As part of its ongoing events dedicated to the 100th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide, the Armenian Genocide Museum-Institute (AGMI) presented four new works, two of them in English, today in Yerevan, reports Public Radio of Armenia.
Following the presentation, AGMI Director Hayg Temoyan awarded medals and diplomas to individuals and groups that contributed to the Museum within the framework of its centennial events.
“The Armenian Genocide in Contemporary American Encyclopedias,” by Dr. Arman Kirakossian, is a summary of interpretations on the topic of the Armenian Genocide in American encyclopedias. Kirakossian said the work is especially important for scholars and can be a useful research tool.
Two volumes titled “Armenian Genocide Encyclopedia” will be published by the end of the year, according to Temoyan.
The AGMI also presented Rubina Peroomian’s “The Armenian Genocide in Literature: The Second Generation Responds,” and “The Number of Western Armenians in 1878-1914,” by Robert Tatosyan.
The fourth book unveiled today was the catalogue of the temporary exhibition on “The Armenian Genocide: The Scandinavian Response,” published under a presidential grant.
