Vahagn Davtyan
Illustration — Davtyan on a 2022 stamp of Armenia • Illustration — Vahagn Davtyan's monument in Arabkir district of Yerevan. Sculptor Levon Tokmajyan Vahagn Davtyan (August 15, 1922, Arabkir, Turkey – February 21, 1996, Yerevan) was an Armenian poet, translator, publicist and public activist.
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Vahagn Davtyan
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- Born
- 1922 · Arapgir.
- Died
- 1996 · Yerevan.
- Nationality
- Soviet Union · Armenia
- Occupation
- poet · translator · opinion journalist · public figure · editing staff
- Education
- Faculty of Armenian Philology
- Honours
- Order of the Badge of Honour · Order of the Patriotic War and 2nd class · Order of the Red Banner of Labour · Medal For Distinguished Labour · Honored Worker of Culture of the Armenian SSR
- Languages
- Armenian
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Illustration — Davtyan on a 2022 stamp of Armenia • Illustration — Vahagn Davtyan's monument in Arabkir district of Yerevan. Sculptor Levon Tokmajyan Vahagn Davtyan (August 15, 1922, Arabkir, Turkey – February 21, 1996, Yerevan) was an Armenian poet, translator, publicist and public activist.
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Vahagn Davtyan (1922–1996) was an editing staff, opinion journalist and poet, among other activities, a national of Armenia and the Soviet Union. The editing staff was born in Arapgir and died in Yerevan.
Vahagn Davtyan was educated at Faculty of Armenian Philology. The editing staff worked for Grakan tert and was a member of National Academy of Sciences of Armenia and USSR Union of Writers. Vahagn Davtyan held the position of editor-in-chief and lived in Krasnodar and Yerevan.
Languages used include Armenian. Honours include Honored Worker of Culture of the Armenian SSR, Order of the Badge of Honour and Order of the Patriotic War, 2nd class, among others.
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Vahagn Davtyan studied at Faculty of Armenian Philology. The recorded working language is Armenian. Residence is recorded at Krasnodar and Yerevan. Employment is recorded with Grakan tert. Positions recorded include editor-in-chief. Distinctions recorded are Order of the Badge of Honour, Order of the Patriotic War, 2nd class, Order of the Red Banner of Labour and Medal "For Distinguished Labour".
He was born in the town of Arapgir in Turkey. Davtyan was a Renowned activist of culture (1971) and a Corresponding Member of Armenian National Academy (1986). He was also an editor ("Grakan tert", "Hayreniki dzayn", "Veradznvadz Hayastan"). From 1990 to 1994 he was the Chairman of the Writers' Union of Armenia. He translated the works of Alexander Pushkin, Sergei Yesenin, Sándor Petőfi, Alexander Blok, etc. The main theme of his works were fatherland, human, his work and emotions. He mainly wrote poems and ballads. He died in 1996 in Yerevan, Armenia. Vahagn Davtyan is buried at Komitas Pantheon which is located in the city center of Yerevan.
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Works
His works were printed since 1935. In his poem collections "First Love" («Առաջին սեր», 1947) and "The Morning of the World" («Աշխարհի առավոտը», 1950) were expressed the emotions of the participants of the German-Soviet War. The poem "A Way Along the Heart" («Ճանապարհ սրտի միջով», 1952) is dedicated to Hunan Avetisyan. He was awarded by the State Prize of Armenia in 1977 and 1985.
Career and activity
Career and activity
Vahagn Davtyan worked in translation and playwriting. He was employed by Grakan tert. Recorded position is editor-in-chief. He belonged to USSR Union of Writers and National Academy of Sciences of Armenia. He worked at Krasnodar and Yerevan.
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Vahagn Davtyan is recorded with the occupation opinion journalist. Recorded with the occupation editing staff. Recorded with the occupation public figure. Recorded as having received Order of the Badge of Honour, Order of the Patriotic War, 2nd class and Order of the Red Banner of Labour.

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1922
Vahagn Davtyan was born on 15 August 1922.
1996
Vahagn Davtyan died on 21 February 1996.
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Krasnodar and Yerevan
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- 1.Davtyan's memorial tombstone at Komitas Pantheon
- 2.ПОСТАНОВЛЕНИЕ ЦК КП Армении и Совета Министров Армянской ССР О ПРИСУЖДЕНИИ ГОСУДАРСТВЕННЫХ ПРЕМИЙ АРМЯНСКОЙ ССР 1977 ГОДА В ОБЛАСТИ ЛИТЕРАТУРЫ, ИСКУССТВА, АРХИТЕКТУРЫ И ГРАДОСТРОИТЕЛЬСТВА. Kommunist. 279. 1. 29 November 1977.
- 3.Постановление ЦК Компартии Армении и Совета Министров Армянской ССР О ПРИСУЖДЕНИИ ГОСУДАРСТВЕННЫХ ПРЕМИЙ АРМЯНСКОЙ ССР ЗА 1985 ГОД В ОБЛАСТИ ЛИТЕРАТУРЫ, ИСКУССТВА, АРХИТЕКТУРЫ, ГРАДОСТРОИТЕЛЬСТВА, А ТАКЖЕ НАУЧНО-ИССЛЕДОВАТЕЛЬСКИХ РАБОТ ПО ЭТИМ СФЕРАМ, ПУБЛИЦИСТИКИ И ЛУЧШИХ ТЕЛЕВИЗИОННЫХ ПЕРЕДАЧ. Kommunist. 276. 3. 29 November 1985.
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Vahagn Davtyan received Order of the Badge of Honour, Order of the Patriotic War, 2nd class, Order of the Red Banner of Labour, Medal "For Distinguished Labour" and Honored Worker of Culture of the Armenian SSR. Within the Encyclopedia. Connected to 2 other published records in the VALÉORINE Encyclopedia.
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