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An Interview with Vartan Gregorian (Part I)
Education: Its Values and Pitfalls
CARNEGIE CORPORATION, N.Y.—On Nov. 7, Dr. Vartan Gregorian, president of the Carnegie Corporation of New York, will be honored as Professional of the Year by the Armenian Professional Society at the Sheraton Universal Hotel in Universal City, Calif.
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One of the things that did stand out for me when I visited Armenia was the lack of bookstores. There is a nice one in the hrabarak across from the Marriott. Otherwise nothing. Anyone know of any others in Yerevan? Gyumri?
There is a lack of bookstores in Yerevan, granted. But Dr. Gregorian seems to have misplaced the few ones that existed the last time he went. After the collapse of the Soviet regime, many closed, but there was always at least one or more. I can mention three survivors from the pre-independent period: the one Random Armenian mentioned before (“Ani”), the one on Mashtots Street accross the office of Aeroflot (“Grkeri Ashkharh”) and the one near Matenadaran (“Luys”). Also we have to mention “Noyan Tapan”, along “Ani” across from the Marriott Armenia, and “Arvesti Kamurj”, better known as “Art Bridge” on Abovian. Last August I heard, but didn’t see, of one in the University of Yerevan, of at least one more in the outskirts, and I know that the Matenadaran has a small bookstore on its entrance. Also deserves to be mentioned the bookstore of the Holy See, at the entrance of St. Echmiadzin.