GOVERNOR OF ROSTOV REGION GRANTS LETTERS OF ACKNOWLEDGEMENT TO REPRESENTATIVES OF ARMENIAN COMMUNITY

NOYAN TAPAN
SEPTEMBER 16, 2009
ROSTOV-ON-DON

ROSTOV-ON-DON, SEPTEMBER 16, NOYAN TAPAN – ARMENIANS TODAY. Head of
Don administration Vladimir Chub granted letters of acknowledgement
to representatives of the Armenian community in recognition of their
contribution to the promotion of inter-national relations, Yerkramas
newspaper reported.

Letters of acknowledgement were given to Susanna Topalian, a teacher
of mathematics and economics at secondary school No 5 in Myasnikian
region of the Crimea, Karine Chuvarian, a teacher of history and social
science at secondary school No 2 in Chaltr, and Khachatur Khatlamajian,
director of the popular theatre at the cultural institution "Regional
House and Clubs of Culture" in Chaltr.

Events dedicated to the 230th anniversary of the establishment
of Armenian settlements in this region are now being held in
Rostov-on-Don. As is well known, the Crimean Armenians moved to
Don at the invitation of Empress Yekaterina II. As a result, such
settlements as Chaltr, Krim, Big Sala, Sultan Sala, Nesvetay, and
the city of Nor Nakhijevan appeared on the local map.