Opinion: That is a statue of a melancholic boy, not Teryan (video)
February 9 marks the birthday of the renowned Armenian poet Vahan Teryan. “Teryan’s works are a great symphony from beginning to end,” publicist Meruzhan Ter-Gulanyan told media representatives on Monday, February 8. “When you speak about Teryan, you need not praise him, you should read him. In the same way, you can commend Mozart’s Requiem, which, in fact, you need to hear and enjoy. Teryan was a poet between God and man. It is not enough to laud him,” Meruzhan Ter-Gulanyan said. He thinks a film must be made in memory of the talented writer. The publicist added that he would like to see the image of Teryan on the Armenian dram, along with Isahakyan and Charents. “People use the dram every day and it would be much better if they get in contact with Teryan in their daily activities,” he said. The publicist also suggests changing the statue of the great writer in Yerevan. “That is a statue of a poor, melancholic boy with a crooked head. That is not the statue of Teryan,” he said. Vahan Teryan died in Orenburg, Russia on January 7, 1920. He was aged 35.
