Muratsan
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Muratsan( Armenian: Գրիգոր Տեր-Հովհաննիսյան)(Russian: Григор Тер-Ованнисян) December 1, 1854, Shusha
- September 12, 1908 , Tbilisi
was an Armenia
n prolific writer, most famously known for his work "Gevorg Marzpetuni" (1896), a historical novel set in Armenia in the 10th century.
), where he worked as a teacher and accountant and remained for the rest of his life. He became famous after the production of his historical drama "Ruzan" at a Tiflis theatre in 1882. He was the author of many short stories and novels, including "The Apostle" (1902). An intensely nationalistic writer, Muratsan was a nineteenth-century romantic in style and an advocate of traditional cultural and religious values.
There is currently a library, a street, and a school named after him in Armenia and Artsakh.
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Shusha
Shusha , also known as Shushi is a town in the disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh in the South Caucasus. It has been under the control of the self-proclaimed Nagorno-Karabakh Republic since its capture in 1992 during the Nagorno-Karabakh War...
- September 12, 1908 , Tbilisi
Tbilisi
Tbilisi is the capital and the largest city of Georgia, lying on the banks of the Mt'k'vari River. The name is derived from an early Georgian form T'pilisi and it was officially known as Tiflis until 1936...
was an Armenia
Armenia
Armenia , officially the Republic of Armenia , is a landlocked mountainous country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia...
n prolific writer, most famously known for his work "Gevorg Marzpetuni" (1896), a historical novel set in Armenia in the 10th century.
Biography
Muratsan was born in the city of Shushi, Artsakh to a middle class family. His father was a craftsman. Until the age of 12 Muratsan was studying at a local private school. He was forced to cease his education due to his father's death. Two years later he enrolled in Shushi's diocese school, which he graduated in June 1873. In 1877 he traveled within Artsakh and researched much of the ancient ruins. Upon his return to Shushi he wrote the brief history of noble Hasan-Jalalyan family. In 1878 he moved to Tiflis (TbilisiTbilisi
Tbilisi is the capital and the largest city of Georgia, lying on the banks of the Mt'k'vari River. The name is derived from an early Georgian form T'pilisi and it was officially known as Tiflis until 1936...
), where he worked as a teacher and accountant and remained for the rest of his life. He became famous after the production of his historical drama "Ruzan" at a Tiflis theatre in 1882. He was the author of many short stories and novels, including "The Apostle" (1902). An intensely nationalistic writer, Muratsan was a nineteenth-century romantic in style and an advocate of traditional cultural and religious values.
There is currently a library, a street, and a school named after him in Armenia and Artsakh.
Ruzan
"Ruzan" is a historical drama, which takes place in 13th century during the Mongol-Tatal invasion. Ruzan was the daughter of prince Hasan-Jalal Dola. Facing dillemma between converting and dying, she refuses to betray her motherland and her religion. As a consequence, she gets executed.Full text in Armenian : * Ռուզան