Vardan Zhorzhiki Sedrakyan ( hy, Վարդան Ժորժիկի Սեդրակյան) is an Armenian

epic poetry An epic poem, or simply an epic, is a lengthy narrative poem typically about the extraordinary deeds of extraordinary characters who, in dealings with gods or other superhuman forces, gave shape to the mortal universe for their descendants. ...

expert. Since 1998, he has provided analysis of epic tales of nations all over the world. His main results have been periodically published in press and by television. He was one of the seven candidates in the 2013 Armenian presidential elections, where he received roughly 0.42% of the vote. After the elections, he was arrested and sentenced to 14 years imprisonment for organizing the attempted murder of another presidential candidate, Paruyr Hayrikyan. Sedrakyan was released on probation in May 2021.

Biography

Sedrakyan was born on August 20, 1967, in

Yerevan Yerevan ( , , hy, Երևան , sometimes spelled Erevan) is the capital and largest city of Armenia and one of the world's oldest continuously inhabited cities. Situated along the Hrazdan River, Yerevan is the administrative, cultural, and i ...

, Armenia.

References

External links

Personal site (in Armenian and Russian)
{{DEFAULTSORT:Sedrakyan, Vardan Living people 1967 births Scholars of epic poetry Writers from Yerevan Candidates for President of Armenia Politicians from Yerevan