Armenians in Belarus
Encyclopedia
Armenians in Belarus refers to ethnic Armenians
living in Belarus
. They number around 25,000 and mainly live in Minsk
.
In Belarus, in 1999, according to official census population of 10,191 Armenians - 0.1% of the population of the republic. Half of this population settled in Belarus under the Soviet regime, when the Soviet Union there were no boundaries, were distributed to the direction of specialists in other regions.
It is natural to assume that the Armenian community in Belarus are not the sort of foreign body in the socio-economic structures of the country, on the contrary, their activities are characterized by high activity and is the benefit of the state. Over the past decade, from among the Armenian diaspora came a large number of prominent representatives of scientific and creative intellectuals, government officials and business leaders.
Chairman of the Armenian diaspora in Belarus Eghiazaryan George Anushavanovich.
of 1941-1945. Sons of the Armenian people fought valiantly for their country and many of them were awarded the highest awards. Suffice it to mention such names kok:
Some streets of the city of Minsk
, the hero is named after our compatriots who have left the heroic contributions to the history of Belarus
- Myasnikov, Yalibekova, Gaya, Yavakyana.
In the Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic in 1989 there were 4,933 Armenians. The second wave of Armenian immigrants appeared in Belarus after the tragic events of 1988 in the Nagorno-Karabakh
, Armenia
and Azerbaijan
, the 1988 Spitak earthquake and the dissolution of the Soviet Union
. During these ten years the number of Armenians in Belarus doubled.
Armenians
Armenian people or Armenians are a nation and ethnic group native to the Armenian Highland.The largest concentration is in Armenia having a nearly-homogeneous population with 97.9% or 3,145,354 being ethnic Armenian....
living in Belarus
Belarus
Belarus , officially the Republic of Belarus, is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe, bordered clockwise by Russia to the northeast, Ukraine to the south, Poland to the west, and Lithuania and Latvia to the northwest. Its capital is Minsk; other major cities include Brest, Grodno , Gomel ,...
. They number around 25,000 and mainly live in Minsk
Minsk
- Ecological situation :The ecological situation is monitored by Republican Center of Radioactive and Environmental Control .During 2003–2008 the overall weight of contaminants increased from 186,000 to 247,400 tons. The change of gas as industrial fuel to mazut for financial reasons has worsened...
.
History
The settlement of Armenians in Belarus, in the old century, was of an episodic nature and was due mainly to the needs of trade. History Armenian origin, now living in Belarus, mainly occurs in 20th century.In Belarus, in 1999, according to official census population of 10,191 Armenians - 0.1% of the population of the republic. Half of this population settled in Belarus under the Soviet regime, when the Soviet Union there were no boundaries, were distributed to the direction of specialists in other regions.
It is natural to assume that the Armenian community in Belarus are not the sort of foreign body in the socio-economic structures of the country, on the contrary, their activities are characterized by high activity and is the benefit of the state. Over the past decade, from among the Armenian diaspora came a large number of prominent representatives of scientific and creative intellectuals, government officials and business leaders.
Chairman of the Armenian diaspora in Belarus Eghiazaryan George Anushavanovich.
Notable people
Many Armenians took part but the territory of Belarus in the establishment of Soviet power and the fighting in the Eastern FrontEastern Front (World War II)
The Eastern Front of World War II was a theatre of World War II between the European Axis powers and co-belligerent Finland against the Soviet Union, Poland, and some other Allies which encompassed Northern, Southern and Eastern Europe from 22 June 1941 to 9 May 1945...
of 1941-1945. Sons of the Armenian people fought valiantly for their country and many of them were awarded the highest awards. Suffice it to mention such names kok:
- Aleksandr MyasnikyanAleksandr MyasnikyanAleksandr Teodorosi Myasnikyan a.k.a. Aleksandr Fyodorovich Myasnikov was a prominent Bolshevik of Armenian descent....
- one of the leaders of the struggle for Soviet power on the western front, the first chairman of the Central Election Commission of BelarusCentral Election Commission of BelarusThe Central Election Commission of the Republic of Belarus is the superior power body responsible for conducting national elections and overseeing local elections in Belarus.-International Cooperation:...
. - Hamazasp BabadzhanianHamazasp BabadzhanianHamazasp Khachaturi Babadzhanian was Chief Marshal of the Mechanized Forces of the USSR and Hero of the Soviet Union.-Biography:Babadzhanian was born in the family of an Armenian peasant, in the village of Chardakhlu near Yelizavetpol , then part of the Russian Empire, attending school there...
. Chief Marshal of Armored Forces. Hero of the Soviet UnionSoviet UnionThe Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....
. - Gayk BzhishkyanGayk BzhishkyanHayk Bzhishkyan |Russian]]: Гайк Бжишкян, also known as Guy Dmitrievich Guy, Gai Dmitrievich Gai , Gaya Gai , or Bzhishkyan, –December 11, 1937), was a Soviet military commander of the Russian Civil War and Polish-Soviet War.-Biography:Hayk was an ethnic Armenian born in Tabriz, Iran to a family...
. The Soviet military leader, hero of the Civil War. Member of the liberation of Belarus. - Ivan Yalibekov - one of the leaders of the struggle for Soviet power in Belarus.
- Hovhannes BagramyanHovhannes BagramyanIvan Khristoforovich Bagramyan , also known as Hovhannes Khachaturi BaghramyanPronunciation: Bagramyan's name is most commonly written in English as Bagramyan "bahg-rahm-yahn" or Bagramian...
- Marshall, twice Hero of the Soviet Union, the commander of the 1st Baltic and 3rd Belorussian fronts. - Sergey Sardarov. Colonel General of aviation. Commander of the 2 nd Army Air Defense separate. He lived and died in Minsk.
- Nvokyan Gozoros. Hero of the Soviet Union, made famous in battle during the liberation of Belarus from Nazi invaders.
Some streets of the city of Minsk
Minsk
- Ecological situation :The ecological situation is monitored by Republican Center of Radioactive and Environmental Control .During 2003–2008 the overall weight of contaminants increased from 186,000 to 247,400 tons. The change of gas as industrial fuel to mazut for financial reasons has worsened...
, the hero is named after our compatriots who have left the heroic contributions to the history of Belarus
Belarus
Belarus , officially the Republic of Belarus, is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe, bordered clockwise by Russia to the northeast, Ukraine to the south, Poland to the west, and Lithuania and Latvia to the northwest. Its capital is Minsk; other major cities include Brest, Grodno , Gomel ,...
- Myasnikov, Yalibekova, Gaya, Yavakyana.
In the Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic in 1989 there were 4,933 Armenians. The second wave of Armenian immigrants appeared in Belarus after the tragic events of 1988 in the Nagorno-Karabakh
Nagorno-Karabakh War
The Nagorno-Karabakh War was an armed conflict that took place from February 1988 to May 1994, in the small enclave of Nagorno-Karabakh in southwestern Azerbaijan, between the majority ethnic Armenians of Nagorno-Karabakh backed by the Republic of Armenia, and the Republic of Azerbaijan...
, Armenia
Armenia
Armenia , officially the Republic of Armenia , is a landlocked mountainous country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia...
and Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan , officially the Republic of Azerbaijan is the largest country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia. Located at the crossroads of Western Asia and Eastern Europe, it is bounded by the Caspian Sea to the east, Russia to the north, Georgia to the northwest, Armenia to the west, and Iran to...
, the 1988 Spitak earthquake and the dissolution of the Soviet Union
Dissolution of the Soviet Union
The dissolution of the Soviet Union was the disintegration of the federal political structures and central government of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , resulting in the independence of all fifteen republics of the Soviet Union between March 11, 1990 and December 25, 1991...
. During these ten years the number of Armenians in Belarus doubled.