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“Zvartnots eagle”- apple of discord for descendants

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Scandal is brewing about “Zvartnots eagle” sculpture on Yerevan- Echmiadzin highway. “People’s Architect Rafael Israelyan” NGO released a statement, which questions the co-authorship of Yervand Kochar in this sculpture. “Every person aware of Yervand Kochar’s works, every specialist of Armenian fine arts can claim undoubtedly, that the eagle has nothing in common with the style of Yervand Kochar. And there is nothing surprising, as the only real author of the sculpture is People’s Architect of the USSR Rafael Israelyan,” reads the statement. Karine Kochar, Director of Yervand Kochar Museum, told “A1+” that they don’t understand what the motive of such a statement can be. According to her words, Yervand Kochar and Rafael Israelyan never questioned the issue of the co-authorship of the sculpture. Karine Kochar noted that they will defend their rights at the court and will demand from the non-governmental organization to reject the statement and apologize to the descendants of Yervand Kochar. Mrs. Kochar thinks that it is done for PR, but for whom, she cannot say. “It is a meaningless and illogical statement, and we wouldn’t pay attention to it, if there weren’t the signatures of some people from the same family under it,” she summed up.