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A Rankean by training, Hovannisian's scholarly work early on was focused on the history of the First Republic of Armenia (1918–20). His Ph.D. dissertation, originally envisioned to encompass its entire history, was published in 1967 as Armenia on the Road to Independence and would serve as a prologue to the four volumes (1971–1996) that he ...
The First Republic of Armenia, officially known at the time of its existence as the Republic of Armenia, [g] was an independent Armenian state that existed from May (28th de jure, 30th de facto) 1918 to 2 December 1920 in the Armenian-populated territories of the former Russian Empire known as Eastern or Russian Armenia.
Hovhannes Kajaznuni or Katchaznouni (Armenian: Հովհաննես Քաջազնունի; [n 1] 14 February 1868 – 15 January 1938) was an Armenian architect and politician who served as the first prime minister of the First Republic of Armenia from 6 June 1918 to 7 August 1919.
The Georgian–Armenian War was a border war fought in 1918 between the Democratic Republic of Georgia and the First Republic of Armenia over the then disputed provinces of Lori and Javakheti which had been historically bi-cultural Armenian-Georgian territories, but were largely populated by Armenians in the 19th century.
The Republic of Armenia. Near Eastern Center, UCLA. Vol. I: The First Year, 1918– 1919. University of California Press. ISBN 978-0-520-01984-3. Hovannisian, Richard G (2004). "The Republic of Armenia". The Armenian People From Ancient to Modern Times. Vol. II: Foreign Dominion to Statehood: The Fifteenth Century to the Twentieth Century.
Simon Vratsian (Armenian: Սիմոն Վրացեան; 5 April [O.S. 24 March] 1882 – 21 May 1969) was an Armenian politician and activist of the Armenian Revolutionary Federation. He was one of the leaders of the First Republic of Armenia (1918–1920) and served as its last prime minister for 10 days in 1920.
Page from a 1752 edition History of Armenia, 14th-century manuscript. The History of Armenia (Old Armenian: Պատմութիւն Հայոց, romanized: Patmut’iwn Hayoc’), attributed to Movses Khorenatsi, is an early account of Armenia, covering the legendary origins of the Armenian people as well as Armenia's interaction with Sassanid, Byzantine and Arsacid empires down to the 5th century.
Today the digital collections of Armenian books and periodical production count more than ten million digitalized pages. [2] On the 4 July 1919, during the council meeting of the ministers of Armenia, a law regarding "The national public book depository" was adopted. Since 1999, 4 July is celebrated as the Day of the National Library of Armenia.