Paruyr Sevak

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name = Paruyr Sevak


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birthdate = January 26 , 1924
birthplace = Sovetashen, Soviet Armenia
deathdate = June 17 , 1971
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occupation = Poet
nationality = Soviet
period = 1940s-1970s
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subject = Armenians, Armenian Genocide
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spouse = Nelly Menagharishvili
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website = http://www.paruyrsevak.com/

Paruyr Rafaeli Ghazaryan (better known as Paruyr Sevak; in Armenian: Պարույր Սևակ (Ղազարյան); January 26, 1924 - June 17 , 1971) was an Armenian poet. He is considered one of the greatest Armenian poets of all time.

Sevak was born in Sovetashen (now Zangakatun) village, Soviet Armenia to Rafael and Anahit Soghomonyan. He studied at Yerevan State University and Moscow's Gorky Institute of Literature. A doctor of philology, Sevak was one of the senior researchers of the M. Abeghyan Yerevan Institute of Literature.

Sevak died on June 17, 1971 in an automobile accident while on a drive back to Yerevan. In previous years, he had been voicing out his criticism of the corruption of the Soviet establishment and for this, many Armenians believe, he was murdered by the Soviet KGB. [Holding, Nicholas. "Armenia with Nagorno Karabagh, 2nd: The Bradt Travel Guide". Guilford, Connecticut: Bradt Travel Guides, 2006 p. 40 ISBN 1-8416-2163-3] His wife, Nelly Menagharishvili, also died in the accident. He was buried in the backyard of his home, in Zangakatun, which later became a museum. [hy icon [http://www.paruyrsevak.com/ Paruyr Sevak's Biography] . Retrieved October 27, 2007.]

Publications

* Noric chen sirum sirum en krkin
* Marde api mej -1965
* Yeghici Luys -1972
* "Sayat-Nova", Yerevan, Sovetakan grogh, 1981.
*"The Unsilenceable Belfry" (Անլռելի Զանգակատուն) Yerevan, 1959

References

Documentary films

* " Paruyr Sevak " (Yeghici Luys)(1984, 35mm, Armenfilm), Film director Levon Mkrtchyan camera Robert Mardanyan

External links

* [http://www.paruyrsevak.com/ Dedicated site]
* http://hrashalisite.googlepages.com/sevak