Sarkis Kasyan
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Sarkis Hovhannesi Kasyan or Kasian (Ter-Kasparian, , January 16, 1876, Shusha
- 1937) was a Soviet Armenian statesman, politician and journalist.
Kasyan graduated from Leipzig
commercial institute and Berlin University in 1904. PhD on commercial and philosophical sciences. He was a Communist party
member from 1905. One of the founders of Armenian bolshevik press in 1905, the leader of Tbilisi
communist party organization in 1912-14. In 1919-20 - chairman of Russian Communist (Bolshevik) party Armenian committee. Since the November, 1920 - a member of Armenian Communist Party Central Committee and chairman of the Revolutionary Committee of Armenia, signed the declaration of Sovetization of Armenia
. On December 2, 1920 V.I. Lenin sent him a telegram welcoming the establishment of Soviet Armenia.
In 1927-31 he was the chairman of Transcaucasian Soviet Federative Socialistic Republic's Central Executive Committee (government
), in 1928-30 - also the chairman of Armenian SSR
Central Executive Committee. He was an elected member of all-Soviet Central Executive Committee.
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...
- 1937) was a Soviet Armenian statesman, politician and journalist.
Kasyan graduated from Leipzig
Leipzig
Leipzig Leipzig has always been a trade city, situated during the time of the Holy Roman Empire at the intersection of the Via Regia and Via Imperii, two important trade routes. At one time, Leipzig was one of the major European centres of learning and culture in fields such as music and publishing...
commercial institute and Berlin University in 1904. PhD on commercial and philosophical sciences. He was a Communist party
Communist party
A political party described as a Communist party includes those that advocate the application of the social principles of communism through a communist form of government...
member from 1905. One of the founders of Armenian bolshevik press in 1905, the leader of 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...
communist party organization in 1912-14. In 1919-20 - chairman of Russian Communist (Bolshevik) party Armenian committee. Since the November, 1920 - a member of Armenian Communist Party Central Committee and chairman of the Revolutionary Committee of Armenia, signed the declaration of Sovetization of Armenia
Armenia
Armenia , officially the Republic of Armenia , is a landlocked mountainous country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia...
. On December 2, 1920 V.I. Lenin sent him a telegram welcoming the establishment of Soviet Armenia.
In 1927-31 he was the chairman of Transcaucasian Soviet Federative Socialistic Republic's Central Executive Committee (government
Government
Government refers to the legislators, administrators, and arbitrators in the administrative bureaucracy who control a state at a given time, and to the system of government by which they are organized...
), in 1928-30 - also the chairman of Armenian SSR
Armenian SSR
The Armenian Soviet Socialist Republic The Armenian Soviet Socialist Republic The Armenian Soviet Socialist Republic The Armenian Soviet Socialist Republic The Armenian Soviet Socialist Republic The Armenian Soviet Socialist Republic The Armenian Soviet Socialist Republic The Armenian Soviet...
Central Executive Committee. He was an elected member of all-Soviet Central Executive Committee.
Filmography
- Sarkis Kasyan, 1967, 10 min., dir. R. Frangulyan http://www.arm-cinema.am/Films/Documentary/docright1_rus.htm