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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.
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.
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.
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 ...
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.
Most earlier Armenian presses printed in the range of 100–500 copies, with a few printing 1000–3000. It was the first Armenian printing press to print a large number of books on non-religious topics, such as Arakel of Tabriz's Book of Histories (Amsterdam, 1669). It was the first to significantly increase the print runs of books. Historian ...
He was the commander of the Armenian forces in the Battle of Bash Abaran. [2] The Armenian victories at Bash Abaran, Karakilisa, and Sardarabad stopped the advance of the Ottoman Army and are credited with preventing the destruction of the Armenian nation and allowing the creation of the First Republic of Armenia. [13] [14]
Manukian played an important role in the establishment of the First Republic of Armenia and served as its first minister of internal affairs. He died of typhus in January 1919, short of his 40th birthday. Aram Manukian was an advocate for self-reliance. [11] [12] He was noted for his ability to unite different sections of society for a common ...