Russian translation of a book about Soghomon Tehlirian to be presented in YerevanMarch 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 | India wants Armenia’s proposals on use of Chabahar port India is expecting proposals from Armenia regarding the use of Chabahar port in Iran, Indian ambassador says. EU welcomes Armenia-Azerbaijan “progress” The EU has welcomed “progress” made in the framework of the Armenia-Azerbaijan border delimitation process. Belarus opposition leader slams Lukashenko for Karabakh trip Belarusian opposition politician Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya has harshly criticized the visit of Lukashenko to Karabakh. Mkhitaryan raises arrest of former Karabakh leaders in Azerbaijan Inter Milan star Henrikh Mkhitaryan has shared a news story about the extension of the arrest of former Karabakh leaders. |