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IHI Symposium on the historic legacy of the short-lived Republic of Armenia (1918-1921), which emerged out of the destruction of the Ottoman and Russian empires in the Great War, but was quickly annexed to the Soviet empire.
Noted and leading historians of Armenia will present talks on different aspects of the Republic and its legacy, and take questions from the public.
BOSTON UNIVERSITY
INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON
The Legacy of the First Republic of Armenia
(1918-1921)
Organized by
The Charles K. and Elisabeth M. Kenosian Chair
in Modern Armenian History and Literature, Boston University
Co-sponsored by
International History Institute, Boston University
Department of History, Boston University
Department of International Relations, Boston University
National Association for Armenian Research and Studies, Belmont, MA
Saturday, September 27, 2008
10:00am to 3:30pm
Program Chair
PROFESSOR WILLIAM R. KEYLOR
Director, International History Institute
Session I, 10:00-12:00
SIMON PAYASLIAN (Boston University)
Opening Remarks
ERIK GOLDSTEIN (Boston University)
“Great Britain and the Re-emergence of Armenian Statehood”
ARA SANJIAN (University of Michigan-Dearborn)
“Continuing the All-Russian Revolution of February 1917: The Challenge of Land Reform”
VICTORIA ROWE
“Women as Political Actors in the First Republic of Armenia and in the Creation of International Networks of Refugee Relief, 1918-1925”
Intermission 12:00-1:00
Session II, 1:00-3:30
BENJAMIN F. ALEXANDER (Towson University)
“The Thousand-day Republic and the Assassination of Archbishop Tourian”
RAZMIK PANOSSIAN (Rights & Democracy, Montreal)
“The Impact of the First Republic on Armenian Identity in the 20th Century”
ROBERT KRIKORIAN (George Washington University)
“The Legacy of the First Independent Republic of Armenia and the Collapse of Soviet Power”
Location: School of Management, Auditorium-Room 105
595 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston University
Admission free
For further information, please contact:
Professor Simon Payaslian, Charles K. & Elisabeth M. Kenosian Chair in Modern Armenian History & Literature
Department of History, Boston University, 226 Bay State Road, Boston, MA 02215
phone: (617) 353-8313
email: payas@bu.edu
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