Arman Kirakossian

Arman Kirakossian’s Candidate’s Thesis, which he successfully defended in 1981, was devoted to the British policy on Western Armenia and the analysis of public opinion in Great Britain in mid-1890’s. It was published in Yerevan in 1990, in Russian language and in a more expanded form. During his research activities in the Armenian Academy of Sciences, Dr. Kirakossian received Certificate of Senior Researcher of the USSR, and in 1983, he was awarded Certificate of Appreciation by the President of the Armenian Academy of Sciences Prof. Victor Hambardzumian, who cited his outstanding research work. Dr. Kirakossian continued to study the British policies toward the Armenian Question, with greater emphasis on a longer period of time during which those policies were implemented. Expanding his previous work and having researched contemporary documents and materials in government and private archives in Yerevan, London, Moscow, and Athens, Dr. Kirakossian authored a new book in Armenian, “Britanakan divanagitutyuny ev arevmtahayutyan khndiry (1830-akan tt. – 1914t),” or British Diplomacy and the Western Armenia (1830’s – 1914), which was published in Yerevan in 1999. Also in 1999, he defended his doctoral thesis at the Armenian Institute of History of the Armenian Academy of Sciences, and received the scientific rank of Doctor of Sciences in History. The English version of the book was published in October 2003 in the United States, by the Gomidas Institute, under the title British Diplomacy and the Armenian Question: from the 1830’s to 1914. During his academic career, Dr. Arman Kirakossian has published more than 100 articles for scientific publications, general media, information bulletins, and Encyclopedia, as well as brochures and monographs on such subjects as the policies of the United States and European powers on the Armenian Question, the persecution and massacres of the Armenian population of the Ottoman Empire, the international recognition of the Armenian Genocide, and other issues. Dr. Kirakossian’s last book, The Armenian Massacres. 1894-1896. U.S. Media Testimony, was published by the Wayne State University Press in 2004. The same publisher is preparing to publish soon the second volume of the book, The Armenian Massacres. 1894-1896. British Media Testimony.

Articles and Book Reviews

1. “The Anti-Armenian Policy of Abdul Hamid in the Works of Foreign Authors (1894-1896),” Yeritasard Gitashkhatogh, Yerevan, 1979, v. 1, pp. 3-12 (in Russian)
2. “From the History of Russo-English Relations on the Armenian Question (1894-1896),” Banber Hayastani Archivneri, Yerevan, 1979, No. 3, pp. 87-100 (in Russian)
3. “The Armenian Question on the Pages of U.S. Magazines (1894-1896),” Lraber Hasarakakan Gituyunneri, Yerevan, 1980, No. 3, pp. 37-48 (in Armenian)
4. “The Near East Crisis of 1895-1897, Armenia and U.S. Policy,” Oriental Studies, Yerevan, 1983, vol. 1-2, pp. 212-221 (in Russian)
5. “The Policy of Austro-Hungary on the Armenian Question (1895-1897),” Lraber Hasarakakan Gituyunneri, Yerevan, 1984, No. 1, pp. 28-31 (in Armenian)
6. “The Tragedy of the Ottoman Armenians in 1915-1916,” Voprosy Istorii, Moscow, 1986, No. 5, pp. 147-154 (in Russian)
7. “Book Review for The Doctrine of Osmanism in the Political Life of the Ottoman Empire (1850-1870’s), by Rouben Safrastian, Yerevan, 1986,” Lraber Hasarakakan Gituyunneri, Yerevan, 1986, No. 7, pp. 88-91 (In Russian)
8. “Book Review for Britain and the Armenian Question, 1915-1923, by Akaby Nassibian (London, 1984),” Sovetakan Hayastan¸ Yerevan, 1987, No. 5, pp. 28-30, (In Armenian)
9. “Anglo-Turkish Relations and the Question of Reforms in Western Armenia, 1895,” Banber Hayastani Archivneri, Yerevan, 1987, No. 3, pp. 56-64 (in Armenian)
10. “Some Aspects of Treatment of the Problem of the Armenian Genocide in the West,” Lraber Hasarakakan Gituyunneri, Yerevan, 1988, No. 5, pp. 3-12 (in Armenian)
11. “The Resolution of the European Parliament on the Question of the Armenian Genocide,” Banber Hayastani Archivneri, Yerevan, 1988 (in Armenian)
12. “About the Constantinople Massacre of 1896,” Literaturnaya Armenia, 1989, No. 4, pp. 89-103 (in Russian)
13. “Book Review on Armenian Turkish Social Political Relations and the Armenian Question at the Turn of the Twentieth Century, by Mary Kochar (Yerevan, 1988),” Leninian Ughiyov, 1989, No.5, pp. 92-96 (in Armenan)
14. “Anglo Russian Negotiations of 1896 and the Armenian Question,” Lraber Hasarakakan Gituyunneri, Yerevan, 1989, No. 5, pp. 66-72 (in Russian)
15. “The Armenian Genocide and the Ottoman Archives,” Communist daily, 18 April 1990 (in Russian)
16. “German Sources on the Armenian Genocide,” Lraber Hasarakakan Gituyunneri, Yerevan, 1991, No. 4 (in Armenian)
17. “The Permanent People’s Tribunal on the Armenian Genocide,” Akunk, Yerevan, 1991, No. 5-6, pp. 8-11 (in Armenian)
18. Epilogue in Kirakossian, J, Young Turks Before the Judgment of History. The Armenian Genocide, Madison, WI, 1992, pp 235-238 (in English)
19. Foreword in Toynbee, Arnold, Armenian Horrors. The Murder of a Nation, Athens, 1995, pp. 7-12 (in Greek)
20. “British Diplomacy and the Issue of the Armenian Reforms in 1912-1914,” Materials of the Scientific Conference at the Yerevan State University, Yerevan, 1999, pp. 8-11

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Dr. Arman Kirakossian Presents His Latest Publication at the Library of Congress

Washington, D.C. (3 November 2003)—Dr. Arman J. Kirakossian, the Armenian ambassador to Washington, delivered a lecture on October 30 at the Library of Congress in Washington coinciding with the publication of the English translation of his book, British Diplomacy and the Armenian Question: From the 1830s to 1914. A historian by training, the ambassador has published over ten books and monographs, as well as dozens of articles and reviews, all on the history of the Armenian Question.

In introducing the author, Dr. Levon Avdoyan, the Armenian and Georgian area specialist at the Library of Congress, lauded the ambassador's commitment to the historical exploration of a complicated and insufficiently addressed subject of modern Armenian history.

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ARMENIAN MISSION OF THE “ANGEL OF THE BATTLEFIELD”

by Dr. Arman Kirakossian

110 years ago in the month of February Clara Barton, founder and chairperson of the U.S. Red Cross arrived in Constantinople, capital city of Ottoman Empire to offer some relief to Armenian population, victims of the massacres of 1894-96. Armenian diplomat and politician Garegin Pasdermadjian has truly noted: “After the great massacre of 1895, thanks to the personal testimony of Clara Barton, we came to learn of another Christian Power, a nation dedicated to the lofty principles of our common religion, a champion of liberty and justice, and a helpful friend to all oppressed and suffering peoples. We are indebted to Clara Barton in the sense that she was the first among other Americans to inspire us with this faith.”

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'One Legacy of the Genocide Is the Armenian Diaspora'

By Ambassador Arman Kirakossian

On April 25, Armenian Ambassador to the US Arman Kirakossian was one of the featured speakers at the Greater Detroit Armenian Genocide commemoration. Over 600 people attended the remembrance program at the St. John’s Armenian Church Cultural Hall, where the Ambassador discussed the legacy of the Genocide in the Diaspora and stressed the importance of the Diaspora as a great benefit to the development of the Republic of Armenia. The following is the text of his speech.

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:: Books and Publications

1. The Armenian Question on the Pages of British Magazines, Yerevan, 1980, 37 pages (in Russian)

2. English Policy towards Western Armenia and Public Opinion in Great Britain (1890-1900), Yerevan, 1981, 26 p. (in Armenian and Russian)

3. The Policy of England on the Armenian Question and the “Spectator” Weekly (1890-1896), Yerevan, 1982, 24 p. (in Armenian and Russian)

4. Bibliography of Literature on the Armenian Question (1890-1900), Yerevan, 1983, 31 p. (in English)

5. The Armenian Question 1878-1983 (The Bibliography of Literature in Russian), Yerevan, 1985, 64 p. (in Russian)

6. The Armenian Genocide of 1915 in Foreign Literature (1975-1985), Moscow, 1985, 61p. (in Russian)

7. Great Britain and the Armenian Question (1890’s), Yerevan, 1990, 240p. (in Russian)

8. British Diplomacy and Western Armenia (1830-1914), Yerevan, 1999, 535 p. (in Armenian)

9. British Diplomacy and the Armenian Question: From the 1830s to 1914, Princeton and London: Gomidas Institute Books, 2003, 365p (in English)

10. The Armenian Massacres, 1894-1896: U.S. Media Testimony, Wayne State University Press, Detroit, Michigan, 2004, 224 p. (in English)

Armenian Encyclopedia articles

1. “Robert Cecil, the Earl of Salisbury,” Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 10, pp. 492-493 (in Armenian)

2. “Russo-Turkish War of 1877-1878 and the Armenian Question. National Liberation Movements,” Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, special volume – “Armenia,” pp. 146-149 (in Armenian)

3. “U.S.-Armenian Historical Ties,” Armenian Concise Encyclopedia, 1990, v. 1, p. 156

4. More than 70 articles for the Encyclopedia of the Armenian Question and the Armenian Genocide, Yerevan, 1991, 1996 (in Russian and Armenian)

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