Submitted by global publisher on Fri, 07/15/2016 - 15:05
“To Mesrop we owe the preservation of the language and literature of Armenia; but for his work, the people would have been absorbed by the Persians and Syrians, and would have disappeared like so many nations of the East.” - St. Martin
Submitted by global publisher on Fri, 07/15/2016 - 14:56
“If you want to see the future of a nation, look to its youth.”
Who he was
Of the military leaders in the heyday of the Armenian national liberation movement, Garegin Nzhdeh stands alone. His military savvy is only surpassed by his role as an author and a thinker whose collective works helped shape a national ideology and continue to influence the mindset of Armenian thinkers, politicians and leaders to this day.
Submitted by global publisher on Fri, 07/15/2016 - 14:43
“Before all else, place the hope of your liberation upon yourself. Give your mind and arms strength – a person must depend on himself in order to be saved.”
Who he was
Khrimyan Hayrig was an influential figure in modern Armenian history who spoke forcefully against the endemic timidity of the subjugated Armenians in the Ottoman Empire.
Submitted by global publisher on Fri, 07/15/2016 - 14:17
“If we lose [Artsakh], we turn the final page of our people’s history…”
Who he was
Monte Melkonian was an Armenian-American volunteer and commander in the Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh) War for Independence, where he died in battle. He is remembered as personifying the indomitable spirit with which Armenians achieved victory against the odds and liberated part of the historic Armenian homeland, Artsakh.
Submitted by global publisher on Fri, 07/15/2016 - 14:04
“I have killed a man. But I am not a murderer.”
Who he was
Soghomon Tehlirian assassinated Mehmet Talaat Pasha, the architect of the Armenian Genocide. After the assassination in Berlin, Tehlirian was captured, tried in a German court, found not guilty and released.
Submitted by global publisher on Fri, 07/15/2016 - 13:51
“Of all the traditions we have inherited from our forefathers, the most illustrious, the most vivid, is our beautiful, rich and excellent language, which we have to protect with concern, ferocity and verve.”
Who she was
The most famous female representative of the Zartonk movement, Zabel Yesayan played an exceptional role in establishing a new paradigm for Armenian society.
Submitted by global publisher on Fri, 07/15/2016 - 12:52
“Force alone can achieve independence, but it alone cannot keep it. Sound leadership, good diplomacy and economic independence, plus force, retain political independence.”
Who he was
Vahan Cardashian worked tirelessly in the United States for the cause of Armenian independence. He single-handedly lobbied the United States for the creation of an independent Armenian state.
