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Tumanyan (Թումանյան) Hovhannes
(1869—1923)

Hovhannes Tumanyan is considered to be one of the greatest Armenian poets and writers. His work was mostly written in tragic form, often centering on the harsh lives of villagers in the Lori region.

Tumanyan's inspiration for his writing came considerably from his parents. He was born in the village of Dsegh in the Lori, Armenia. With his father the village's priest and his mother an avid storyteller with a particular interest in fables, Tumanyan had incorporated many of the themes from his mother's stories and his father's preachings into his writings.

Tumanyan is usually regarded in Armenian circles as "All-Armenian poet". He earned this title when the Catholicos of Armenia had ordered that Armenian refugees from the west not enter certain areas of his church and house, since he is considered to be "The Catholicos of all Armenians". Tumanyan in response decried that decision claiming that the refugees could seek relief in the Catholicos' quarters under order of "The Poet of all Armenians". He created lyrics, fables, epic poems and translations into Armenian of Byron, Goethe and Pushkin.

Abkhazia, 2003, Hovhannes Tumanyan

Abkhazia, 2003, Hovhannes Tumanyan

Armenia, 2011, Hovhannes Tumanyan

Russia, 2011, Hovhannes Tumanyan

USSR, 1969, Hovhannes Tumanyan

USSR, 1969, Hovhannes Tumanyan