daniel, “Oracles of Leo the Wise” and “History” of Choniates, point to the Byzantine origin of this text. On the other hand, the “pro-Latin” position of the author, more characteristic of the Armenian book writing of the XII-XIII centuries, indicates to the connection of the text to the Armenians of Byzantium.

    KeywordsArmenian eschatology Byzantine eschatology Komnenoi Armenian-Byzantine written tradition Vision of Daniel Pseudo-Methodius Armenians in Byzantium The Fourth Crusade Niketas Choniates The Image of the Other.

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  • Hamo Sukiasyan, Jenny Tamaryan - Reference of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Georgia over the ownership of Zangezur, 1919
    10 Pages | 274-284 | DOI: Doi:10.54503/0135-0536-2023.2-274 |

    Revceived on: 2023-06-12 | Reviewed on: 0001-01-01 | Accepted for printing on: 2023-06-19

    Published in: 2023 N 2 (223) / Publications

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  • Yeva Mnatsakanyan - Chronicle of the life and works of Hovhannes Tumanyan: v. I (1869–1908), v. II (1909–1914), v. III (1915–1919), v. IV (1920–1923)
    7 Pages | 285-292 |

    Revceived on: 2023-03-13 | Reviewed on: 0001-01-01 | Accepted for printing on: 2023-06-19

    Published in: 2023 N 2 (223) / Reviews

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  • Gevorg Gyulumyan - Study of the historical and cultural heritage of Vayots Dzor
    11 Pages | 293-304 |

    Revceived on: 2023-02-21 | Reviewed on: 0001-01-01 | Accepted for printing on: 2023-06-19

    Published in: 2023 N 2 (223) / Reviews

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  • Anushavan Zakaryan - Davit Gasparyan: Life and period of Yeghishe Charents
    9 Pages | 305-314 |

    Revceived on: 2023-01-07 | Reviewed on: 0001-01-01 | Accepted for printing on: 2023-06-19

    Published in: 2023 N 2 (223) / Reviews

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  • Armen Sh. Sargsyan - Sergey Vardanyan: Medium of folk storytelling (versions of a satirical tale about Islamized Hamshen Armenians)
    2 Pages | 315-317 |

    Revceived on: 2023-04-04 | Reviewed on: 0001-01-01 | Accepted for printing on: 2023-06-19

    Published in: 2023 N 2 (223) / Reviews

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  • Eduard Zohrabyan - Karen Khachatryan: Formation of the USSR and Armenia. Process. Results (to the 100th annivesary of the formation of the USSR)
    2 Pages | 318-320 |

    Revceived on: 2026-06-08 | Reviewed on: 0001-01-01 | Accepted for printing on: 2023-06-19

    Published in: 2023 N 2 (223) / Reviews

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  • Robert Bagdasaryan - Karen Mikaelyan (on the occasion of his 140th birthday)
    5 Pages | 321-326 |

    Revceived on: 2023-03-03 | Reviewed on: 0001-01-01 | Accepted for printing on: 2023-06-19

    Published in: 2023 N 2 (223) / Our honoured scholars

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  • Suren Avetisyan - Hrachik Simonyan (on the occasion of his 95th birthday)
    4 Pages | 327-331 |

    Revceived on: 2023-04-03 | Reviewed on: 0001-01-01 | Accepted for printing on: 2023-06-19

    Published in: 2023 N 2 (223) / Our honoured scholars

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  • - Yuri Mikayel Suvaryan (on the occasion of his 80th birthday)
    1 Pages | 332-333 |

    Revceived on: 2023-06-07 | Reviewed on: 0001-01-01 | Accepted for printing on: 2023-06-19

    Published in: 2023 N 2 (223) / Our jubilees

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  • Vardan Devrikyan - Karen Matevosyan (on the occasion of his 65th birthday)
    7 Pages | 334-341 |

    Revceived on: 2023-03-24 | Reviewed on: 0001-01-01 | Accepted for printing on: 2023-06-19

    Published in: 2023 N 2 (223) / Our jubilees

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  • Yeva Mnatsakanyan - Republican scientific conference dedicated to the 100th of the death anniversary of Hovhannes Tumanyan
    1 Pages | 342-343 |

    Revceived on: 2023-04-02 | Reviewed on: 0001-01-01 | Accepted for printing on: 2023-06-19

    Published in: 2023 N 2 (223) / Scientific life

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  • Gayane Ghazaryan, Hamo Sukiasyan - Scientific conference dedicated to the “white pages” of the history of the Soviet Armenia
    2 Pages | 344-346 |

    Revceived on: 2023-06-12 | Reviewed on: 0001-01-01 | Accepted for printing on: 2023-06-19

    Published in: 2023 N 2 (223) / Scientific life

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  • - RA NAS Annual General Meeting
    16 Pages | 347-363 |

    Revceived on: 0001-01-01 | Reviewed on: 0001-01-01 | Accepted for printing on: 2023-06-19

    Published in: 2023 N 2 (223) / News

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  • Heriknaz Vorskanyan - Vardan Devrikyan
    5 Pages | 364-369 |

    Revceived on: 0001-01-01 | Reviewed on: 0001-01-01 | Accepted for printing on: 2023-06-19

    Published in: 2023 N 2 (223) / News

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  • Lilit Hovhannisyan - Unfailing Devotion (On the 65-th anniversary of the «Historical and philological journal») (in Eng.)
    8 Pages | 3-11 | DOI: Doi:10.54503/0135-0536-2023.3-3 |

    Revceived on: 2023-11-15 | Reviewed on: 0001-01-01 | Accepted for printing on: 2023-11-29

    Published in: 2023 N 3 (224) / Unfailing Devotion

    This year marked the 65th anniversary of the “Historical and Philological Journal” of the National Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Armenia. The journal has its specific role in the centuries-old history of the Armenian scientific periodicals. For more than six decades, having gone through a difficult and complicated scientific-research, scientific-organizational and scientific-publishing way, the journal has become not only one of the authoritative publications in the field of Armenian studies, successfully fulfilling its program tasks, but also a well-known school for the preparation of scientific specialists.
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  • Kristine Kostikyan - Christians in the Sheki region and the petition of the Islamized Armenian-Udins (IX–XIX centuries)
    15 Pages | 30-45 | DOI: Doi:10.54503/0135-0536-2023.3-30 |

    Revceived on: 2023-02-25 | Reviewed on: 2023-03-27 | Accepted for printing on: 2023-11-29

    Published in: 2023 N 3 (224) / History

    The Islamization of the Christians in the Sheki region was intensive from the very beginning of the XVIII century when the weakened Safavid Iran was not able to keep control over the region. There was no longer a force in the region capable to withstand the frequent raids of the North Caucasian tribes who treated the infidels with particular cruelty. The short periods of the Ottoman Empire dominance and Nadir Shah’s rule were also characterized by great destruction caused to the region.

    KeywordsSheki Christian Armenian Udi Islamization Church of Aghvank khanate petition.

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  • Ararat Hakobyan - Historical assessment of the issue of joining Eastern Armenia to Russia in the Soviet Armenian historiograph
    12 Pages | 46-58 | DOI: Doi:10.54503/0135-0536-2023.3-46 |

    Revceived on: 2023-05-07 | Reviewed on: 2023-05-30 | Accepted for printing on: 2023-11-29

    Published in: 2023 N 3 (224) / History

    In the last two centuries, in Armenian historiography, the issue of joining Eastern Armenia to Russia, due to socio-political, ideological, and sometimes simply due to propaganda expediency, was assessed differently. This event was rated from the greatest good for the Armenian people to the least of evils, down to evil. Joining Eastern Armenia to Russia and the subsequent processes of its historical fate convince us that Russian rule was objectively progressive for Armenia and Armenians.

    KeywordsEastern Armenia Russia war joining historiography Leo Treaty of Turkmenchay significance N. Ashtaraketsi Kh. Lazaryan I. Paskevich autonomy kingdom “Armenian region” assessment good.

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  • Gegham Hovhannisyan - National issues in the London periodical “New Life” (1898–1902)
    12 Pages | 59-71 | DOI: Doi:10.54503/0135-0536-2023.3-59 |

    Revceived on: 2023-09-12 | Reviewed on: 2023-09-20 | Accepted for printing on: 2023-11-29

    Published in: 2023 N 3 (224) / History

    One of the first periodicals of the Reorganized Hunchak Party, formed in 1896, was the “New Life” journal, which was published in London in 1898–1902. The issue of political education of the Armenian people was discussed on the pages of the periodical. The journal contributed to the development of the Armenian liberation movement and its effectiveness and addressed the most significant issues of the Armenian national life of the late XIX century. The issues covered on the pages of the journal were topical for Armenian reality of that historical period, especially those concerning the reassessment of the liberation movement, the role of the great European powers in the fate of the Armenian people, the importance of education and enlightenment in the national progress. The “New Life” periodical also revealed the negative phenomena in national life, rightly emphasizing that it is impossible to develop a true national policy without laying stress on them.

    Keywords: the “New Life” Arpiar Arpiaryan Reorganized Hunchak Party Ottoman Turkey ideology of the liberation movement Western Armenia Europe Russia A. Arzuyan.

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  • Mikael Martirosyan - The role of Grigor Zohrap in the conclusion of the Russian-German Agreement of 1913
    20 Pages | 72-92 | DOI: Doi:10.54503/0135-0536-2023.3-72 |

    Revceived on: 2023-04-10 | Reviewed on: 2023-05-02 | Accepted for printing on: 2023-11-29

    Published in: 2023 N 3 (224) / History

    Grigor Zohrap is one of the luminaries of the Western Armenian intelligentsia of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The concern for the plight of the Western Armenian people and the future of Armenia pushed him to social and political activities from a very young age. The high public reputation made it possible for Zohrap to be elected a deputy of the Young Turk Parliament for three times in a row, from 1908 to 1914. His political activity is a vivid example of serving his native people with unwavering dedication and political courage, which deserves admiration and gratitude.

    KeywordsGrigor Zohrap Armenian reforms the Armenian Patriarchate of Constantinople Russian-German compromise agreement H. Wangenheim M. Girs A. Mandelstam.

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  • Ruben Sahakyan - The Caucasus front of the First World War in the documents (critical remarks and analysis)
    30 Pages | 93-123 | DOI: Doi:10.54503/0135-0536-2023.3-93 |

    Revceived on: 2023-06-07 | Reviewed on: 2023-09-29 | Accepted for printing on: 2023-11-29

    Published in: 2023 N 3 (224) / History

    In 2020, a collection of documents ‘’The Caucasus Front of the First World War, 1914-1917’’ was published in Moscow. Executive editor A. N. Artizov, compilers - candidate of historical sciences B. B. Davidov, N. G. Zakharova, candidate of historical sciences I. V. Karpeyev, S. A. Kharitonov, candidate of historical sciences O. V. Chistyakov, E. E. Koloskova, candidate of historical sciences M. E. Malevinskaya, candidate of historical sciences D. G. Martirosyan, Yu. V. Basenko, candidate of historical sciences G. G. Avagyan, candidate of historical sciences S. S. Mirzoyan. The compliers of the collection did a significant research work, but when getting familiar with the published documents a number of questions come up, therefore we present some observations. 1. One of the gaps in the preface is the absence of the fact that the main initiator of the volunteer movement in the Caucasus was the Caucasian governorship, and also, that the persecuted members of the ARF Dashnaktsutyun Party were allowed to return and take part in the formation of squads.

    KeywordsThe Caucasus Front I. I. Vorontsov-Dashkov N. N. Yudenich Armenian volunteer movement Andranik Dro Hamazasp Keri A. Manukian H. Zavrian Armenian Genocide Armenian Question Sarikamish Van Erzerum Trapezund Erzenka.

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  • Gayane Ghazaryan, Hamo Sukiasyan - Brewing in the Yerevan province (End of the 19th century – beginning of the 20th century)
    14 Pages | 124-138 | DOI: Doi:10.54503/0135-0536-2023.3-124 |

    Revceived on: 2023-10-02 | Reviewed on: 2023-10-10 | Accepted for printing on: 2023-11-29

    Published in: 2023 N 3 (224) / History

    At the end of the 19th and beginning of the 20th centuries, breweries were opened one after another in the cities of Transcaucasia. Based on the newly discovered archival documents and official statistical data, it is shown that the most viable breweries in the Yerevan province were the factories of the Dzitoghtsyans and Tsaghikyans in Alexandropol and Avetyants in Yerevan. They were in operation until World War I and contributed to the revival of Armenian urban life. After the sovietization of Armenia in December 1920, the above mentioned factories were nationalized and put back into operation.

    Keywordsbeer factory production alcoholic beverages Yerevan province Nikolay Smanov Mkrtich Dzitoghtsyan Yegor Oskanov (Voskanyan) Khachatur Avetyants Harutyun Avetyants Hamazasp Tsaghikyan.

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  • Petros Demirchyan - Assessment of Valery Bryusov in the Armenian literary and scientific thought
    23 Pages | 139-162 | DOI: Doi:10.54503/0135-0536-2023.3-139 |

    Revceived on: 2023-09-10 | Reviewed on: 2023-09-18 | Accepted for printing on: 2023-11-29

    Published in: 2023 N 3 (224) / Literary studies

    The process of evaluation of the personality and activity of the famous Russian poet, critic, translator Valery Bryusov (1873-1924) by the Armenian literary and scientific mind has a history of more than a century. Vahan Teryan was one of the first to evaluate works of Valery Bryusov in 1913. In the Armenian environment, interest in the personality and works of Valery Bryusov rose sharply, especially after the Great Armenian Genocide carried out by the Ottoman Empire, during the preparation and publication of the collection “Poetry of Armenia” compiled and edited by Bryusov in 1915–1916. Many prominent figures of Armenian literature of the time: Hovh. Hovhannisyan, Al. Shirvanzadeh, H. Tumanyan, V. Teryan, A. Chopanyan, N. Aghbalyan, spoke out in the forms of articles, poems, welcome speeches, letters, etc.

    KeywordsV. Bryusov literary critic translator Yu. Veselovsky M. Gorky V. Teryan Hovh. Tumanyan “Poetry of Armenia” Bryusov’s lectures visits to Transcaucasia.

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  • Syranush Margaryan - Cultural and historical school and its influence on the works of Father Ghevond Alishan and Garegin Srvandztyants
    16 Pages | 163-179 | DOI: Doi:10.54503/0135-0536-2023.3-163 |

    Revceived on: 2023-08-28 | Reviewed on: 2023-09-04 | Accepted for printing on: 2023-11-29

    Published in: 2023 N 3 (224) / Literary studies

    The cultural-historical school as a cultural-philosophical theory is a set of ideas directly related to historical time, geographical environment and race. Having been formed in France in the last decades of the XІX century, it soon became known throughout the European continent and had many followers in different countries (G. Brandes, P. Lacombe, J. Renard, N. Pipin, etc.). Taking into account the intercultural ties that developed during this period, it becomes obvious that Armenian thinkers could not stay away from this pan-European philosophical and cultural movement. This influence is especially clearly noticeable in the scientific and artistic works of two great Armenologists - Father Ghevond Alishan and Garegin Srvandztyants.

    KeywordsHippolyte Adolphe Taine cultural and historical school Father Ghevond Alishan The Mkhitaryans Garegin Srvandztyants philosophy of aestheticism historicism; the trinomial formula of environment historical moment and race; Eurocentric worldview synchronicity.

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  • Hasmik Hovsepyan - The role of the grammar textbook by Grigor Magistros in the Syunik school
    7 Pages | 180-187 | DOI: Doi:10.54503/0135-0536-2023.3-180 |

    Revceived on: 2023-08-25 | Reviewed on: 2023-08-28 | Accepted for printing on: 2023-11-29

    Published in: 2023 N 3 (224) / Literary studies

    The comparative analysis of the manuscript sources allows us to outline the general path of development of manuscript number 3917 kept in the Matenadaran after M. Mashtots; it contains the “Interpretation of Grammar” by Grigor Magistros (990–1058) and presents the scientific and educational environment in which this grammatical work was spread. As a result of the research, it becomes clear, that the “Interpretation” by Magistros was used in Tatev and Sarkavagants Monasteries. In the 15th century, when the interpretations of Hovhannes Yerznkatsi, Hovhannes Tsortsoretsi, and Vardan Areveltsi were created, Grigor Tatevatsi handed over the original of the “Grammar” by Magistros to his student Archimandrite Hovhannes Karmir from Kapan to circulate in the Sarkavagants Monastery.

    KeywordsGrigor Magistros “Interpretation of Grammar” manuscript colophon Grigor Tatevatsi Archimandrite Hovhannes Tatev Monastery Deacon Monastery library writing center.

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  • Narine Dilbaryan - The basic words of the semantic field denoting the concept “Man” in the Ancient Armenian translation of the Book of Genesis
    14 Pages | 188-202 | DOI: Doi:10.54503/0135-0536-2023.3-188 |

    Revceived on: 2023-06-19 | Reviewed on: 2023-06-26 | Accepted for printing on: 2023-11-29

    Published in: 2023 N 3 (224) / Linguistics

    A study of words relating to a man and society in the Book of Genesis shows that this semantic group has many verbal units for denoting basic concepts, whether they are simple roots or compound constructions that are combined into subgroups that complement each other. The words included in the subgroups of this semantic field have a rich spectrum in terms of the number of synonyms. Most of these words are of Indo-European origin: մարդ, այր, ծնունդ, մանուկ, հայր, մայր, եղբայր, քոյր, ուստր, դուստր, անդրանիկ, ծնունդ, ընտանիք տուն; there are several borrowings from Iranian (ազգ, տոհմ, զաւակ) and Syrian (տղայ).

    KeywordsBible Genesis ancient Armenian translation vocabulary semantic field of human meaning society root words borrowings.

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  • Gayane Chopuryan - Phonetic changes of diphthongs and triphthongs in the Armenian epigraphic inscriptions (12–16th centuries)
    14 Pages | 203-217 | DOI: Doi:10.54503/0135-0536-2023.3-203 |

    Revceived on: 2023-06-09 | Reviewed on: 2023-07-03 | Accepted for printing on: 2023-11-29

    Published in: 2023 N 3 (224) / Linguistics

    The study of the transformations that diphthongs and triphthongs underwent in epigraphic inscriptions of the 12–16th centuries allows us to conclude that some cases of phonetic changes are widespread and characteristic of almost all the dialects and accents whereas the other part is limited not only chronologically, but also in terms of manifestation and functioning of phonetic changes. These changes from the point of view of the primary usage of some linguistic realities or new interpretation of existing phenomena are novation for the Middle Armenian language.

    Keywordsepigraphy Old Armenian Middle Armenian dialect simplification of a diphthong triphthongs diphthongization simplification phonetic combination.

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  • Tatevik Shakhkulyan - Musical embodiment of the character of David of Sassoun
    11 Pages | 218-229 | DOI: Doi:10.54503/0135-0536-2023.3-218 |

    Revceived on: 2023-07-05 | Reviewed on: 2023-07-13 | Accepted for printing on: 2023-11-29

    Published in: 2023 N 3 (224) / Art

    Out of forty-one available folk songs of the Armenian epic Sasna Tsrer (Arm. Daredevils of Sassoun), 15 samples belong to the most beloved hero, David. David’s songs are grouped into three types according to their content: (a) songs in which the hero collects information about his ancestors and plans his actions, (b) songs that uncover his psychological state, and (c) songs that present him as a strong personality confident in his plans and actions.

    Keywords“Sasna Tsrer” epic songs David’s songs operatic dramaturgy melodic contour.

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  • Arsen Harutyunyan - The period of construction of the entrances at the fortification and spring of Tatev Monastery
    15 Pages | 230-245 | DOI: Doi:10.54503/0135-0536-2023.3-230 |

    Revceived on: 2023-06-20 | Reviewed on: 2023-08-06 | Accepted for printing on: 2023-11-29

    Published in: 2023 N 3 (224) / Archaeology

    According to historiographer Stepanos Orbelyan, a fortification was erected around Tatev Monastery at the beginning of the 10th century on the initiative of the spiritual leader of Syunik, Bishop Hovhannes (1006–1058). In the first and second halves of the 11th century, on the initiative of Bishops Hovhannes and Gregory (1058–1116), arched gates with apses and churches were built over the western and eastern entrances adjacent to the fortification. The western entrance with its apses of St. Karapet did not reach us, but in the 1980s, the eastern entrance near the northern fortification was restored together with the one-nave and over the gate churches of Holy Mother of God (built in 1087).

    KeywordsTatev Monastery Stepanos Orbelyan old and new entrances of the fortification construction of the spring archaeological excavations epigraphic inscription manuscript mention.

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  • Sahak Tarontsi - “Dragon Stone” of Kharberd and its Cultural and Mythological context
    11 Pages | 246-257 | DOI: Doi:10.54503/0135-0536-2023.3-246 |

    Revceived on: 2023-08-15 | Reviewed on: 2023-09-07 | Accepted for printing on: 2023-11-29

    Published in: 2023 N 3 (224) / Archaeology

    On the way from Harputa to Eliazig, two km east to the historical district of Kharberd in Western Armenia, a giant natural boulder is located on the edge of the road leading to the vineyard Gyolu, in the area rich in springs. This sprawling rock, half buried in the ground, resembles a serpentine sculpture of a mythical colossal animal with two identical smaller protrusions on both sides. Elderly locals call this rock formation in Turkish “'ejderha taşı” which means “dragon stone”.

    KeywordsArmenian Highland Sophene Kharberd dragon myth of petrification.

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  • Siranush Fahradyan - Inscriptions and images on the seals of the Armenian Patriarchs of Jerusalem in the XIX century
    19 Pages | 258-277 | DOI: Doi:10.54503/0135-0536-2023.3-258 |

    Revceived on: 2023-06-20 | Reviewed on: 2023-07-18 | Accepted for printing on: 2023-11-29

    Published in: 2023 N 3 (224) / Archaeology

    A number of archival documents relating to the activities of the XIX century patriarchs of Armenian Apostolic Patriarchate of Jerusalem - Theodoros Vanetsi (1801-1818), Gabriel Nikomedatsi (1819-1840), Zakaria Kopetsi (1841-1846), Kirakos of Jerusalem (1846-1850), Hovhannes Zmyurnatsi (1850-1860), Esai Talastsi (1864-1885), Harutyun Vehapetyan (1889-1910), summarized in the archive of the Matenadaran after Mesrop Mashtots, have confirming seals.

    KeywordsArmenian patriarchate of Jerusalem archival documents seal church heraldry decoding of seal inscriptions Resurrection scene in the seals.

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  • Haykaz Gevorgyan - The ethnonym Tavaspar (On the problem of the origin of ethnonym of the Tabasaran people) (in Russ.)
    12 Pages | 278-290 | DOI: Doi:10.54503/0135-0536-2023.3-278 |

    Revceived on: 2022-12-23 | Reviewed on: 2022-12-29 | Accepted for printing on: 2023-11-29

    Published in: 2023 N 3 (224) / Discussions

    Tabasarans (endonym – Tabasaranar) are concentrated in the southeastern slopes of the Greater Caucasus Range from ancient times. These Dagestanian people, whose language belongs to the Lezgin group of the Ibero-Caucasian language family, is mentioned in the Armenian bibliography of the V century- in the works of M. Khorenatsi, Yeghishe and Buzand, in the form of ''t‘awaspar(k‘)''. Along with the Armenian sources, the medieval Arabic historiography plays an important role in the examination of the ethnonym of Tabasaran people, where the country of Tabasarans is mentioned as Tabarsaran and the people are called ahl ṭabarsaran (inhabitant of Tabarsaran) or al-ṭabarsaraniya (Tabarsaranian).

    KeywordsT‘awaspar Tabasarans ethnonym toponym North Caucasus Caucasian tribes Armenian historiography Arabic sources etymology The Caspian region Iran.

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  • Lilit Dallakyan - Comparative characteristics of South Caucasian ethno-political conflicts (1990–2020) (in Eng.)
    10 Pages | 291-301 | DOI: Doi:10.54503/0135-0536-2023.3-291 |

    Revceived on: 2023-09-12 | Reviewed on: 2023-11-17 | Accepted for printing on: 2023-11-29

    Published in: 2023 N 3 (224) / Discussions

    The collapse of the Soviet Union, which had a huge geopolitical significance in recent history, was a stimulus for the outbreak of frozen ethno-political conflicts in its territory, including in the South Caucasus. The “awakening” of the inherited from the USSR and previously hidden conflicts coincided chronologically with the period of Gorbachev's reconstruction and heated up to the maximum after the collapse of the Soviet Union and after the declaration of independence of three new states in the South Caucasus: Armenia, Georgia and Azerbaijan. In the framework of the formation of the modern world order, the world power centers, in particular the Russian Federation and the USA, and the states with a regional role, were actively involved in the multi-layered vortex of the problems of Nagorno Karabakh, Abkhazia and South Ossetia, and naturally, pursuing their interests, they turned the processes of conflict settlement into important tool for managing the situation.

    Keywords: South Caucasian ethno-political conflicts Nagorno-Karabakh-Artsakh South Ossetia Abkhazia right of self-determination of nations Georgian-Abkhazian Georgian-South Ossetian Russian-Georgian military operations chauvinism policy peacekeeping forces international law.

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  • Styopa Petoyan - Avag Mahtesy-Hakobyants’ аttempts to publish newspapers in the city of Shushi (1883–1885)
    17 Pages | 302-319 | DOI: Doi:10.54503/0135-0536-2023.3-302 |

    Revceived on: 2023-09-15 | Reviewed on: 0001-01-01 | Accepted for printing on: 2023-11-29

    Published in: 2023 N 3 (224) / Publications

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  • Anushavan Zakaryan - David Ananun on the lecture of Valeriy Bryusov
    3 Pages | 320-323 | DOI: Doi:10.54503/0135-0536-2023.3-320 |

    Revceived on: 2023-09-12 | Reviewed on: 0001-01-01 | Accepted for printing on: 2023-11-29

    Published in: 2023 N 3 (224) / Publications

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  • Aelita Dolukhanyan - Ararat Aghasyan. History of art: fine arts, book 2
    7 Pages | 324-331 |

    Revceived on: 2023-05-24 | Reviewed on: 0001-01-01 | Accepted for printing on: 2023-11-29

    Published in: 2023 N 3 (224) / Reviews

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  • Vano Yeghiazaryan - Proto-Archimandrite Zacharia Baghumyan, Kirakos Erznkatsi’s commentaries on St. Evagrius Ponticus’ Works
    5 Pages | 332-337 |

    Revceived on: 2023-06-21 | Reviewed on: 0001-01-01 | Accepted for printing on: 2023-11-29

    Published in: 2023 N 3 (224) / Reviews

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  • Artashes Shahnazaryan - Karen Matevosyan. Ani and the residents of Ani
    3 Pages | 338-341 |

    Revceived on: 2023-09-20 | Reviewed on: 0001-01-01 | Accepted for printing on: 2023-11-29

    Published in: 2023 N 3 (224) / Reviews

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  • Gohar Vardumyan - Hakob Manandyan (on the occasion of his 150th birthday) (in Russ.)
    3 Pages | 343-346 |

    Revceived on: 2023-11-27 | Reviewed on: 0001-01-01 | Accepted for printing on: 2023-11-29

    Published in: 2023 N 3 (224) / Our honoured scholars

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  • Ararat priest Poghosyan - Vazgen I, Catholicos of All Armenians (on the occasion of his 115 th birthday)
    5 Pages | 347-352 |

    Revceived on: 2023-11-20 | Reviewed on: 0001-01-01 | Accepted for printing on: 2023-11-29

    Published in: 2023 N 3 (224) / Our honoured scholars

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  • Susanna Hovhannisyan - Edward Jrbashyan (on the occasion of his 100 th birthday)
    4 Pages | 353-357 |

    Revceived on: 2023-09-01 | Reviewed on: 0001-01-01 | Accepted for printing on: 2023-11-29

    Published in: 2023 N 3 (224) / Our honoured scholars

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  • Levon Chugaszyan - Babken Chugaszyan (on the occasion of his 100th birthday)
    6 Pages | 358-364 |

    Revceived on: 2023-07-10 | Reviewed on: 0001-01-01 | Accepted for printing on: 2023-11-29

    Published in: 2023 N 3 (224) / Our honoured scholars

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  • - Levon Zekiyan (on the occasion of his 80th birthday
    5 Pages | 365-370 |

    Revceived on: 2023-10-13 | Reviewed on: 0001-01-01 | Accepted for printing on: 2023-11-29

    Published in: 2023 N 3 (224) / Our jubilees

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  • Anna Asatryan - Scientific Conference “NAS RA-80”. Honored artists of Armenian Academic Art Criticism. Christopher Kushnarian”. International Scientific Conference “Aram Khachatryan–120”
    7 Pages | 371-378 |

    Revceived on: 2023-09-21 | Reviewed on: 0001-01-01 | Accepted for printing on: 2023-11-29

    Published in: 2023 N 3 (224) / Scientific life

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  • Suren Sargsyan - Richard Gaspar Hovhannisyan
    4 Pages | 379-383 |

    Revceived on: 0001-01-01 | Reviewed on: 0001-01-01 | Accepted for printing on: 0001-01-01

    Published in: 2023 N 3 (224) / News

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  • Mikael Martirosyan - Great national figure and philanthropist: Poghos Nubar Pasha
    22 Pages | 3-25 | DOI: Doi:10.54503/0135-0536-2022.1-3 |

    Revceived on: 2021-12-06 | Reviewed on: 2021-12-21 | Accepted for printing on: 2022-03-07

    Published in: 2022 N 1 (219) / Articles, reports

    Among the Armenian national, public and political figures of the early 20th century, Poghos Nubar Pasha stands out with his patriotic activities. He was born in 1851 in Constantinople. As the son of Egyptian Prime Minister Nubar Pasha, he received a European education and began his career in France, later continuing his labour activities in Egypt. Poghos Nubar Pasha played a significant role in the national life of the Armenians of Egypt. He was the founder and lifetime honorary president of the General Armenian Benevolent Union. In 1912, the Catholicos of all Armenians, Gevorg the Fifth, appointed him head of the Armenian National Delegation in Europe.

    KeywordsPoghos Nubar Pasha Gevorg the Fifth Patriarchate of Constantinople Armenian National Delegation Armenian reforms Russian-Turkish agreement Treaty of Sevres AGBU great philanthropist national figure Marie Nubar.

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  • Anna Asatryan - Hovhannes Nalbandyan: the first great Armenian violinist
    22 Pages | 26-48 | DOI: Doi:10.54503/0135-0536-2022.1-26 |

    Revceived on: 2022-02-21 | Reviewed on: 2022-03-01 | Accepted for printing on: 2022-03-10

    Published in: 2022 N 1 (219) / Articles, reports

    Outstanding violinist and pedagogue, Honored Artist of the RSFSR (1926), Honored Art Worker of the RSFSR (1937) Hovhannes Romanovich Nalbandyan (Hovhannes Arakelovich, 1871–1942) is the brightest symbol of Armenian-Russian musical ties. Born in Simferopol (Crimea), he lived and acted in St. Petersburg for many years. The northern capital of Russia became his second homeland. A graduate of the St. Petersburg Conservatory, Professor H. R. Nalbandyan taught for 47 years at the St. Petersburg Conservatory, and then at the Leningrad Conservatory. Through Nalbandyan, the connection between the Auer violin school and the Soviet violin art was realized.

    KeywordsHovhannes Nalbandyan artist virtuoso violinist pedagogue St. Petersburg Conservatory memoirs P. Sarasate L. Auer.

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  • Anushavan Zakaryan - The talented son of the Lisitsyans: Levon Lisitsyan
    27 Pages | 49-76 | DOI: Doi:10.54503/0135-0536-2022.1-49 |

    Revceived on: 2021-12-27 | Reviewed on: 2022-02-23 | Accepted for printing on: 2022-03-03

    Published in: 2022 N 1 (219) / Articles, reports

    January 9, 2022 marks the 130th anniversary of the birth of Levon Lisitsyan – an ethnographer, philologist, historian and public figure, the talented son of the Lisitsyans – prominent representatives of the Armenian reality of the late 19th and early 20th cc. The short but meaningful, eventful life and activities of L. Lisitsyan can be divided into the following stages: a) student years (universities of Munich, Moscow, Vienna), during which his scientific activity was born: he was the advisor in Armenian culture to the outstanding Austrian professor of history and architecture Josef Strzygowski; b) contribution to the scientific expedition headed by J. Strzygowski, who visited Armenia from September 14 – October 4, 1913; c) participation in the actions of the Armenian volunteer squads in 1914–1915 and useful activities for the nation in the position of plenipotentiary representative in Bayazet of the Committee of Fraternal Assistance to Armenian Refugees.

    Keywordsthe Lisitsyans Levon Lisitsyan Tiflis Moscow Vienna J. Strzygowski T. Toramanyan volunteer squads Petrograd N. Marr L. Auer Constantinople Yerevan Sarikamish Etchmiadzin Hov. Tumanyan Av. Isahakyan Al. Kulebyakin K. Bakhshi.

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  • Vahan Melikyan - Interstate territorial and border disputes after the declaration of independence of the Transcaucasian Republics (June–July1918)
    29 Pages | 77-106 | DOI: Doi:10.54503/0135-0536-2022.1-77 |

    Revceived on: 2021-07-06 | Reviewed on: 2021-07-30 | Accepted for printing on: 2022-01-24

    Published in: 2022 N 1 (219) / Articles, reports

    The Batumi Treaty, so far the only international political act recognizing the independence of Georgia, Azerbaijan and Armenia thereby accepting the territories and conditional borders of independent republics, still could not prevent the presence of the military troops of Ottoman Turkey and Germany in the region and, in particular, in Armenia until the end of July 1918. This was evidenced by newly discovered archival documents. From a geographic point of view, the configuration of the new borders was artificial and revealed the aggressive plans of Turkey, in particular, the plan to seize Baku.

    KeywordsArmenia Georgia Azerbaijan Germany Ottoman Empire O․ von Lossov N․ Jordania Vehib Pasha T. Nazarbekyan Aram Manukyan Kh․ Karchikyan Lori Borchalu Akhalkalaki Karabakh.

  • Gegham Hovhannisyan - The Young Turk movement and the Hnchakyans (end of the 19th c. – beginning of the 20th c.)
    14 Pages | 107-121 | DOI: Doi:10.54503/0135-0536-2022.1-103 |

    Revceived on: 2021-10-01 | Reviewed on: 2022-01-10 | Accepted for printing on: 2022-01-20

    Published in: 2022 N 1 (219) / Articles, reports

    At the end of the 19th century, during the rise of the national liberation movement of the Armenian people, the movement of the Young Turks – the Turkish opposition forces, was launched against the sultanate regime. The Young Turks sought to establish a constitutional, parliamentary order and put the country on a European path of development. Realizing that their forces were not sufficient to achieve this goal, the leaders of the movement tried to reach an agreement and cooperate with the subject peoples of the Ottoman Empire, including the political organizations of the Armenian people, who were fighting against the Sultanate tyranny.

    KeywordsYoung Turk Movement Hnchakyans Ottoman Empire reforms Armenian Question Autonomous Armenia Stepan Sapah-Gyulyan.

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  • Petros Demirchyan - Collecting and ethnographic activities of Garegin Srvandztyants
    9 Pages | 122-131 | DOI: Doi:10.54503/0135-0536-2022.1-118 |

    Revceived on: 2022-01-20 | Reviewed on: 2022-03-01 | Accepted for printing on: 2022-03-09

    Published in: 2022 N 1 (219) / Articles, reports

    Bishop Garegin Srvandztyants (1840–1892) is one of the most merited representatives of the Armenian people, both as a devoted national-public figure and as an incomparable philologist, folklore collector and ethnographer. The most important part of his activity is a series of collections, which are the result of a diligent collection оf over a decade (1874–1884) of folk tales and traditions and wealthy ethnographic materials. The name of G. Srvandztyants is associated, in particular, with the identification, recording and publication of the first version of the Armenian national epic “Sasna Tsrer” – “David of Sassoun or Mher’s Door”.

    KeywordsGaregin Srvandztyants philologist folklore collector ethnographer “Toros Aghpar” “David of Sassoun or Mher’s Door” Arabkir city art culture Matenadaran.

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  • Felix Movsisyan - “Masyats Aghavni” on the American Civil War
    21 Pages | 132-153 | DOI: Doi:10.54503/0135-0536-2022.1-128 |

    Revceived on: 2021-09-02 | Reviewed on: 2021-09-30 | Accepted for printing on: 2022-02-07

    Published in: 2022 N 1 (219) / Articles, reports

    The American Civil War of 1861–1865 received a wide response in the Armenian periodical press of the time, including the “Masyats Aghavni” magazine.This periodical, which was representing the Armenian national-conservative current, was published in 1860–1865 in Theodosia edited by Archimandrite Gabriel Aivazovsky. “Masyats Aghavni” is one of the unique Armenian periodicals that predicted the inevitability of the conflict between the northern and southern states before the start of the US Civil War. The magazine attributes this to the election of Abraham Lincoln, the representative of the Republican Party representing the interests of the northern states, which is considered one of the remarkable events of the time.

    Keywords“Masyats Aghavni” North South power slavery war strife rebellion unity solidarity Abraham Lincoln.

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  • Hovhannes Ayvazyan - Once again on the question of the origin of David Bek
    15 Pages | 154-169 | DOI: Doi:10.54503/0135-0536-2022.1-150 |

    Revceived on: 2022-01-11 | Reviewed on: 2022-01-18 | Accepted for printing on: 2022-03-09

    Published in: 2022 N 1 (219) / Articles, reports

    The biographical information on David Bek, the leader of the liberation movement of Syunik of the 18th century, is scant or non-existent. The combined analysis of the research conducted by different authors, separute evidence and manuscripts, enables us to conclude: 1. David Bek was presumably from Syunik, born in Tatev. In all likelihood, this was the reason he became the leader of the liberation movement of Syunik.

    Keywords the liberation movement of Syunik David Bek Mkhitar Sparapet Melik Parsadan Melik Bali Ter Avetik Ghukas Sebastatsi Samuel Aramyan “Selected History…” Raffi Lalayan Adontz Halidzor Bekh Shinuhayr Tatev.

  • Mher Navoyan - Differentiation problems in the folk-professional branch of Armenian traditional music-poetic art
    18 Pages | 170-188 | DOI: Doi:10.54503/0135-0536-2022.1-166 |

    Revceived on: 2021-09-16 | Reviewed on: 2021-12-23 | Accepted for printing on: 2022-01-17

    Published in: 2022 N 1 (219) / Articles, reports

    In traditional Armenian music-poetry, the manifestations of Gusan and Ashugh art very often are not differentiated. The lack of clarity on this issue is a consequence of disregarding the main characteristics of these expressions of traditional art, along with the lack of research on Gusan art in general. The absence of a clear distinction between the folk and folk-professional (secular-professional) branches of Armenian traditional musical-poetical art is also important, due to its relation to the differentiation between Gusan and Ashugh art, representing two areas of folk-professional branch.

    Keywords folk– professional secular professional Gusan Ashugh “Ergqkՙ cՙcՙocՙ ev parucՙ” “Hagnergutyun” (rhapsody ῥαψῳδία) horeia (χορεία).

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  • Artsvik Suvaryan - Grammatical typology of subject and resultative participles of modern literary Eastern Armenian and German languages
    11 Pages | 189-200 | DOI: Doi:10.54503/0135-0536-2022.1-185 |

    Revceived on: 2021-09-25 | Reviewed on: 2021-12-16 | Accepted for printing on: 2022-01-21

    Published in: 2022 N 1 (219) / Articles, reports

    Subject participles of modern German and literary Eastern Armenian maintain the uniformity of composition. Resultative participle of German, due to the peculiarities of the verb, appears in two different forms of composition, by revealing certain peculiarities over composition of the Resultative participle in the Armenian language. Resultative participle is closely connected with the German verb system. Being one of the three main forms of the verb, it participates in the composition of compound finite tense forms and the Simple Past.

    Keywords grammatical typology Armenian and German languages Subject and Resultative Participles simultaneity pre-tense conditions active-passive voice literary Eastern Armenian Western Armenian resultative+ եմ/էի construction circumstantial functions.

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  • Sona Mikayelyan - Dialectal word layer of Arabic borrowings in the Armenian language
    8 Pages | 201-209 | DOI: Doi:10.54503/0135-0536-2022.1-197 |

    Revceived on: 2021-07-01 | Reviewed on: 2021-07-12 | Accepted for printing on: 2022-03-27

    Published in: 2022 N 1 (219) / Articles, reports

    The borrowed layer of vocabulary is an inseparable part of a language, formed at different stages of its historical development due to numerous extra-linguistic and linguistic factors. Synchronic and diachronic approaches to the study of borrowings aim at exploring the nature of the existing historical and cultural interrelations between the languages and the peoples of the given linguo-culture.

    Keywordsa borrowing Arabic borrowings in Armenian literary borrowings dialectal borrowings direct and mediated borrowings semantic and derivative changes active and passive borrowings.

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  • Garegin Tumanyan - The current state and perspectives of investigation of Cimmerian culture in the Armenian Highland
    13 Pages | 210-223 | DOI: Doi:10.54503/0135-0536-2022.1-206 |

    Revceived on: 2021-11-30 | Reviewed on: 2022-01-11 | Accepted for printing on: 2022-01-18

    Published in: 2022 N 1 (219) / Articles, reports

    Cimmerians are the first historical people of Eastern Europe. The term “Cimmerian culture” is known in archaeology since the beginning of the last century. The problem of the differentation of Cimmerian and Scythian archaological complexes is very important, which has not yet found a cardinal solution, particularly – in the Western Asian region. The discussed problem was not explored in Armenian archaeology at all. Through archaeological investigation of the manifestations of Cimmerian culture in the Armenian Highland, fundamentals can be established for defining the place of Cimmerian culture among concurrent archaeological cultures of the mentioned region.

    Keywordsnew approach attributes Cimmerian culture funerary complexes burial groups funerary ritual tribal groups warrior riders weaponry horse tack.

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  • Ashot Melkonyan - Observations on current regional issues (steps to counter the Azerbaijani-Turkish tandem) (in Eng.)
    7 Pages | 224-231 | DOI: Doi:10.54503/0135-0536-2022.1-267 |

    Revceived on: 2022-03-17 | Reviewed on: 2022-03-24 | Accepted for printing on: 2022-04-01

    Published in: 2022 N 1 (219) / Discussions

    After the Armenian-Azerbaijani 44-day war (September 27-November 9), in order to gradually strengthen its positions, and countering Azerbaijan’s and Turkey’s policy aimed at weakening the Republic of Armenia and the Islamic Republic of Iran, we propose on the agenda of the current Armenian-Azerbaijani negotiations an issue that has never been discussed before, and which will significantly strengthen the position of the Armenian and Iranian sides, as well as will diminish the capacities of implementing of the Turkish-Azerbaijani tandem’s pan-Turkic program.

    Keywords Azerbaijani-Turkish tandem unblocking corridor Ararat marz.

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  • Aram Kosyan -
    15 Pages | 232-247 | DOI: Doi:10.54503/0135-0536-2022.1-220 |

    Revceived on: 2021-12-23 | Reviewed on: 2021-12-25 | Accepted for printing on: 2022-01-10

    Published in: 2022 N 1 (219) / Discussions

    For the history of the Armenian Highland and particularly the emergence and development of Armenian nation, the geographical conditions had an important role. Its unbiased analysis can fundamentally change current dominant concepts. It is time for the in-depth study of our history in close relationship with the geographical and climatic peculiarities of the Armenian Highland, which definitely could contribute much for the solution of many problems which until now remain inexplicable. The impact of environment on society is divided into two spheres: 1) Constant influence of geographical environment, 2) global climatic fluctuations which sometimes cover many centuries, 3) natural disasters (volcanoes, earthquakes etc.). Below we shall briefly present first two factors.

    KeywordsEnvironment society geographical determinism climatic changes Armenian Highland.

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  • Yeghia Jerejian - On the self-defense battles in Hadjin
    8 Pages | 248-256 |

    Revceived on: 2021-09-17 | Reviewed on: 0001-01-01 | Accepted for printing on: 2022-02-08

    Published in: 2022 N 1 (219) / Publications

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  • Styopa Petoyan - Shushi printing house belonged to Etchmiadzin and the printing of the book “Dzerats Mashtots” (1858)
    13 Pages | 257-270 |

    Revceived on: 2021-12-22 | Reviewed on: 0001-01-01 | Accepted for printing on: 2022-01-20

    Published in: 2022 N 1 (219) / Publications

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  • Anushavan Zakaryan - Armenian motifs in the oeuvre of Boris Lazarevsky (in Russ.)
    7 Pages | 271-278 | DOI: Doi:10.54503/0135-0536-2022.1-259 |

    Revceived on: 2021-11-26 | Reviewed on: 0001-01-01 | Accepted for printing on: 2022-01-25

    Published in: 2022 N 1 (219) / Publications

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  • Aelita Dolukhanyan - Laura Muradyan: Literary observations in time (studies and articles)
    5 Pages | 279-284 |

    Revceived on: 2021-12-20 | Reviewed on: 0001-01-01 | Accepted for printing on: 2022-01-21

    Published in: 2022 N 1 (219) / Reviews

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  • Margarit Qamalyan - “Art History Journal”, 2021, No. 1 and No. 2
    7 Pages | 285-292 |

    Revceived on: 2022-02-14 | Reviewed on: 0001-01-01 | Accepted for printing on: 2022-03-03

    Published in: 2022 N 1 (219) / Reviews

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  • Karen Mkrtchyan - Foreign sources about the Armenian communities. Collection of materials of the international scientific conference dedicated to the 200th birth anniversary of Father Ghevond Alishan, vol. I
    6 Pages | 293-299 |

    Revceived on: 2021-12-01 | Reviewed on: 0001-01-01 | Accepted for printing on: 2022-01-04

    Published in: 2022 N 1 (219) / Reviews

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  • Albert Kharatyan - Aelita Dolukhanyan (to the 75th birth anniversary)
    5 Pages | 300-305 |

    Revceived on: 2022-03-04 | Reviewed on: 0001-01-01 | Accepted for printing on: 2022-03-11

    Published in: 2022 N 1 (219) / Our jubilees

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  • Gohar Muradyan - Abraham Teryan (to the 80th birth anniversary)
    3 Pages | 306-309 |

    Revceived on: 2022-03-11 | Reviewed on: 0001-01-01 | Accepted for printing on: 2022-03-11

    Published in: 2022 N 1 (219) / Our jubilees

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  • Gayane Shagoyan - Interview with NAS RA corresponding member Levon Abrahamyan (to the 75th birth anniversary)
    7 Pages | 310-317 |

    Revceived on: 2022-03-31 | Reviewed on: 0001-01-01 | Accepted for printing on: 2022-04-01

    Published in: 2022 N 1 (219) / Our jubilees

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  • Gayane Gevorgyan - Anahit Tonapetyan (to the 60th birth anniversary)
    4 Pages | 318-322 |

    Revceived on: 2022-02-16 | Reviewed on: 0001-01-01 | Accepted for printing on: 2022-03-10

    Published in: 2022 N 1 (219) / Our jubilees

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