ROUBEN HAKHVERDIAN. "WHEN INTELLIGENTSIA DOESN'T LEAD, THE PEOPLE BECOME THE INTELLIGENTSIA"
Rouben Hakhverdian declared himself a craftsman and left the intelligentsia circles at March 11 meeting at "Hayeli" club. At the same time, he stated that when the intelligentsia doesn't lead, the people become the intelligentsia. He added that unfortunately, this factor spared neither the supporters of Levon Ter-Petrosian nor those of Serge Sarkisian from mass hysteria and psychosis. He came to this conclusion after what he saw over TV. "I didn't go to the rallies. I couldn't bear "Levon is president" slogan, that person is absolutely unacceptable for me. And the people went to the rallies not for his sake, but against the injustice," Ruben Hakhverdian said, emphasizing that Levon Ter-Petrosian is a political corpse for a long time already. As for the government, Hakhverdian said that it died on March 1-2. "The government died that day as a government. Levon hated the Armenian people and spoke scornfully. While Robert speaks as if he were the president of the richest country of the world, when, in fact, he is the richest president of a poorest country. He killed the dreams of the youth to have a business in this country." Hakhverdian said.
In the course of the first four years of Robert Kocharian's government the personal respect of Ruben Hakhverdian to him decreased. "He became a historical figure by opening fire on the people. While the young and "promising' journalists asked him idle questions, instead of questioning him about the businesses that he runs. The lying is on governmental level," Hakhverdian said. Evaluating the recent events as a sobering slap in the face of the government, Hakhverdian explained that the special sevices of the USA and Russia picked up their "generals' to carry out their plans. "America chose Levon Ter-Petrosian to rebel the people on social grounds and to lead them to massacre," Hakhverdian emphasized.
Hakhverdian believes that the only way to hold proper elections is to withdraw Robert Kocharian and first of all Levon Ter-Petrosian from politics. "Their mentality is that or the communists and dictators," he said. According to this logics, Hakhverdian doesn't want his son to become anybody's "slave" and is going to send him to live abroad, as soon as he comes back from the army.
"I am a person, I have the right to get disappointed and shocked. I can compose songs, but I don't see any sense in that, as nothing has changed in the cultural sphere since I was 18," he said. Hakhverdian doesn't think that he is the one to outline the actions of the people and tries to observe the situation from very personal viewpoint.
While publicist Karine Hakobian confronted Hakhverdian's opinion and stated that we should shape public and political institutions. "In our country till now the government enjoys the power, while the opposition suffers," she said, adding that the journalists also need to do a lot to correct the current situation.
- By Nana Petrosian, translated by K.A.
ARMENIANS LOSE OBAMA ADVISOR; TURKS LOSE CLINTON FUNDRAISER
By Harut Sassounian, Publisher, The California CourierSamantha Power, the Pulitzer-prize winning author of "A Problem from Hell: America and the Age of Genocide," resigned last week from her position as an unpaid foreign policy advisor to Presidential candidate ...ARMENIA UNDER SIEGE
By Edmond Azadian, The Armenian Mirror-Spectator Weekly, Published By Adl Eastern District Committee Of Usa And Canada 1Ever since independence, Armenia's main asset has been its internal stability. And every external and internal force has threatened to destabilize the country to get its agenda promoted. At every such ...CHANGES TO THE STATE OF EMERGENCY
Translated by L.H.RA President Robert Kocharian signed a decree on March 13 on changes to March 1, 2008 decree. According to the decree, point 4/4 of RA President's decree on "Declaration of the state of emergency" is ...TURKISH "AKSION" PERIODICAL ENCOURAGED BY LEVON TER-PETROSIAN'S RETURN TO POLITICS
By Hakob Chaqrian, translated by K.A.Some of the Turkey' circles are encouraged by Levon Ter-Petrosian's return to politics. Some of the leading Turkish newspapers consider his return to be a proper occasion most likely in the issues of ...ARMENIAN CAUCUS RALLIES SUPPORT FOR ARMENIAN AID PRIORITIES
Prepared by K.A.Congressional Armenian Caucus Co-Chairmen Frank Pallone (D-NJ) and Joe Knollenberg (R-MI) are currently collecting signatures among their House colleagues on a letter urging the leaders of the U.S. State-Foreign ...NEWEST POSITION OF GB ON 1915
Translated by A.M. 2A message entitled "Shame on the British Government" and addressed to "Azg", says that GB Foreign Ministry representative Lord Mallock-Brown, answering on March 4, the question of the Baroness of Landuff ...A FOREIGN MINISTER AND CE COMMISSIONER DISCUSS HOME SITUATION IN ARMENIA
Translated by K.A.RA Foreign Minister Vartan Oskanian met Wednesday with Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights, Mr Thomas Hammarberg, and the delegation led by him. The parties touched upon the February 19 presidential ...ARMENIA AMONG THE STABLE COUNTRIES
By P.K., translated by L.H.141 countries are involved in Brookings institution's "List of the weak countries". Four main indexes are taken into consideration - economy, policy, security and social sphere. While assessing the economic ...ROUBEN HAKHVERDIAN. "WHEN INTELLIGENTSIA DOESN'T LEAD, THE PEOPLE BECOME THE INTELLIGENTSIA"
By Nana Petrosian, translated by K.A.Rouben Hakhverdian declared himself a craftsman and left the intelligentsia circles at March 11 meeting at "Hayeli" club. At the same time, he stated that when the intelligentsia doesn't lead, the people ...UNESCO CELEBRATES ANNIVERSARIES OF WILLIAM SAROYAN AND VICTOR HAMBARDZUMIAN IN 2008-2009
Translated by K.AUNECSO is going to celebrate the 100th anniversaries of William Saroyan and Victor Hambardzumian in 2008-2009. The celebration events for William Saroyan will be held in Armenia and in the USA, particularly ...
"KAROT" INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL IN MOSCOW
By Marietta Makarian, translated by L.H.ARMENIAN AND AZERBAIJANI PRESIDENTS TO MEET ON JUNE 7
CONGRESSMAN SHERMAN CO-SPONSORS HRANT DINK BILL
"TURKEY AND AZERBAIJAN TO TAKE JOINT MILITARY ACTIONS IN KARABAKH"
By H. Chaqrian, translated by A.M.SERGE SARGSIAN ANTICIPATES ACTIVE WORK OF MINISTERS TO ELIMINATE THE DIVIDED SOCIETY
By Maritea Khachatrian, translated by L.H.
DEBATE ON DUAL CITIZENSHIP FOR ARMENIAN DIASPORA ADDRESSED IN SPECIAL DOUBLE ISSUE OF DIASPORA: A JOURNAL OF TRANSNATIONAL STUDIES
"IN ORDER NOT TO BREAK THE CEASEFIRE REGIME ANY MORE"
Translated by L.H.APPEAL OF THE UNION OF ARMENIANS OF RUSSIA TO THE PEOPLE OF ARMENIA
Ara Abrahamian, Chairman of the Union of Armenians in Russia, Translated by K.A.ARMENIANS LOSE OBAMA ADVISOR; TURKS LOSE CLINTON FUNDRAISER
By Harut Sassounian, Publisher, The California CourierAZERBAIJAN STILL SEARCHES FOR PROVOCATIONS OF ARMENIA
By Hakob Chaqrian, translated by K.A.ARMENIA UNDER SIEGE
By Edmond Azadian, The Armenian Mirror-Spectator Weekly, Published By Adl Eastern District Committee Of Usa And CanadaSTATEMENT OF THE MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS
CATHOLICOSATE OF THE GREAT HOUSE OF CILICIA IN EDZMIATSIN
Translated by L.H.
- 1884 Birth in Batoom of Levon Takhtajian, lecturer of Yerevan State University (agricultural economy and linguistics).
- 1901 Birth of Kostandeen Hakobian, Scientist, Doctor and Professor of Agricultural Sciences, in Meerzeek. He got a State Award for the creation of a Kazakh species of white-headed cattle.
- 1914 Birth of Balasan (Vruyr Balasanyan), translator and writer, in Moscow, .
- 1918 Start of the Trebizond negotiations between the delegations of Turkey and the Transcaucasian Seym. The German-Turkish attack took place at the same time. The negotiation effort was in vain as the Mensheviks, led by Chkhenkely, agreed to cede to the territorial demands of Turkey.
- 1921 Start of the Red Army's extensive attack on Yerevan, which ended in its victory two weeks later.
- 1921 End of the London Conference. It made indefinite allusions to a national home for the Armenians in Western Armenia. The Turkish part rejected it later.
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