Levon Atoyants: liberator soldiers did not feel fear, as they were confident in their victory in Karabakh war

September 9, 2010 - 15:34 AMT

PanARMENIAN.Net - On September 9, Before Victory exhibition of famous Armenian filmmaker Levon Atoyants was opened in Yerevan to feature his photos of liberator soldiers who participated in the Karabakh war.

Atoyan said that, basically, he shot films and took photos when he ran out of film. Referring to the Karabakh war, Atoyants noted that he felt fear the first days of his presence in Karabakh, but his fear has disappeared after several days of observation of confident and merry faces of soldiers.

“There was no fear, as everyone was confident in the victory,” he said.

Among his heroes, Atoyants marked out 15-year-old Roma, a refugee from Baku. “He ran away from home to participate in the war,” noted the Armenian filmmaker.

“I have got only good memories of Karabakh and I did not want to leave it after completion of the war,” said Atoyants.

Referring to the current process of the Karabakh conflict settlement, Atoyants noted that Armenia does not need to prove anything to the world. He added that the country should intensify its advocacy efforts in response to Azerbaijani falsifications.