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MONUMENTS ARE POLITICS
Igor Muradyan
11:33 29/03/2013
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Armenia is discussing the construction of a monument dedicated to
the Russian-Armenian friendship which can be considered as a timely
initiative given the fact that the Russian-Armenian relations have
passed from the state of suspicion and hostility to sheer indifference.
Although there are lots of monuments to Russian writers and others
who have an indirect relation or no relation to the Armenians, such
a monument would be a factor for relieving tension in our relations.
However, a monument is a monument and is erected in memory of something
of the past, as a reason to remember forgotten things.
During the Soviet years there was a museum of friendship of peoples
in Tashkent, and a lot of people wondered how they could set up such
a museum but it was nevertheless set up. Therefore, the monument to
any kind of friendship would be treated with irony.
It would be reasonable to set up a monument to one of the Russian
statesmen who had an important role in the life of Armenia, such as
Emperor Nikolay I who annexed East Armenia to the Russian empire. It
would highlight a key period in the Russian-Armenian relations and let
understand that all the tsars of the Romanov family played a positive
role in the destiny of the Armenian people, such as the two bastards
and degenerates Alexander III and Nikolay II.
Is there a suggestion to erect a monument to the Russian soldier
who participated in the punitive expeditions against the Armenians
of Nagorno-Karabakh in 1905, 1991 and 1992? It would be more decent
to set up a monument to the Russian culture and language, the main
factors of the Russian presence.
At the same time, it is appropriate to consider setting up monuments to
different politicians of different countries who played an important
role in the history of Armenia. First of all, it is time to erect a
monument to the 28th president of the United States Woodrow Wilson
who featured the agreement of Sevres, a political document which
remains actual in the international politics.
Besides, it would be acceptable to name the highway connecting the
airport of Zvartnots to Yerevan in honor of Mr. Wilson. In addition,
this decision should be made soon before they name the highway in
honor of a local strongman.
Igor Muradyan
11:33 29/03/2013
Story from Lragir.am News:
http://www.lragir.am/index.php/eng/0/comments/view/29451
Armenia is discussing the construction of a monument dedicated to
the Russian-Armenian friendship which can be considered as a timely
initiative given the fact that the Russian-Armenian relations have
passed from the state of suspicion and hostility to sheer indifference.
Although there are lots of monuments to Russian writers and others
who have an indirect relation or no relation to the Armenians, such
a monument would be a factor for relieving tension in our relations.
However, a monument is a monument and is erected in memory of something
of the past, as a reason to remember forgotten things.
During the Soviet years there was a museum of friendship of peoples
in Tashkent, and a lot of people wondered how they could set up such
a museum but it was nevertheless set up. Therefore, the monument to
any kind of friendship would be treated with irony.
It would be reasonable to set up a monument to one of the Russian
statesmen who had an important role in the life of Armenia, such as
Emperor Nikolay I who annexed East Armenia to the Russian empire. It
would highlight a key period in the Russian-Armenian relations and let
understand that all the tsars of the Romanov family played a positive
role in the destiny of the Armenian people, such as the two bastards
and degenerates Alexander III and Nikolay II.
Is there a suggestion to erect a monument to the Russian soldier
who participated in the punitive expeditions against the Armenians
of Nagorno-Karabakh in 1905, 1991 and 1992? It would be more decent
to set up a monument to the Russian culture and language, the main
factors of the Russian presence.
At the same time, it is appropriate to consider setting up monuments to
different politicians of different countries who played an important
role in the history of Armenia. First of all, it is time to erect a
monument to the 28th president of the United States Woodrow Wilson
who featured the agreement of Sevres, a political document which
remains actual in the international politics.
Besides, it would be acceptable to name the highway connecting the
airport of Zvartnots to Yerevan in honor of Mr. Wilson. In addition,
this decision should be made soon before they name the highway in
honor of a local strongman.