Համառօտ ուրուագիծ Մոսկուայի եւ Պետերբուրգի հայկական համայնքների եկեղեցական խորհուրդների գործունէութեան (1883-1918 թթ.)
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2011
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The Armenian communities in Russia came into existence during the second half of the 18th century, when the liberation of the Armenians under Turko-Persian rule was linked to Russian support. These communities were granted broad trade and economic rights and, thanks to the magistrates, they had their internal autonomy.
The size of the Armenian communities in Moscow and St. Petersburg was so small that they were not granted communal autonomy. Accordingly, they developed their community life through Church Boards and eventually Church Councils. The Church Councils, which included renowned Armenian figures of the Russian capitals, were very productive. These Councils, which embodied the internal autonomy of the communities and were headed by the famous Lazarian dynasty, dealt with both intra-communal and pan-Armenian issues.
Specifically, the St. Petersburg Church Council, with its large financial capability, facilitated the preservation of Armenian cultural and scientific heritage and eased the publication of various important scholarly Armenological books. Besides this, it inaugurated educational institutions and schools, provided educators and textbooks to schools, and for several years financed the excavations in Ani. The Church Council helped and gave shelter to refugees and orphans that fell victim to Turkish persecution and violence.
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Բարխուդարեան, Վ., «Համառօտ ուրուագիծ Մոսկուայի եւ Պետերբուրգի հայկական համայնքների եկեղեցական խորհուրդների գործունէութեան (1883-1918 թթ.)», «Հայկազեան հայագիտական հանդէս», 2011, Պէյրութ, էջ 91-107