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HU Repository serves as an academic and research repository, offering a rich assortment of Haigazian Armenological Review research outputs along with publications from the Armenian Diaspora Research Center (ADRC) and Haigazian University Press (HU Press). Additionally, it hosts a repository of MA and MBA theses.
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La Cathedrale Saint-Gregoire L'illuminateur et Saint-Elie au fils des 65 ans
(2024) Pere Raffi Hovannessian
Պէյրութի կեդրոնական շրջանին մէջ գտնուող հայ կաթողիկէ Ս. Գրիգոր Լուսաւորիչ-Ս. Եղիա եկեղեցիին հիմնարկէքը կատարուած է 1956ին: Սակայն կառոյցին արմատները կՆրթան դար մը ետ' 1850ականներ, երբ նոյն վայրին մէջ կառուցուած էր հայ կաթողիկէ Ւսուքազ (Ղուկաս) մատուռը:
1950ականներուն Լիբանանի հայ կաթողիկէ համայնքին թիլին աճը, խորհրդարանին մէջ երեսփոխանական ներկայացուցիչի մը յառաջացումը, երկրին սրընթաց բարգաւաճումը անհրաժեշտութիւն դարձուցին նոր եկեղեցիի մը կառուցումը: Մատուռը նուիրաբերող հայ կաթողիկէ Ւսուքազ ընտանիքը պատրաստակամութիւն կը յայտնէ նուիրաբերելու մատուռին հողը' հայ կաթողիկէ պատրիարքութեան: Այնուհետեւ, կաթողիկոս-պատրիարք, կարտինալ Աղաճանեանի ջանքերով եւ այլոց գործակցութեամբ, Պէյրութի սրտին վրայ վեր կը խոյանայ հայկական ճարտարապետութեան իւրայատկութիւններով օժտուած այս հոյակապ տաճարը:
Յօդուածը կ’ընէ պատումը եկեղեցիին եւ անոր անցած վերջին հարիւրամեայ ընթացքին: Յօդուածին կցուած են արխիւային երկու փաստաթուղթեր'նորակառոյց
եկեղեցիին ճարտարապետական մանրամասնութիւններուն առնչուող:
Megerian Carpet ընկերութեան քայլերը՝ հայկական գորգի վերածնունդին ուղղութեամբ
(2024) Յասմիկ Սայադեան
The paper outlines the outstanding work the Megerian Carpet company has initiated in the Republic of Armenia.
Originally from Chomaklu, the Megerians founded their company in 1917 in New York as an antique rug selling and repairing company. After the proclamation of independence of Armenia, the company established a branch in Armenia, with the intention of promoting the Armenian rug in the world market.
In 2002 the company bought Haygorg, the old Soviet Armenian rug factory in Yerevan, and made it its Armenia headquarters. This step gave the company further impetus to restore old Armenian rug-weaving traditions like the usage of Armenian knots, the dying of the wool using natural materials including plants and other natural dyes, fixing the color of the dye on the wool, and matching the density of the knots to the number of knots in a square centimeter in ancient Armenian rugs. The company set up branches in different regions and towns of the Republic. These were to be further enlarged had there not been the Covid 19 setback and international market crises.
Furthermore, the company produced copies of a number of renowned old Armenian rugs and designed and created new sets of Armenian rugs inspired by Armenian history. The company produced new versions of the oldest rug, the Pazyrik. The company toiled, strategized, promoted and marketed the Armenian rug on the world rug market with 21st century marketing methods, making it competitive and in demand.
Moreover, the company has developed an extensive social outreach program, whereby it campaigns for philanthropic and humanitarian support from different circles of Armenian society as well as cultural centers through fundraisings and auctioning several of its new, original and unique rugs.
Զապէլ Եսայեանին ուղղուած յայտնի եւ անյայտ նամակներ (1907-1908 եւ 1922-1927)
(2024) Վարդան Մատթէոսեան
In 1972 Armand and Arsen Pushman, sons of the celebrated Armenian American painter Hovsep Pushman (1877–1966), donated his collection of letters to the Museum of Literature and Art “Yeghishe Charents” of Armenia. The donation was received by philologist Babken Chookas zian (1923–1997), then deputy director of the Matenadaran of Yerevan, who was visiting the United States. The collection included 129 letters addressed to various writers, artists, and public figures. Chookas zian, who published various samples of that collection in 1973, stated that the collection was numbered and paginated in alphabetical order, and that the last number was 240, but that the whereabouts of the remaining letters were unknown.
In 2016 the author found a folder at a private residence in New York containing copies of various letters from that collection addressed to Pushman, to his wife Hulia Shaljian-Pushman (1874–1966), and to her friend Zabel Essayan (1878–1943), the celebrated writer, which belong to the Pushman collection. This article presents a lengthy and detailed introduction and commentary and publishes the 17 letters written to Essayan (1878–1943), along with her letter to Hulia Pushman, with extensive footnotes. The publication includes the six letters to Essayan and her letter to H. Pushman already published by Chookas zian in the modified orthography of Soviet Armenia, which are reprinted in their original text with more detailed footnotes. The originals of two of the copies, written by Yervant Chavoushian (1865–1915) and Karen Mikaelian (1885–1941), do not appear to have been sent to Armenia, and it is likely that those two copies are an indication of the 111 letters of the Pushman collection whose current location is unknown.
Անդրանիկ Ծառուկեանի նամակները Նիկողոս Սարաֆեանին (1947-1958)
(2024) Արթիւր Շէնեան
The collection presents fourteen letters from prominent Diaspora Armenian writer Antranig Dzarugian (1913–89) to French-Armenian poet Nigoghos Sarafian (1903–72), written between 1947 and 1958.
The letters provide valuable insights into the literary landscape of the time, reflecting Dzarugian’s editorial approach and his unique perspectives on a range of literary phenomena. They also highlight his strong personal bond with Sarafian, marked by Dzarugian’s generous support for Sarafian’s work.
The correspondence serves as a crucial resource for understanding the dynamics of Armenian literary circles in the mid-20th century Diaspora.
Մօրուս (Մարգար) Ստեփանի Հասրաթեանի գիտական ելոյթները Բէյրութի Հայկազեան համալսարանում (1965-66)
(2024) Վարուժան Պօղոսեան
Professor Morus Hasratian (1903–1979), a renowned philologist, archeologist and historian, was a prominent figure in Soviet Armenia. He was the director of the History Museum of Armenia for several years and held high-level administrative positions both in educational and academic institutes.
In an unprecedented step in Lebanese Armenian history, professor Hasratian was invited to Haigazian University (College then) as a visiting professor to teach Armenian history, Armenian archeology, and Armenian art history. He taught both at Haigazian and the newly founded AGBU Yervant Hussian Armenological Center. Besides, he gave weekly evening lectures on Armenian history and culture. Dr. Hasratian was the first scholar to be invited to Lebanon for such a long period. It followed the Cold War meltdown and helped in reducing rivalry between the contesting Lebanese Armenian parties.
Professor Hasratian was originally invited as a visiting professor for a year. However, due to the success he encountered, he was asked to extend his stay for a third semester. This was endorsed by the Soviet embassy in Beirut.
The paper briefly outlines his biography and educational endeavors in Beirut. It includes as well two unpublished documents which Hasratian wrote, which have been preserved in the Armenian National Archive. One is a report he submitted to the Soviet authorities about his stay and cultural activities in Beirut. The other seems to be the introductory part of probably one of his first public lectures in Beirut, where he introduces himself and the reasons which made him undertake this educational mission to Haigazian and his feelings about and perceptions of Lebanon.