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The following is based on a speech Dr. Antranig Kasbarian gave on the 97th anniversary of the First Republic of Armenia during a program/celebration held in Watertown, Mass.
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Bravo Anto- You hit the nail squarely on its head when you compare the leaders of the fledgling First Republic with the founding fathers and leaders of the present Republic.
Nice speech, abris! Its spirit reminds me of one of your predecessors (Zarevand, my uncle Zaven Nalbandian, former chairman of the Central Committee) who published an article on the same topic, “The Armenian Republic and its place in Armenian History,” in the Summer 1963 issue of the Armenian Review.
Dear Lolo, hi.
I am researching the couple that composed Zarevand, especially Vartouhi Nalbandian. I was wondering if you could email me at lerna@mit.edu. I would love to get in touch. I am an Armenian from Istanbul, currently working at MIT as an Assoc. Prof of History. I published a book on Armenians in post-genocide Turkey. I came across Vartouhi Calantar (Nalbandian) during this research. Thank you in advance and looking forward to hearing from you.
Dear lolo,
I saw your comment while I was searching information about Zarevand within the operation “Nemesis”. Unfortunately there is no more information about him and all I have is from Marian Mesrobian MacCurdy’s book. Please, send me an email, so I can contact you for more detailed information. I really appreciate your feedback.
Thank you.
Dear Antranig Kasbarian, whay you do not mention Avedis Aharonian the first chairman of parlament of Armenia? Thank you. Edward.
Dear Mr. Kazarian,
Certainly Aharonian belongs in the pantheon of titans from the First Republic. If we think long and hard, there are probably others we could cite as well.
A minor point, by the way: Avetik Sahakyan (“Hayr Abraham”) actually served as the first Speaker of Parliament (1918-1919). He was followed by Aharonian, and then Hovhannes Kachaznuni.
Great presentation.
When do we start working on representing the diaspora?
{“Certainly the First Republic’s leaders committed mistakes. We can and should question their tactics and choices at various times, but not their motivations.”}
Quite true.
Then shouldn’t the same apply to the founders and leaders of this Republic of Armenia ?
Why the double standard ?