Dikran Chökürian
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Dikran Chökürian was an Armenia
n writer and teacher, editor of Vostan ("The Capital City") newspaper, a victim of Armenian Genocide
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He finished the Berberian college of Constantinople
in 1907, then worked as a teacher in Armenian schools. Chokurian became known in 1910, when he published his novels in a separate book named "Hayreni dzayner". In 1914 he published "Vanke" (The Monastery) roman that was dedicated to the power and victory of civilization and freedom. Among with a number of Armenian intellectuals he was arrested and killed in 1915.
Armenia
Armenia , officially the Republic of Armenia , is a landlocked mountainous country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia...
n writer and teacher, editor of Vostan ("The Capital City") newspaper, a victim of Armenian Genocide
Armenian Genocide
The Armenian Genocide—also known as the Armenian Holocaust, the Armenian Massacres and, by Armenians, as the Great Crime—refers to the deliberate and systematic destruction of the Armenian population of the Ottoman Empire during and just after World War I...
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He finished the Berberian college of Constantinople
Constantinople
Constantinople was the capital of the Roman, Eastern Roman, Byzantine, Latin, and Ottoman Empires. Throughout most of the Middle Ages, Constantinople was Europe's largest and wealthiest city.-Names:...
in 1907, then worked as a teacher in Armenian schools. Chokurian became known in 1910, when he published his novels in a separate book named "Hayreni dzayner". In 1914 he published "Vanke" (The Monastery) roman that was dedicated to the power and victory of civilization and freedom. Among with a number of Armenian intellectuals he was arrested and killed in 1915.