Pashinyan awards People’s Artist title to actor Yervand Manaryan

Emil Lazarian 2018
| 18:52 | October 31 2018
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Society

Acting Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has awarded the title of People’s Artist of Armenia to actor, scriptwriter Yervand Manaryan, 94.

“I made a decision to award Yervand Manaryan the title of People’s Artist of Armenia. He did not receive this truly earned title for many years because of his political opposition views. The decision will come into effect de jure after the president signs it,” Pashinyan said on Facebook.

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“I should like to see any power of the world destroy this race, this small tribe of unimportant people, whose wars have all been fought and lost, whose structures have crumbled, literature is unread, music is unheard, and prayers are no more answered. Go ahead, destroy Armenia . See if you can do it. Send them into the desert without bread or water. Burn their homes and churches. Then see if they will not laugh, sing and pray again. For when two of them meet anywhere in the world, see if they will not create a New Armenia.” - WS