About Armenia & Armenians by famous People - What they said about Armenians Find what different World famous people said about Armenia, Armenians, Armenian History, Genocide, Culture, Art, Music & etc. (will continue) ARMENIA Elisabeth Bauer (b. 1948)- Austrian Armenologist In general, much too little has been known about Armenia, even though, culturally speaking, Europe owes her a considerable debt. At the dawn of history, Armenia was one of the cradles of civilization… Millennia before the Christian era, the economy, arts and popular traditions of Armenia had developed to such an extent that her culture stimulated Egypt, Greece and Rome both materially and spiritually.
PEOPLE Hedrick Smith (b. 1933)- American TV commentator, foreign correspondent, and author Armenians maintained a strong sense of national identity even in the darkest years of Communist rule. Their republic is ethnically the purest of all fifteen major political regions of the USSR. Ninety-four percent of Armenia’s population are Armenians, according to the 1989 census.
Evelyn Waugh (1903-1966)- English novelist The two most accomplished men I met during the six moths abroad were Armenians. A rare of rare competence and the most delicate sensibility, they seem to me the only genuine "men of the world."
Anton Chekhov (1860-1904)- Russian author He was a very passionate man. He was an Armenian.
HISTORY Amir Taheri (b. 1942)- Iranian-born English scholar & Middle East expert. The decision, taken by Stalin [to incorporate Nagorno-Karabagh into the Soviet republic of Azerbaijan], was not just another sign of the dictator’s displeasure with the Armenians who had tried to stay out of the USSR & maintain an independence state it also reflected the greater influence that Azerbaijani leaders wielded in Moscow at the time.
Winston Churchill (1874-1965)- British statesman and historian. The age-long misfortunes of the Armenian race have arisen mainly from the physical structure of their homeland.
GENOCIDE Henri Verneuil (Ashod Malakian: b. 1920)- Film director and author. Unless the Turks admit their responsibility and make reparations by returning our lands, the gap that exist between us [Armenians and Turks] will not only remain wide open but it will grow wider and deeper with time.
Israel Zangwill (1864-1926)-English author of Jewish origin. I bow before this higher majesty of sorrow. I take the crown of thorns from Israel’s head, and I place it upon Armenian’s.
Elie Wiesel (b. 1928) You cannot compare the Holocaust to the massacre of Armenians by the Turks. The event is unique.
ART/CULTURE/MUSIC Egon Wellesz (1885-1974) - Austrian composer and musicologist. We shall never be able to understand fully the development of Eastern church music until we know more about Armenian music and its role in the development of Eastern chant.
LANGUAGE George Gordon (Lord) Byron (1788-1824)- English poet. If the scriptures are rightly understood is was in Armenia that paradise was placed… . But whatever may have been their destiny and it has been bitter whatever it may be in future, their country must ever be one of the most interesting on the globe. …And perhaps their language only requires to be more studied to become more attractive. Armenian is the language to speak with God.
FIRST/INNOVATIONS Yehoshua Benarieh- Contemporary Israeli historian. One area in which the Armenians were pioneers in Jerusalem was photography.
SAYINGS BY ARMENIANS Arlene Francis (Kazanjian: b. 1908)- Actress, television personality, writer. Give your best and your potential will surprise you. The higher you reach, the higher you will go.
OTHER Paul Tabori (1908-1974)- Hungarian born British author.
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