Vahan Totovents
Vahan Totovents was an Ottoman and Soviet journalist, poet, writer and playwright (1894–1938). He was born in Elazığ and died in Yerevan.
Also recorded as Vahan Hovanesi Totovents · Totovents, Vahan Hovanesi · Vahan Hovhannesi Totovents · Arsen Marmarian
Vahan Totovents
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- Born
- 1894. · Elazığ.
- Died
- 1938. · Yerevan.
- Nationality
- Ottoman Empire and Soviet Union.
- Occupation
- journalist, poet, writer and playwright.
- Education
- University of Wisconsin–Madison.
- Languages
- Armenian.
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Vahan Totovents was an Ottoman and Soviet journalist, poet, writer and playwright (1894–1938). He was born in Elazığ and died in Yerevan.
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He also worked under the name Arsen Marmarian. The authorities additionally record the headings Vahan Hovanesi Totovents, Totovents, Vahan Hovanesi, Vahan Hovhannesi Totovents and Arsen Marmarian. His recorded language was Armenian. Other recorded relations include Hamastegh.
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1894
Vahan Totovents born at Elazığ.
1938
Vahan Totovents died at Yerevan.
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Constantinople, Paris and New York City.
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Elazığ.
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Yerevan.
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- 1.Arzumanyan, S. Թոթովենց, Վահան Հովհաննեսի. Soviet Armenian Encyclopedia. Armenian Academy of Sciences. 4. 195–196. 1978.
- 2.Wilkinson, Richard D. Nationalist Literature in Armenia and the Soviet Regime: The Case of Vahan Totovents. The Slavonic and East European Review. 59. 2. 200–201. 1981.
- 3.Wayne State University Press. The Heritage of Armenian Literature: From The Eighteenth Century To Modern Times. 3. 935–936. 2005. 0-8143-3221-8.
- 4.Сталинские списки. stalin.memo.ru.
- 5.Shakarian, Pietro A. Anastas Mikoyan: An Armenian Reformer in Khrushchev's Kremlin. Indiana University Press. 64. 2025. 978-0253073556.
- 6.Bardakjian, Kevork B. A Reference Guide to Modern Armenian Literature, 1500-1920. Wayne State University Press. 215–216. 2000. 0-8143-2747-8.
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He was employed by Hayastan Daily, Yerevan State University and Sovetakan Hayastan. He worked at Constantinople, Paris and New York City. Recorded as journalist, poet, writer and playwright.
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