Gevorg Hambardzumi Abajian (, December 12, 1920, Shnogh village,

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theatrical and literary critic. PhD on Philology (1956), awarded by the ''Renowned Activist of Armenian SSR Arts'' title in 1972. Abajian was a

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veteran. Starting in 1945 he was an artist of Gyumri Dramatic Theatre, then chief-editor of the cultural programs of Armenian SSR state TV-committee, the head of press-department of the Committee of Cultural Relations with

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. He is an author of many books, novels and articles.

Books

*''Suren Surenian'', Yerevan, 1959 *''Isahak Alikhanian'',

, 1967

References

Sources

*''Armenian Concise Encyclopedia'', Ed. by acad. K. Khudaverdian,

, 1990, Vol. 1, p. 8 {{DEFAULTSORT:Abajian, Gevorg 20th-century Armenian writers 1920 births 2002 deaths Armenian male writers People from Lori Province Soviet writers Soviet military personnel of World War II