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Alexandre Arordi Varbedian
French-Armenian ethnologist and essentialist |
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Alexandre Varbedian was born on June 11, 1943 in
Marseille, in a family with roots from Khoy and
Sasun-Bitlis; immigrated into Armenia in 1948. In 1968
he graduated from Architectural Department of Yerevan
Polytechnic Institute; and in 1970 from the actor
department of film studio “Hayfilm.” In 1975 after
moving back to Marseille he continued his professional
activities as an Architect, and his ethnological
activities as a producer, writer, public speaker,
Armenologist, but primarily as ethnologist and
essentialist. Mr. Varbedian is a recipient of national
and international awards in the first three fields
mentioned above. |
He authored: the lyrics SOLARIUS, dedicated to the destiny of
Armenian nation (Marseille – 1985, formerly a movie script); an
armenological study WHO ARE FINALLY THE ARYANS (Marsielle-1988,
Yerevan-1990); volume of poems EVOCATION (Yerevan-1991); an
exploratory collection IDENTITY (Yerevan-1993); THEORY OF
ESSENCE (Yerevan-1995); national ideological study ARYAGANK
(Yerevan-1997); a profound study GENESIS-AYA, devoted to
12000-year-old Armenian genealogy and world civilization
(Yerevan-2000, second edition: Yerevan-2003); the millennium
program EAGANK ("Nation and New Millennium", volume 1,
Yerevan-2002); public article NATIONAL CROSSWORD or Who
Alexandre Arordi Varbedian Is Disturbing?, (Yerevan-2003); the
volume QUALITAS (Yerevan-2004); the collection of aphorisms
THOMBSTONE (Yerevan-2005) and THE LETTER E NAME OF AY
(“REVELATION”, EAGANK, volume 3, Yerevan-2006).
The following works are ready, but not yet subject to
publication: MERIDIAN (EAGANK, volume 2); HORSE’s PACE (EAGANK,
volume 4) and NATIONAL CROSS-STONE (“The mystery of October 27
……”). The volume DESTINY is in the stage of preparation.
Mr. Varbedian has written for around 50 Armenian, Diaspora, and
foreign periodicals, edited London based Armenian bi-weekly “Erebuni”
(1987), the first issue of ethnological journal “Eutyun”
(Yerevan-1992), founded and leaded the French Armenian
theatrical group “Arvestanoc Sevak” (1978-1981, award winner of
JAF-80 Paris Festival), Diaspora “Haratevman Ukht” union
(1986-1990), and the expanded form of that organization with
involvement of well-known members of Armenian Intelligentsia,
“EUTYUN”- Temple of National Wisdom (Armenia, since 1990).
 He
had presentations, radio and television programs and numerous
activities in the Motherland, in almost all centers of Diaspora
and in foreign Universities. And the main theme of all those is
the eternity of Armenian nation, the programming and disclosure
of its main patterns, the presentation and indoctrination of
national identity… ...
His works were recognized by Garzu, S. Paradjanov, M. Ragon, A
Terteryan, C. Paren, H. Shiraz, H. Sahyan, academicians Viktor
Hambardzumyan, V. Ivanov, S. Yeremyan, and about other sixty
Armenian and foreign famouns individuals. British Armenian
producer H. Pilikyan labeled him as “Genius Armenian Ambassador
….. with diapason of Shakespeare,” (“Ashkharh” – France, “Zartonk”
– Lebanon, 1985), late Vahe Oshakan as “one of very few
imaginative, precious, and courageous parts of Armenian
history….,” (Azbarez, 13-20.03, 1999, USA), Academician Varazdad
Haroutyunyan as “national phenomenon” (in the section devoted to
Varbedian of his “My Contemporaries” volume), and others as “The
next representative of Armenian ideology after R. Patkanyan, H.
Asatryan, and G. Njdeh” (“Hayastani Hanrapetutyun” daily,
30.03.1999). Sevak Aramazd (Hovhannisyan-Germany) is describing
him as “….presenters of ARMENIAN SOUL jailed in dark caves, the
greatest names of small group of “resolute alones” – D Varujan,
K. Zaryan, G. Njdeh, and
 A. Varbedian” (“Garun” 3.2003). While
British IBC – International Biographical Center included him in
their Blue book of “Who is who” series (2005), and ABI –
American Biographical Institute awarded him the title of “The
Great minds of 21st Century” and included him in corresponding
volume (2004, about 1000 names), and in January 2006 declared
him “The greatest geniuses of 21st Century” (among 500 names).
Most recently he was appointed as a member of the Research Board
of Advisors of ABI. Nevertheless, starting from 2002 Alexandre
Varbedian’s entry to the Motherland is strictly forbidden ……
Mr. Varbedian is non-partisan, has two sons and two
grandchildren.
published: 2006-01-01 00:00:00
last updated:2006-12-12 17:21:42
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