''Pakin'' (or francicized ''Pakine'') (in

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Բագին meaning altar in Armenian, full name at establishment Բագին, Ամսագիր Գրականութեան եւ Արուեստի, i.e. ''Pakin, Amsakir Kraganutyan yev Arvesdi'', meaning Pakin, Literary and Cultural Monthly) is an

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literary and cultural periodical published in

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since 1962. The magazine was founded with

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as executive editor, and editors were Yetvart Boyajian and Boghos Snabian. ''Pakin'' publishes works mainly of

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writers in addition to some writings from Armenia, in addition to a section of reports on culture, newly published works in Armenian or other languages, literary criticism. ''Pakin'' is published with various frequencies, as monthly, bi-monthly and presently quarterly. It is considered one of the main literary publications in

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. Its longest-running editor in chief was writer Boghos Snabian from 1964 to 2003''Aztag daily'': «ԱՌԱՆՑ ԱԶԳԱՅԻՆ ԴՊՐՈՑԻ ԵՒ ՄԱՄՈՒԼԻ ԳՈՐԾՕՆ ՄԱՍՆԱԿՑՈՒԹԵԱՆ` ԱՆԿԱՐԵԼԻ ԵՂԱԾ Է ՊԱՀԵԼ ՀԱՒԱՔԱԿԱՆՈՒԹԵԱՆ ՄԸ ԱԶԳԱՅԻՆ ԴԻՄԱԳԻԾԸ» Կ՛ԸՍԷ ՊՕՂՈՍ ՍՆԱՊԵԱՆ
(in Armenian) when writer Hagop Balian took over the responsibility.Hamazkayin website: ''Pakin''
A number of writers, have contributed including Haroutioun Keghart, Dikran Vosgouni, Papken Papazian, and Vahe Oshagan. The magazine is also renowned for its series of special issues dedicated to certain writers or events.

References

External links

*Pakin download site: http://www.hamazkayin.com/pakin-am/?cat=all-issues

Pakin 50th anniversary issue (October, November, December 2012)
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