Commemorating the 85th Anniversary of Vachagan Hovhannisian


    On October 14, 2016 the Yerevan City Central Library was commemorating the 85th birthday of late writer Vachagan Hovhannisian. Fellow writers, artists and readers were there to honor the legacy of true son of land Sassoun. “His writings about the beauty, the good and everything that is national sound like a prayer”- said the director of the Yerevan City Central Library, Honored worker of Culture Hasmik Karapetyan. Literary critic, PhD of Philological sciences Suren Danielyan stated: “He was a poet long before he wrote his first poem.” Kind words and memories were shared by writer, public speaker Vrej Saroukhanian, writer, literary critic, translator Felix Baghchinian, writer, painter, the president of Armenian Cultural fond Arevshat Avakian, writer Liparit Sargsian, writer Khachik Manoukian, director of library after Vachagan Hovhannisian of town Echmiatsin, PhD of Pedagogical sciences, the daughter of the writer Arusiak Hovhannisian. The closing speech was made by writer, translator, Honored Worker of Culture, the son of the writer Hovik Hoveyan, who said: “He was constantly speaking about justice. An old man, a young man, a just man, a truthful man, and a citizen of the world were living in him.”
A musical number was performed by piano player, laureate of international contests, winner of presidential award Shogher Hoveyan. During the event some of the writer’s works were read by actress, reciter Gayane’ Samvelian.

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