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[Arpa]

Let this be an introduction to what is to follow under the topic of Artsakh.
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Read more here;
http://en.wikipedia....Anastas_Mikoyan

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Introduction;

Anastas Ivanovich Mikoyan (Armenian: Անաստաս Հովհաննեսի Միկոյան, Anastas Hovhannesi Mikoyan; Russian: Анаста́с Ива́нович Микоя́н; 25 November [O.S. 13 November] 1895 – 21 October 1978) was an Armenian Old Bolshevik and Soviet statesman during the rules of Vladimir Lenin, Joseph Stalin, Nikita Khrushchev, and Leonid Brezhnev.
Mikoyan became an early convert to the Bolshevik cause. Mikoyan was a strong supporter of Stalin during the immediate post-Lenin years. During Stalin's rule, Mikoyan held several high governmental posts, including that of Minister of Foreign Trade. By the end of Stalin's rule Mikoyan was starting to lose favour with him, and in 1949, Mikoyan lost his long-standing post of foreign trade minister. At the 19th Party Congress Stalin even attacked Mikoyan viciously. When Stalin died in 1953, Mikoyan again took a leading role in policy-making. He backed Khrushchev and his de-Stalinization policy, and became First Deputy Premier under Khrushchev. Mikoyan's position under Khrushchev made him the second most powerful figure in the Soviet Union at the time.
Mikoyan made several key trips to communist Cuba and to the United States, acquiring an important stature on the international diplomatic scene. In 1964 Khrushchev was forced to step down in a coup that brought Leonid Brezhnev to power. Mikoyan served as Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet, the nominal Head of State, from 1964 until his retirement in 1965

And this in Armenian;
http://www.alaverdi....&id=76&Itemid=4

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Edited by Arpa, 28 July 2011 - 08:21 AM.

[Boghos]

Let this be an introduction to what is to follow under the topic of Artsakh.
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Read more here;
http://en.wikipedia....Anastas_Mikoyan

http://upload.wikime...




Introduction;


And this in Armenian;
http://www.alaverdi....&id=76&Itemid=4

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Hello dear Arpa,

I was recently in Sanahin where there is a small tribute to his brother, an old Mig and a plaque. I didn't know that Artem Mikoyan's real name was Anushavan. Perhaps more interesting is the whole imbroglio surrounding the Sanahin Monastery and the Holy See of Etchmiadzin but you undoubtedly must have seen that declaration attributed to the Vehapar that has been denied by the Church: http://hetq.am/eng/news/3044/

[Arpa]

Thank you Boghos, I was about to ask why there are no statues of Anastas in Armenia, then I found the below in Sanahin. Did he fall out of favor after stalin’?

http://v3.lscache7.c...al/43430118.jpg



See more pictures from Sanahin and his car.
http://www.panoramio.../photo/43430118

Some may not like what I will write next.

[Zartonk]

I just don't see someone like Karapetyan blackmailing the church for personal gain. It's an unfortunate fiasco.

[Arpa]

I just don't see someone like Karapetyan blackmailing the church for personal gain. It's an unfortunate fiasco.

Yes Zartonk, that is a total other subject that has been discussed several times. Perhaps it should be discussed under another separate thread. We know Karapetian, he is very passionate about Armenian monumnts, however we also know that Hetq is very “opinionated” , and at times sensationalist. I read other wise that the Vehapar’s words were taken out of context and cut short where he had continued saying “ it is up to the particular communities to decide about such matters”.

[Boghos]

Thank you Boghos, I was about to ask why there are no statues of Anastas in Armenia, then I found the below in Sanahin. Did he fall out of favor after stalin’?

http://v3.lscache7.c...al/43430118.jpg



See more pictures from Sanahin and his car.
http://www.panoramio.../photo/43430118

Some may not like what I will write next.

From the little I know Mikoyan was liked in Armenia and as you mention the fact that he worked with Stalin may be a good explanation for the absence of statues and streets bearing his name. No major thoroughfare in Yerevan is called Mikoyan...this is probably a Soviet ie. Russian issue more than an Armenian one. Probably.

[Zartonk]

Perhaps, but the cynic in me doesn't see much in this primacy.