On April 3, 2019, YSU Ijevan Branch hosted “They Live” literary-musical commemorative event dedicated to the memory of the April Four-day War heroes.
The event was organized by Associate professor of the Department of Armenian Language and Literature, PhD Alisa Hasanyan, together with 3rd-year student of “Armenian Language and Literature” specialty Nina Harutyunyan and 3rd-year student of “History” specialty Shirak Gasparyan.
The event was attended by the members of the administrative and professorial staff of YSU Ijevan Branch, representatives of Ijevan military unit, Deputy Commander Nver Mangasaryan, Deacon Ruben Arzumanyan, a number of officers, Soldiers, family members of the April War Hero Vladimir Alikhanyan, priest of Makaravank Arshavir Asatryan , students, guests, citizens.
YSU Ijevan Branch students of different specialties (Liana Nersisyan, Araik Shahnazaryan, Taguhi Sahakyan, Zina Voskanyan, Mary Petrosyan, Nina Harutyunyan, Gurgen Dalyan, Liana Alaverdyan, Ani Martirosyan, Liana and Diana Yaralyans, Gohar Mkhitaryan, Margarit Tamrazyan, Aspram Veranyan) took a part in the literary-musical event.
In the beginning of the event, they paid a tribute to the memory of the heroes of the April War with a minute of silence.
Songs and poems on the theme of war were presented (“My Brother and Me”, “Battle”, “Armenian Soldier”, “I’m Proud”, “In a Battle”, “Red Tulips”, “Return to Home”, “Homeland”, “Ballad of a Soldier”, “Peace to Everyone and All!”).
Based on the words of family members, surrounding people and friends, the heroic image of Vladimir Alikhanyan, who died in the April war, was depicted, accompanied by the presentation, the hero’s path, his dreams, the feelings and hopes of the war, the message to us were thoroughly introduced.
During the literary-musical event, Vladimir Poghosyan, participant of the April Four-day War, Head of YSUIB Library, lecturer of the Armenian History and Social Sciences Department, and Slavik Alaverdyan, Inspector of the Department of Professional Orientation and Practice, lecturer of General Mathematics and Natural Sciences Department, made a heartfelt performance, talking about the sudden attack of the enemy, about the actions taken, the course of the war, and the conclusions drawn from it, the service and the protection of the motherland, that everyone should be ready to devote his life for his homeland.
At the end of the event, the commander of Ijevan military unit, deputy commander of the military unit Nver Mangasaryan, a military unit psychologist, YSUIB lecturer V. Chobanyan, and Acting director of Ijevan Branch of YSU A. V. Tsutsulyan delivered a speech conveying their gratitude to the organizers and participants for the high-level event, underlining that the nation which had such a generation, a strong backing in the form of a supportive, affectionate and encouraging, patriotic young people, ready to defend their native land at the cost of their lives, would rebuke every attack of the enemy.
The event ended with the blessing and prayer of Bishop Arshavir Asatryan, pastor of Makaravank.
The photos of the event are available in the gallery.
