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{{Short description|Soviet poet and translator (1915–1999)}}
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| nationality = Armenian
| nationality = Armenian
| known_for = Armenian poet
| known_for = Armenian poet
| notable_works = Felix Bakhchinyan, Kingdom of Nostalgia, Yerevan, 2003.
| notable_works = Felix Bakhchinyan, Kingdom of Nostalgia, Yerevan, 2003.


Naira Hambardzumyan, Maro Markarian's lyric poetry, Yerevan, 2003.
Naira Hambardzumyan, Maro Markarian's lyric poetry, Yerevan, 2003.
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'''Maro Yeghishe Markarian''' ([[Armenian language|Armenian]]: Մարո Եղիշեի Մարգարյան) (December 22, 1915, [[Shaumiani|Shulaver]], [[Marneuli]] region, [[Georgia (country)|Georgia]] – January 28 or 29, 1999, [[Yerevan]], [[Armenia]] (buried in [[Byurakan]])) was an [[Armenians|Armenian]] poet, translator, member of the USSR Writers Union since 1937.<ref name=":0">{{Cite book|last=Rowe|first=Victoria|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=mOvE4Ec-_oEC&pg=PA245&lpg=PA245&dq=when+did+maro+markarian+die&source=bl&ots=Ur2qcfLc6I&sig=ACfU3U3lt5r09K9ocq27XHXntRRtfP0fqw&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiasuPd--DpAhVMqZ4KHd1nAOYQ6AEwAHoECAYQAQ#v=onepage&q=when%20did%20maro%20markarian%20die&f=false|title=A History of Armenian Women's Writing, 1880–1922|date=2003|publisher=Cambridge Scholars Press|isbn=978-1-904303-23-7|language=en}}</ref>
'''Maro Yeghishe Markarian''' ([[Armenian language|Armenian]]: Մարո Եղիշեի Մարգարյան) (December 22, 1915, [[Shaumiani|Shulaver]], [[Marneuli]] region, [[Georgia (country)|Georgia]] – January 28 or 29, 1999, [[Yerevan]], [[Armenia]] (buried in [[Byurakan]]) was an [[Armenians|Armenian]] poet, translator, member of the USSR Writers Union since 1937.<ref name=":0">{{Cite book|last=Rowe|first=Victoria|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=mOvE4Ec-_oEC&dq=when+did+maro+markarian+die&pg=PA245|title=A History of Armenian Women's Writing, 1880–1922|date=2003|publisher=Cambridge Scholars Press|isbn=978-1-904303-23-7|language=en}}</ref>


== Biography ==
== Biography ==
Maro Markarian was born December 22, 1915 in Shulaver (now Shahumyan or Shahumian village, Marneuli region of Georgia) to peasant parents. Markarian received her initial secondary education in her hometown through means of local schooling and was later fortunate to attend the Academy of Painting in 1933 found in Tiflis.<ref name=":0" /> Her first poem was published in 1935. Later in 1938 she graduated from the University of Yerevan from the department of literature.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Maro Markarian|url=https://encyclopedia2.thefreedictionary.com/Maro+Markarian|access-date=2020-06-03|website=TheFreeDictionary.com}}</ref> She then studied in the postgraduate course of the Armenian branch of the USSR Academy of Sciences. From 1967–1984 she also worked in the Committee for Cultural Relations with the Diaspora.
Maro Markarian was born December 22, 1915, in Shulaver (now Shahumyan or Shahumian village, Marneuli region of Georgia) to peasant parents. Markarian received her initial secondary education in her hometown through means of local schooling and was later fortunate to attend the Academy of Painting in 1933 found in Tiflis.<ref name=":0" /> Her first poem was published in 1935. Later in 1938 she graduated from the University of Yerevan from the department of literature.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Maro Markarian|url=https://encyclopedia2.thefreedictionary.com/Maro+Markarian|access-date=2020-06-03|website=TheFreeDictionary.com}}</ref> She then studied in the postgraduate course of the Armenian branch of the USSR Academy of Sciences. From 1967 to 1984 she also worked in the Committee for Cultural Relations with the Diaspora.


The main themes surrounding Markarian's poetry formulates around topics regarding love, human relations, and her homeland Armenia. Markarian's poems have been translated and published in several books in Russian.
The main themes surrounding Markarian's poetry formulates around topics regarding love, human relations, and her homeland Armenia. Markarian's poems have been translated and published in several books in Russian.
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*[[Order of Friendship of Peoples]], 1985
*[[Order of Friendship of Peoples]], 1985
* Laureate of the [[USSR State Prize]] (1983, for the collection of poems "Donations")
* Laureate of the [[USSR State Prize]] (1983, for the collection of poems "Dedications")
* Laureate of the Avetik Isahakyan Prize 1981 (for the collection of poems "Donations")
* Laureate of the Avetik Isahakyan Prize, 1981 (for the collection of poems "Dedications")


== References ==
== References ==
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Latest revision as of 14:29, 10 August 2024

Maro Markarian
BornDecember 22, 1915
Shulaver, Marneuli region, Georgia
DiedJanuary 28 or 29, 1999
Yerevan, Armenia
Burial placeByurakan, Armenia
NationalityArmenian
Known forArmenian poet
Notable workFelix Bakhchinyan, Kingdom of Nostalgia, Yerevan, 2003. Naira Hambardzumyan, Maro Markarian's lyric poetry, Yerevan, 2003.
SpouseSargis Bayandur
ChildrenAnahit and Ashot Bayandur
RelativesBenjamin Margaryan (brother)
AwardsOrder of Friendship of Peoples, 1985

Laureate of the USSR State Prize (1983, for the collection of poems "Donations")

Laureate of the Avetik Isahakyan Prize 1981 (for the collection of poems "Donations")

Maro Yeghishe Markarian (Armenian: Մարո Եղիշեի Մարգարյան) (December 22, 1915, Shulaver, Marneuli region, Georgia – January 28 or 29, 1999, Yerevan, Armenia (buried in Byurakan) was an Armenian poet, translator, member of the USSR Writers Union since 1937.[1]

Biography

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Maro Markarian was born December 22, 1915, in Shulaver (now Shahumyan or Shahumian village, Marneuli region of Georgia) to peasant parents. Markarian received her initial secondary education in her hometown through means of local schooling and was later fortunate to attend the Academy of Painting in 1933 found in Tiflis.[1] Her first poem was published in 1935. Later in 1938 she graduated from the University of Yerevan from the department of literature.[2] She then studied in the postgraduate course of the Armenian branch of the USSR Academy of Sciences. From 1967 to 1984 she also worked in the Committee for Cultural Relations with the Diaspora.

The main themes surrounding Markarian's poetry formulates around topics regarding love, human relations, and her homeland Armenia. Markarian's poems have been translated and published in several books in Russian.

She died on January 28 or 29, 1999, in Yerevan, Armenia and is currently buried in Byurakan.

Family

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  • Brother: Benjamin Margaryan, astronomer
  • Husband: Sargis Bayandur, art critic, Honored Art Worker of the Republic of Armenia
  • Daughter: Anahit Bayandur, Armenian translator, Member of the Supreme Council of the First convocation of the Republic of Armenia, human rights activist
  • Son: Ashot Bayandur, painter

Literature

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  • Felix Bakhchinyan, Kingdom of Nostalgia, Yerevan, 2003.
  • Naira Hambardzumyan, Maro Markarian's lyric poetry, Yerevan, 2003.

Achievements

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References

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  1. ^ a b Rowe, Victoria (2003). A History of Armenian Women's Writing, 1880–1922. Cambridge Scholars Press. ISBN 978-1-904303-23-7.
  2. ^ "Maro Markarian". TheFreeDictionary.com. Retrieved 2020-06-03.
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