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DEMIRCHYAN PETROS

Literary critic, translator, a Candidate of Philology,
WUA member since 1984

Born in 1950, May 30, in Yerevan.
A graduate of Yerevan State University, the department of Philology. He worked at WUA 'Grakan Tert' and was the head of Media and Propaganda Department of RA Defence Ministry. Since 2000 he works at RA Govermnent department of Information and Public Relations as a leading specialist. P. Demirchyan is an author of numerous critique articles which were published in Armenian and foreign press. He played his active part in creating an Armenian cultural center in Estonia and in publishing the center's 'Vahagn' newspaper. In 1990 he colletced (with the help of Babken Simonyan, translator from Serbian) and published in Belgrad a special edition dedicated to Armenian literature (18 pages). He was running 'Grakan Andastan' and 'Debate Club' literary-cultural programs on TV and Radio. He translates as well.

WORKS

1. Intra's Life, Yerevan, 2003
2. The Time and the Literature Development, Yerevan, 1986

TRANSLATIONS (from Russian)

1. Harold Durbach, Robert Taber, 1001 Questions about the Ocean and 1001 Answers, Yerevan, 1983
2. Nikolay Petrovich, Speaking of Inventions, Yerevan, 1980
3. Viktor Pekelis, Your Opportunities, Human!, Yerevan, 1979

AWARDS

In 2004 his 'Intra's Life' monograph was awarded a Prize after Nikol Aghbalyan.

Address:

375105, Yerevan, HAT A-3,
home 68, ap. 22
tel. ap. 72-90-26, office 52-87-12