  Russian translation of a book about Soghomon Tehlirian to be presented in Yerevan March 12, 2011 - 19:02 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - On March 15, Armenian National Library will host a presentation of a Russian translation of Vahan Minakhortyan’s book, Soghomon Tehlirian: Memoirs, Talat’s Terror. The book features Soghomon Tehlirian’s memoirs of 1915 Genocide, time span before the assassination of Talat Pasha, a trial in 1921. The preface to the book was contributed by Armenian Writer Silva Kaputikyan. The book was published in 1953 in Cairo and republished in Yerevan in 1993. Russian translation is authored by Egor Sergiev. Soghomon Tehlirian (1897-1960) was a native of Yerzka, and Armenian Genocide survivor. He assassinated the former Grand Vizir Talat Pasha in the Charlottenburg District of Berlin, Germany in broad daylight and in the presence of many witnesses on March 15, 1921 as an act of vengeance for his role in orchestrating the Armenian Genocide. Tehlirian was tried for murder, but was eventually acquitted by the German court.   Top stories The creative crew of the Public TV had chosen 13-year-old Malena as a participant of this year's contest. She called on others to also suspend their accounts over the companies’ failure to tackle hate speech. Penderecki was known for his film scores, including for William Friedkin’s “The Exorcist”, Stanley Kubrick’s “The Shining”. The festival made the news public on March 19, saying that “several options are considered in order to preserve its running”   Partner news |  Latest news U.S. warns Georgia not to side with Moscow against the west  Georgia has been warned by the U.S. not to become an adversary of the west by falling back in line with Moscow.Power of One Dram sums up two-year program with Teach for Armenia Idram Junior also joined the companies during the visit, bringing with it a fascinating intellectual game for childrenMoscow slams EU mission in Armenia for “provocative activity” The EU mission is doing more and more against Armenia’s neighbors Russia, Azerbaijan and Iran, Mikhail Galuzin said.Yerevan Mayor to travel to Paris on May 15-19 The official delegation headed by Yerevan Mayor Tigran Avinyan will travel to Paris from May 15 to 19. |
