FOUR-VOLUME BOOK OF "ARMENIAN HISTORY" TO BE PUBLISHED IN 2008
Noyan Tapan
Dec 13, 2007
YEREVAN, DECEMBER 13, NOYAN TAPAN. The four-volume book of the
"Armenian History" will be published by the History Institute
of the National Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Armenia
in 2008. According to the information provided to a Noyan Tapan
correspondent by Gnel Grigorian, the Deputy Head of the Institute,
65 million drams (approximately 216 thousand U.S. dollars) has been
allocated by the state budget for the publication of the book in
four volumes.
According to Gnel Grigorian, the eight-volume book of the "Armenian
History" was published in the soviet years, in which, however, there is
a certain ideological direction characteristic of those years. Certain
issues, which mainly concern the history of the newest period of
Armenia, that is the 1917-60s, were not covered with the necessary
depth, or were distorted: in particular, issues concerning the first
Republic of Armenia (1918), the national liberation movements were
overlooked, as regards the role of the political parties, except the
communist party, it is not mentioned at all.
The history of the Armenian Apostolic Church as well is introduced
in an incomplete and misrepresented way.
In the words of Gnel Grigorian, after the Armenia became independent
a task has been set in front of historians to review the issues, which
were incompletely and not unbiassedly covered in that publication and
introduce them objectively in the book in four volumes to be published.
The first volume of the new publication of the "Armenian History"
includes the period starting from the ancient times up to the beginning
of the 4th century: the adoption of Christianity. The second volume
comprises the period strting from the fourth century up to the middle
of the 17th one, where the beginning of the Armenian liberation
movements, as well as the role of the political parties will be
presented. The third one will include the period starting from the
half of the 17th century up to 1918: the declaration of the first
Republic of Armenia, and, finally, the fourth volume will comprise the
period lying between 1918 and 2002-2003. According to Gnel Grigorian,
some volumes are likely to have additional sections.
Numerous photos and more than hundred maps will be placed in the
volumes.
It was mentioned that the book in four volumes will also be published
in the English and Russian languages.