The Writers' Union of

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was founded in August 1934, simultaneously with the

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and as a component part of the USSR Union.

1930s

The Constituent Assembly was held during 1 August - 5 August, after which the Armenian delegation of writers took part in USSR Writers' Union Constituent Assembly.

World War II

In Armenia in September 1939 the millennial anniversary of ''Sasuntsi Davit'' epos was celebrated. On this occasion the USSR Writers' Union directorate's plenary session was held in Armenia. In 1941, from 10 May until 20 May the Armenian Literature Decade was organized in

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. More than fifty Armenian writers fought in the

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1940s

In 1946 the Second Assembly was held. It resolved that

Avetik Isahakyan Avetik Sahak Isahakyan ( hy, Ավետիք Սահակ Իսահակյան; October 30, 1875 – October 17, 1957) was a prominent Armenian lyric poet, writer and public activist. Biography Isahakyan was born in Alexandropol in 1875. He was edu ...

be the president of the Writers' Union of Armenia.

1950s, 60 & 70s

The Third Assembly was held in July 1954 and Avetik Isahakya was re-elected. As a result of the fourth (January 1959), the fifth (November 1966) and the sixth (January 1971) Assemblies Edward Topchyan was elected as the Secretary-in-Charge of the Union. The Seventh Assembly (April 1976 of the Writers' Union elected Vardges Petrosyan as the Secretary-in-Charge.

1980s

As a result of the eighth (May 1981) and the ninth (May 1986) Assemblies he became the president of the Union. In 1988 a special session was held after which Hrachya Hovhannisyan was elected as the president.

1990s

On 15 June 1990, the directorate of Writers' Union self-published the organization's project. In the September of the same year the Writers' Union building was transferred to a special army detachment as a general headquarters. Armenian writers took active part in the reconstruction of the Armenian National State system and in the Liberation War of Artsakh. Several writers fought in different battles. One of them, Samvel Shahmuradyan, fell in the battle of Gandzasar.

Vazgen Sargsyan Vazgen Zaveni Sargsyan ( hy, Վազգեն Զավենի Սարգսյան, ; 5 March 1959 – 27 October 1999) was an Armenian military commander and politician. He was the first Defence Minister of Armenia from 1991 to 1992 and then from ...

became the defence minister and then the

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. In September 1990 and February 1991 the Tenth Assembly was held in two phases.

Vahagn Davtyan Vahagn Davtyan () (August 15, 1922, Arabkir, Turkey – February 21, 1996, Yerevan) was an Armenian poet, translator, publicist and public activist. Biography He was born in the town of Arapgir in Turkey. Davtyan was a Renowned activist of c ...

was elected president. In January 1994 the special session elected Razmik Davoyan as the president. Another special session in 1996 elected

Hrant Matevosyan Hrant Ignati Matevosyan ( hy, Հրանտ Իգնատի Մաթևոսյան, 12 February 1935 - 19 December 2002) was an Armenian writer and screenwriter. By the time of his death he was considered Armenia's "most prominent and accomplished contempora ...

to lead the Union.

2000s

In 2001 the thirteenth Assembly was held and

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was elected WUA president. In June 2002 the Writers' Union of Armenia organized the first Pan-Armenian Congress and in June 2004 a second was held. The WUA's publishing house was established in 2002. A young writers' book series called ''Mutk'' was published. Alongside existing literary magazines and newspapers ('' Grakan Tert'', '' Nork'', ''Nor dar'', ''Literaturnaya Armenia'') '' 'Artasahmanyan Grakanutyun'' magazine, '' Satirikon'' (a humorous newspaper), '' Tsolker'' and '' Lusapsak'' young people's magazines are being published. In June 2004 the seventy-year Anniversary of Writers' Union of Armenia was celebrated.

External links

Official website
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