On April 22th, 2019, we had an interview with YSU Ijevan Branch graduate of 2012 academic year, Head of YSUIB Library, lecturer of the Armenian History and Social Studies Department Vladimir A. Poghosyan.
– Please tell us your birth date and place.
– I was born in 1991, in Ijevan.
– Tell us a little bit about your family.
– I live in an ordinary Armenian family. My father is a technician-builder, my mother, an engineer. My sisters are also YSUIB graduates.
– What was your childhood dream?
– I still remember a similar task given by my teacher in the 5th grade to write an essay on “What do I want to become?” In response to this question in the fifth grade, I said that i would like to become a politician, though at that age I had little idea of politics and dreams. After the first lesson of history, it was clear to me that wherever I went, this subject would accompany me and I began to fanatically be absorbed in history and wrote down everything you could not find in textbooks (some I kept up until now).
– What education did you receive?
– I received my secondary education at # 1 Secondary School of Ijevan, then from 2008-2012, I studied at the Faculty of Humanities of Ijevan Branch of Yerevan State University, “History” specialty. I continued my studies in the Department of World History at YSU Faculty of History. Currently I am a Candidate of World History and I work in the framework of the research paper on “Cold War and Global Conflicts as an example of the Afghan War”.
– What role did YSUIB education have in your life?
– I am grateful to my parents and my friends for bringing me up as a human being and a citizen, and I am grateful to YSU Ijevan Branch for bringing me up as a specialist. Indeed starting from each lecturer to the librarian, YSUIB plays an indispensable role not only in my own but also in the development of each student’s professional abilities. YSU Ijevan Branch gives me many friends, ideologists and people, without whom my daily routine would be a little different.
– What work experience do you have?
– I started my career at YSU Ijevan Branch, since 2016, first as a lecturer, then as Head of the Library. I teach “History of Russia”, the history of a great country.
–What is your favorite book?
-As I spend most of my time in the library, I, frankly speaking, do not manage to read much and sometimes I dream of a daily routine of my army, where I spend most of my time on reading. I have many favorite books, but I will mention two of them – Gabriel Garcia Marquez’s “Hundred Years of Solitude”, Mario Puzo’s “The Godfather” novels.
– What is the last book you read?
– The last book I read was a book by American-born writer Vardges Davtyan “Godmother” where you can see the clash of cultures, traditions and the universal.
– What music do you prefer and what is your favorite song?
– I am fond of classic music, especially the “The melody of paradise” by Chopin, Michel Legrand. In the army, I got a different meaning for the chorus, the stages, which greatly increased the combat mood of the army. When I have a leisure time I also hear pop and jazz music.
– What is your favorite movie?
– It’s a little bit difficult to answer, perhaps I would mention Peter Jackson’s “Lord of the Rings”, Sergei Bondarchuk’s “War and Peace”.
– Do you have a favorite sport?
– Unfortunately, I’m not engaged in sports, but I enjoy watching the World Championships and Olympic Games.
– What is your favorite place in Armenia and abroad?
– I love my birthplace Ijevan, each corner of Armenia is sacred for me, I am fascinated by the picturesque nature of Artsakh and the courage and will of the Artsakh people. I want to be abroad only as a tourist and I have a desire to travel in Europe.
– What qualities do you value in people?
– I respect ambitious and principled individuals, I value justice, honesty and simplicity.
– Do you have a favourite quote or slogan you are guiding?
– “What does not kill you, makes you stronger”, and live in such a way that you would not be ashamed.
– What will you never do?
– Never is a relative concept. So everything may happen tomorrow.
-“What are you afraid of?”
– First and foremost, I am afraid of me, than others.
–“Why are you sorry?”
– I’m sorry for the things I have not done, that I did not really appreciate time and use it more effectively.
– What helps you make decisions in difficult situations?
– Perhaps my persistence, evaluating the situation relevantly.
– What do you think is the biggest achievement of your life?
-My family and friends are my greatest achievement. I reckon life still will give me manifold opportunities of new achievements.
– What is your formula for success?
– Ambition and devotion to your profession and undoubtedly hard work, there is nothing impossible; “ A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step”.
– What is the most invaluable advice you have received?
-“We all want to help one another. Human beings are like that. We want to live by each others’ happiness, not by each other’s misery. We don’t want to hate and despise one another. In this world, there’s room for everyone and the good earth is rich and can provide for everyone”.
– What is the main message that you would give to young people (in particular, YSUIB students)?
–Firstly, I would advise the students to love their homeland, their surroundings, why not even their university. “Act such a way so that you can set an example for others. Be purposeful, for the materialist becomes a man-machine, throat and stomach only. Being able to maintain a moral reparation, deeply realizing that the only person whom you can raise is yourself. So start with you … ” Let this message of Garegin Nzhdeh accompany each of us.
– We are so grateful for an interesting interview.
Interviewed by YSUIB Public Relations and Media Responsible Hasmik Vanyan.
