Վերստին կարդալով Ժիրայրի կենսագրութիւնը (կարգ մը վարկածներու քննութիւն)
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2019
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Jirayr (Mardiros Boyadjian, Hadjin 1856-1894, hanged in Yozgad), is a renowned figure of the Armenian National Liberation struggle against the Hamidian repressions.
Not surprisingly, many details of his biography are missing or lack any supporting evidence. The reason for this uncertainty lies in the way Jirayr acted during his struggles and travels in Western Armenia and Cilicia. He was very careful in identifying himself.
In fact, Jirayr maintained a very low profile, used several nicknames to mislead his persecutors, usually disguised himself as an ordinary peasant, avoided writing letters, and abstained from mentioning his whereabouts.
The author notes a basic mistake that has been repeatedly mentioned in Jirayr's biography, namely the claim that for 14 uninterrupted years, between 1876 and 1890, he was in the Caucasus, cooperated with the Russian revolutionaries, was influenced by the Russian Narodniki, etc. Through several pieces of evidence, the author counter-argues that Jirayr lived most of the said years in the Ottoman Empire, cooperating with the Dersim Kuzidjan tribe leader, and was active in Armenia Minor between 1890 and 1894. Nonetheless, the author does not rule out the likelihood that Jirayr could have paid short visits to Tbilissi, where he could have met Narodnikis and been influenced by them.
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Ճէրէճեան, Ե., «Վերստին կարդալով Ժիրայրի կենսագրութիւնը (կարգ մը վարկածներու քննութիւն)», «Հայկազեան հայագիտական հանդէս», 2019, Պէյրութ, էջ 135-152