Muratsan

Muratsan (orig. Grigor Ter-Hovanissian,)( Armenian: Գրիգոր Տեր-Հովհաննիսյան)(Russian: Григор Тер-Ованнисян) December 1, 1854, Shusha - September 12, 1908 , Tbilisi was an Armenian prolific writer, most famously known for his work "Gevorg Marzpetuni" (1896), a historical novel set in Armenia in the 10th century.

Biography

Muratsan was born in the city of Shushi, Artsakh to a middle class family. His father was a craftsman. Until the age of 12 Muratsan was studying at a local private school. He was forced to cease his education due to his father's death. Two years later he enrolled in Shushi's diocese school, which he graduated in June 1873. In 1877 he traveled within Artsakh and researched much of the ancient ruins. Upon his return to Shushi he wrote the brief history of noble Hasan-Jalalyan family. In 1878 he moved to Tiflis (Tbilisi), where he worked as a teacher and accountant and remained for the rest of his life. He became famous after the production of his historical drama "Ruzan" at a Tiflis theatre in 1882. He was the author of many short stories and novels, including "The Apostle" (1902). An intensely nationalistic writer, Muratsan was a nineteenth-century romantic in style and an advocate of traditional cultural and religious values.

There is currently a library, a street, and a school named after him in Armenia and Artsakh.

Ruzan

"Ruzan" is a historical drama, which takes place in 13th century during the Mongol-Tatal invasion. Ruzan was the daughter of prince Hasan-Jalal Dola. Facing dillemma between converting and dying, she refuses to betray her motherland and her religion. As a consequence, she gets executed.

Full text in Armenian : * Ռուզան

Miscallaneous

Muratsan's "There will come a spring with a single flower" (Մի ծաղկով գարուն կգա) is a widely known saying, which means that even a single man is capable of a radical change.

External links

• Muratsan in Great Soviet Encyclopedia

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