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Paruyr Sevak (Paruyr Ghazaryan) was born on 24 January, 1924 in Chanakhchi, Armenian SSR, Transcaucasian SFSR, Soviet Union, is an A 20th-century armenian poet. Discover Paruyr Sevak's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 47 years old?

Popular As Paruyr Ghazaryan
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Age 47 years old
Zodiac Sign Aquarius
Born 24 January 1924
Birthday 24 January
Birthplace Chanakhchi, Armenian SSR, Transcaucasian SFSR, Soviet Union
Date of death 17 June, 1971
Died Place Yerevan, Armenian SSR, Soviet Union
Nationality Armenia

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1924

Paruyr Sevak (Պարույր Սևակ; January 24, 1924 – June 17, 1971) was an Armenian poet, translator and literary critic.

He is considered one of the greatest Armenian poets of the 20th century.

Sevak was born Paruyr Ghazaryan (Պարույր Ղազարյան) in Chanakhchi (now Zangakatun) village, Armenian SSR, Soviet Union to Rafael Soghomonyan and Anahit Soghomonyan on January 24, 1924.

Young Paruyr attended the village school.

Sevak spent the part of his childhood and adolescence in a location called Navchalu yayla (near Zangakatun) and in his early writings, he signed his writings with ‘Navchalu’ as the location where they were written.

1940

Later in 1940 moved to Yerevan to study at the philological faculty of Yerevan State University.

1945

He graduated in 1945.

1948

The same year he started his postgraduate studies of Armenian literature at the Academy of Sciences Abeghyan Institute of Literature, which lasted until 1948.

1951

In 1951 Sevak went to Moscow to study at the Gorky Institute of World Literature.

1957

After graduation, he worked there as professor of translation in 1957-59.

Paruyr Ghazaryan adopted the name Paruyr Sevak as his pen name after Western Armenian poet Ruben Sevak.

1960

In 1960 Sevak returned to Yerevan and resumed his prolific and meaningful literary, scientific and public career.

He started to work at the Abeghyan Institute of Literature as a scientific researcher.

1966

From 1966-1971 Sevak served as secretary on the Board of the Writers Union of Armenia.

1967

In 1967 Sevak became a doctor of philology after his dissertation defense.

1968

In 1968 he was elected to the Supreme Council of the Armenian SSR.

1971

Sevak died on June 17, 1971, in a car crash while on a drive back to Yerevan.

In previous years, he had voiced his criticism of the corruption of the Soviet establishment and for this, many Armenians believe, he was murdered by the Soviet government.

His wife, Nelly Menagharishvili, also died in the car crash.

He was buried in the backyard of his home, in Zangakatun, which later became a museum open to everyone.

Sevak's poem The Unsilenceable Belfry is dedicated to Armenian composer Komitas Vardapet and to the remembrance of the Armenian genocide.

One of the mains streets of Yerevan's Kanaker-Zeytun district is named after Sevak.

School #123 of Yerevan is named after Paruyr Sevak.

2018

On 2018, the third series of Dram banknotes were printed, featuring Sevak on the 1000 Dram note.