August 28, 1937 – March 2, 2022
Place of Birth: Tbilisi, Georgia
Education/Major:
1956-1961 Tbilisi Pedagogical Institute; Department of Armenian Philology and History; historian-philologist
1961 laboratory assistant at the chair of Tbilisi Pedagogical Institute
Career:
1998-2022 professor at the department of journalism of “Galik” University, Russian-Armenian University, V. Saroyan University
1993-1998 deputy head of RA Government press-service
1965-1993 editor of the translations department, correspondent, senior editor, department head, deputy chief editor of the state news agency at the Council of Ministers of Armenian SSR (ArmTAG/”Armenpress”)
1964-1965 writer of “Sovetakan Vrastan” newspaper
1961-1963 military service
Membership in Journalistic Associations and Their Governing Bodies:
Since 1968 Journalists Union of Armenia (USSR)
1976-1985 board member of the Journalists Union of Armenia (elected three times)
Membership in Parties and Their Governing Bodies:
1963 member of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union
Prizes/Awards:
1972 honorary diploma of the Presidium of Supreme Soviet of Armenian SSR
Publications: “Sovetakan Hayastan”, “Communist”, “Avangard”, “Yerekoyan Yerevan”, “Golos Armenii”, “Respublika Armenia”, “Pravda”, “Izvestiya”, “Hayastani Hanrapetutiun”, “Azg”, “Sovetakan Vrastan” (Georgia); “Nairi”, “Kanch”, “Azdak” (Beirut); “Arev” (Egypt), etc.
Hobbies: sport, art
Languages: Armenian, Russian, Georgian
Marital Status: married, two children, three grandchildren
