MONUMENT TO HOVHANNES TUMANIAN UNVEILED AT PARK OF STONE-MONUMENTS OF ARAGATSOTN REGION

Noyan Tapan
Jun 06 2006

ASHTARAK, JUNE 6, NOYAN TAPAN. Unveiling of the “Tumanian and
His Heroes” monument took place in the territory of Park of
Stone-Monuments of Aragatsotn region on June 3. The unveiling was
initiated by the Hanun Gugarats Ashkarhi (For the Sake of Gugarats
Land) charity organization in the person of RA MP Vahram Baghdasarian,
organization’s Chairman. It is the second one in the park, the first,
monument to Anania Shirakatsi, was erected by the administration
of Shirak region. Delegates of Spitak, Tashir, Stepanavan, Alaverdi,
different NGOs of Lori region, students collectives, representatives of
intelligentsia and art figures took part in the unveiling of monument
to great Armenian writer Hovhannes Tumanian. As RA Prosecutor General
Aghvan Hovsepian, Nig Aparan compatriot NGO Chairman, mentioned in
his greeting speech, the dream of creating a park of stone-monuments
begins to fulfil, and the monuments will reach the foot of Aragats
mountain. The honor of unveiling the monument to Hovhannes Tumanian was
given to Vahram Baghdasarian, Chairman of the Hanun Gugarats Ashkharhi
charity NGO, and poet Hrachya Sarukhan, Chairman of the Lori branch of
Writers’ Union. The ceremony of anointment was conducted by Ter Artak
Archimandrite Tigranian, deputy leader of Gugark Diocese. The author of
the sculpture is Varpet Sevo (Sargis Gharibian). Song “Anmah Loretsi”
(“Immortal Lori Inhabitant”), fragments from “Anoush” opera were
sung, Vanadzor “Horovel” state ensemble of song and dance performed
during the event. Verzhine Vardanian, Director of Yerevan Museum of
Hovhannes Tumanian, Roza Ghazumian, Director of Dsegh House-Museum,
and others spoke. Again sounds of the round dance invited everybody
to dance at the end of the event.