The Tragic and Heroic Events of the Armenian Genocide According to the Testimonies of the Women Eyewitness Survivors. Episodes

Authors

  • Verjine Svazlian Institute of Archaeology and Ethnography of the NAS RA

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.51442/jgs.0052

Keywords:

Armenian Genocide, Western Armenia, Cilicia, eyewitness survivors, Armenian women, memoir-testimony, historical song-testimony

Abstract

During over 60 years, owing to my consistent quests in the various regions of Armenia, as well as during my short-term personal or scientific trips to Syria, Lebanon, Egypt, Greece, France, Canada, the USA and Turkey, I have constantly searched and discovered representatives of the eyewitness survivors of the Armenian Genocide, including women, who have recalled their direct impressions through memoir-testimonies and historical song-testimonies.

Women, who were emotional and sensitive by nature, have borne on their scraggy shoulders the whole weight of the sufferings of the deportation, the exile and the massacre of the Armenians. Consequently, they have vividly described in detail the tragic and heroic events of the Armenian Genocide.

Author Biography

Verjine Svazlian, Institute of Archaeology and Ethnography of the NAS RA

Honoured Scientist of the Republic of Armenia, Doctor of Sciences (Philology), Leading Researcher at the Institute of Archaeology and Ethnography, National Academy of Sciences of Armenia.
Research fields: the historical memory and the folklore of the Western Armenians.
E-mail address: vsvaz333@yahoo.com

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Published

2024-06-19

How to Cite

Svazlian, V. (2024). The Tragic and Heroic Events of the Armenian Genocide According to the Testimonies of the Women Eyewitness Survivors. Episodes. Journal of Genocide Studies, 12(1), 49–62. https://doi.org/10.51442/jgs.0052