Writer, publicist, philosopher, pedagogue, editor Yeghia Temirchipashyan (1851–1908) occupies a special place in the history of Armenian literature and, in particular, in the national-social, educational and cultural development of the last quarter of the 19th century. He was destined to live and create for our people, truly, in a crucial historical time, when not only national and public life, but also scientific and meaningful creative thought was undergoing rapid reforms. In the oppressive atmosphere of the Sultan’s Turkey, even the creative spirit of Armenians tried to find a way out of the developments taking place in the world, the sources of progress and the latest ways.

KeywordsYeghia Temirchipashyan publicist philosopher pedagogue editor “Yerkragund” “Grakan yev imastasirakan sharzhum” innovateur.

Vahan Teryan, one of the pillars of the Armenian literature and culture of the XX century, was born on January 28, 1885 in the village of Gandza in the Akhalkalaki province (now Georgia). He received his primary education at the rural and Akhalkalaki city schools and then he continued his studies in Tiflis. From 1899 to 1906, Teryan studied at the gymnasium of the Lazarev Seminary in Moscow. From 1906 to 1912, he studied at the department of Russian Language and Russian Literature of the Historical and Philological Faculty of Moscow University and from 1913 to 1916, he was a student at the faculty of Oriental Languages at St. Petersburg University.

KeywordsVahan Teryan poetic series artistic system symbolism publicistics cultural-political concept political and state activity dialogue of cultures.

The perception and interpretation of the First Republic of Armenia in the publicistic writings of Vahan Tekeyan (1878–1945), an outstanding Western Armenian and later Diaspora writer, publicist, socio-political figure, and a prominent representative of the Armenian liberal-democratic political movement, are examined in the context of the Armenian Question, the restoration of national statehood, and subsequently the loss of sovereignty.

KeywordsVahan Tekeyan publicistic writings the First Republic of Armenia Armenian Question Diaspora national identity Western Armenia