Vahan Derian presentation by Homenetmen Glendale Ararat
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Homenetmen Glendale Ararat Chapter Cultural Division Get to Know… August 2010 Volume 3, Issue 8 Հ.Մ.Ը.Մ.-Ի ԳԼԵՆԴԵԼԻ ԱՐԱՐԱՏ ՄԱՍՆԱՃԻՒՂԻ ՄՇԱԿՈՒԹԱՅԻՆ ԲԱԺԱՆՄՈՒ NՔ VAHAN DERIAN January 28, 18 85 – Januar y 7, 19 20 Vah an Der ian was an eminent Armenian poet, lyrist and public activist. He is a famous poet known for his sorrowful, romantic poems, the most famous of which are still read and sung in their musical vers ions by people of all ages. Deri an began his shor t life in the Javakh k region of Geo rgia, a mostly Armen ian populated area of the country. Schooled in Tiflis, he then studied at the Lazaria n College in Moscow, whe re he was exposed to symbolism and joined the Russian Social Democrats. He was jailed by Czarist poli ce for his political activ ity. He published his first book of poems, "Dreams at Dusk", in 1908, which made him an immediate sensation, Hovhannes Tumanian calling him the most or iginal lyri c poet of his age. He later published "Night Remembrance", "The Golden Legend", "The Return", "The Golden Link", "In the Land of Nairi" (where he substitute the word 'Nairi' for each instance where the word 'Armenia' would have suited), and "The Cat's Paradise". His poems are filled with images of rain, mist, pallid fields and shapeless shadows, symbols of sorrow, despair and eventu ally, peace. In 1913, Derian left Moscow University for the University of St. Petersburg, where he majored in oriental languages, intensifying his political involvement. After the revolution he became representative of Armenians in the Ministry of Nations, pe rsonall y working with Le nin and Stal in. In 1916 , Vahan Derian publish ed a bundle of poems entitled Land of Nairi (in Armeni an: (Yerkir Nairi), in which he uses Nairi in place of Armenia. Likewise in 1923 , Yeghishe Charents wrote a satiric al novella entit led Land of Nairi , using once again Nairi as a synonym for Armenia. Vahan Derian died of Tube rculosi s at age 35. Each ye ar there is a co mmemora tion of his life in Javakhk region (Akhal tsikhe and Akh alkalak) , at Ga ndza village , where h e was bo rn.
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Homenetmen Glendale Ararat ChapterCultural Division
Get to Know…August 2010Volume 3, Issue 8
Հ.Մ.Ը.Մ.-Ի ԳԼԵՆԴԵԼԻ ԱՐԱՐԱՏ ՄԱՍՆԱՃԻՒՂԻՄՇԱԿՈՒԹԱՅԻՆ ԲԱԺԱՆՄՈՒ NՔ
VAHAN DERIANJanuary 28, 1885 – January 7, 1920
Vahan Derian was an eminent Armenian poet, lyrist and public
activist. He is a famous poet known for his sorrowful, romantic
poems, the most famous of which are still read and sung in their
musical versions by people of all ages. Derian began his short
life in the Javakhk region of Georgia, a mostly Armenian
populated area of the country. Schooled in Tiflis, he then studied
at the Lazarian College in Moscow, where he was exposed to
symbolism and joined the Russian Social Democrats. He was
jailed by Czarist police for his political activity.
He published his first book of poems, "Dreams at Dusk", in 1908, which made him an
immediate sensation, Hovhannes Tumanian calling him the most original lyric poet of his
age. He later published "Night Remembrance", "The Golden Legend", "The Return", "The
Golden Link", "In the Land of Nairi" (where he substitute the word 'Nairi' for each instance
where the word 'Armenia' would have suited), and "The Cat's Paradise". His poems are
filled with images of rain, mist, pallid fields and shapeless shadows, symbols of sorrow,
despair and eventually, peace. In 1913, Derian left Moscow University for the University of
St. Petersburg, where he majored in oriental languages, intensifying his political
involvement. After the revolution he became representative of Armenians in the Ministry of
Nations, personally working with Lenin and Stalin. In 1916, Vahan Derian published a
bundle of poems entitled Land of Nairi (in Armenian: (Yerkir Nairi), in which he uses Nairi in
place of Armenia. Likewise in 1923, Yeghishe Charents wrote a satirical novella entitled
Land of Nairi , using once again Nairi as a synonym for Armenia.
Vahan Derian died of Tuberculosis at age 35. Each year there is a commemoration of his
life in Javakhk region (Akhaltsikhe and Akhalkalak), at Gandza village, where he was born.
