October 25, 1943 – April 9, 2004
Place of Birth: Kirovabad, Azerbaijan
Education/Major:
1961-1966 Yerevan State University; Department of Philology
1971-1974 Moscow State University; graduate school of Journalism Department; journalist
Career:
1992 – April 9, 2004 chief editor of “Urartu” weekly
1983-2002 special correspondent of “Sovetskaya Kultura”, “Moskovskie Novosti”, “Literaturnaya Gazeta”, “Obshaya Gazeta”, “Novaya Gazeta” newspapers
1981-1983 correspondent of “Armenpress” news agency
1975-1981 head of department at “Communist” newspaper
1971-1974 graduate student at MSU, candidate of history
1969-1971 authorized representative of State TV and Radio Committee of Armenia
1969 staff member of “Yerkraban” newspaper
Prizes/Awards:
1977 “Gold Pen” of Journalists Union of Armenia
Publications: “Sovetskaya Kultura”, “Moskovskie Novosti”, “Literaturnaya gazeta”, “Trud”, “Obshaya gazeta”, “Novaya gazeta” (Moscow) – personal section “Verdiana” and other media
1987 collected essays and interviews “Poste restante”; a number of Moscow and Armenian collections
Hobbies: chess
Languages: Armenian, Russian, French (fair)
Marital Status: married, two children
