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The Current Status and Problems of the Development of Armenology in Armenia THE CURRENT STATUS AND PROBLEMS OF THE DEVELOPMENT OF ARMENOLOGY IN ARMENIA Suvaryan Y. M. Academician of NAS RA 1. THE INFRASTRUCTURE AND CAPABILITIES OF ARMENOLOGY IN ARMENIA The modern infrastructure of Armenology in Armenia started its formation with the establishment of Yerevan State University (1919), the Ejmiatsin cultural and historical institution (1921) and the Armenian SSR Institutes of science and arts (1925). That was subsequently followed by bringing about other establishments of education and science, while a strong impact facilitating the development of Armenology was rendered by establishing the Academy of Sciences of Armenia in 1943 and the Mesrop Mashtots Institute of Ancient Manuscripts (the Matenadaran, a scientific research institute in 1959) on the basis of the Ejmiatsin (then State) repository maintaining the manuscripts. Armenology is regarded as one of the key directions of the national and scientific policy of the Armenian state1. Therefore several important decisions have been adopted, aimed at the further development of that scientific domain. – The Republic of Armenia Government N1 Protocol Resolution on January 12, 2012 established “The Concept of Developing Armenology”, “Strategy for Development of the Domain of Armenology in the RA in 2012-2025” and “The Timetable for Implementing the Arrangements of the Strategy for Development of the Domain of Armenology in the RA for 2012-2025”. – The 1638-A decision of the RA Government on December 6, 2012 established an All-Armenian Foundation Financing Armenological Studies to be financed by 50 million drams from the budget. – To coordinate Armenological works in the RA a board for Armenological problems has been established chaired by the Prime Minister of RA and consisting of Armenologists and state figures. – The NAS RA Presidium and The Board of Trustees of the All-Armenian Foundation Financing Armenological Studies determined to establish publication of the five-lingual International scientific journal under the name of “Banber Haiagitutyan” (Journal of Armenian Studies) (2013) and the electronic journal “Fundamental Armenology” in English (2015). 1 Suvaryan Yu. M., Armenian Studies in Armenia: the Current Status and Problems of Development. – The Second International Congress of Armenian Studies, Journal of Armenian Studies, N 2-3, 2013, pp. 20-33. 280 Suvaryan Y. M. FUNDAMENTAL ARMENOLOGY № 2, 2015 – By the decision of the NAS RA Presidium, the membership of the International Board for coordination of Armenological Research has been established including renowned Armenologists from Armenia and abroad. The three pillars of developing Armenology are: the RA National Academy of Sciences, Yerevan State University and the Matenadaran. Within the NAS RA Department of Armenology and social sciences there ara 9 operational research institutes, the Shirak Research Center of Armenology, the all-Armenian Foundation for Armenological research and the Publishing House “Armenian Encyclopedia” (see the drawing). At Yerevan State University on the basis of a long-standing Center of Armenology there is a recently established Institute of Armenological Research, also working for the development of Armenology are 17 Armenological-oriented Chairs having great contribution to the development of Armenology. The thematically oriented sections at the Matenadaran augmented to the number 9. The faculties of philology, history and culture with their respective Armenological chairs function within the Kh.Abovyan Armenian State Pedagogical University. Chairs of the Armenian language and literature and Armenian history have been established in the institutions of higher education of art and in all the branch universities. 281 MODERN INFRASTRUCTURE OF ARMENOLOGY Armenological institutions Pedagogical Institutes and Yerevan State NAS RA Department of Armenology The Mesrop Mashtots Institute of Institutes of Fine Arts and universities of the Regions, University (1919) and Social Sciences Ancient Manuscripts - the Chairs of Armenology in having historical-philological Matenadaran (1959) other branch instituts of Faculties and Chairs higher education Institute of History (1943) H. Ačaryan Institute of Language Institute of (1943) Yerevan State Institute of Armenological Theatre and Kh. Abovyan Armenian State All-Armenian Foundation Research Cinematography Pedagogical University (1922) Financing Armenological Studies M. Abeghian Institute of Literature (1943) Institute of Economics (1955) Komitas State Institute of Fine Arts (1958) Conservatory of Yerevan M. Nalbandyan State 17 chairs of (1923) Pedagogical I Institute of faculties of Gyumri (1934) history, philology and Institute of Archaeology and theology Ethnography (1959) Yerevan State Academy of Fine Arts H. Tumanyan Vanadzor Institute of Philosophy, Sociology Pedagogical institute (1969) and Law (1969) Institute of Oriental Studies (1971) Armenological Chairs of Museum-Institute of the Armenian State and Private Institutes Genocide (1995) State Universities of Goris and Gavar (1967 and 1993) Center of Armenology Research in Shirak (1997) “Armenian Encyclopedia Publisheers” (2012) 282 Suvaryan Y. M. FUNDAMENTAL ARMENOLOGY № 2, 2015 About 1000 researchers work in four large Armenological institutions (NAS RA, YSU, the Matenadaran, Pedagogical University), including 11 Academicians and 19 Corresponding Members of NAS RA, 189 doctors of science and 550 PhDs. The volume of money financing Armenological studies from base funding, dram-based grants and other sources exceeds 1.3 milliard drams. It is to be noted that the Institutes of the Department of Armenology and Social Sciences of the NAS RA receive 22.0 per cent of the total NAS funding by the basic program, “Applied researches having fundamental and important significance”. The Department of Armenology and Social Sciences is responsible for publications of the institutions of NAS RA system of more than 90 per cent of monographs, about 60 per cent of scientific articles, as well as 39 per cent of monographs and 20 per cent of articles outside the country. Within the total number of scientists of the NAS RA system the proportion of scientists of the scientific institutions of the Department of Armenology is about 23 per cent – 1.0 percentage point above the proportion of financing, however the researchers of the Department, as mentioned above, provide more than half of the academic publications which shows a comparatively high productivity of research work. The institutes of Armenological studies are operational in all types of manpower development: MA course students, post-graduate students, doctoral candidates, seekers for scientific degrees. They enable training of highly skilled Armenologists to supply the young scientists to the relevant structures. It is to be noted that the last years have seen a raised technological level of the Armenological research institutions which is corroborated by the dominant trends of the creation of electronic storage facilities and sites as well as the techniques of their operation. Scientific journals are published oriented mainly to Armenological research. The well-known Armenological periodical “Պատմա-բանասիրական հանդես” (“Historical- philological journal”) has been published since 1958. It currently is published 3 times a year. The NAS RA scientific journal “Լրաբեր” հասարակական գիտությունների (“Herald” of social sciences) founded in 1940 currently is also published 3 times a year. The journal “Բանբեր Մատենադարանի” (“Herald of the Matenadaran”) is an on- going publication, started as “Collection of Scientific Materials” (1940-1956) published by the State Manuscript Repository controlled by the Armenian SSR Government. In 1967 publication was started of “Բանբեր Երևանի համալսարանի” (“Herald of Yerevan University”), a predominantly Armenological publication. The official monthly journal “Ejmiatsin” of the All-Armenian Catholocosate has been published for over six decades. For the past two years, the new five-language scholarly journal, “Բանբեր հայագիտության” (“Journal of Armenian Studies”, since 2013) has been being 283 FUNDAMENTAL ARMENOLOGY № 2, 2015 Suvaryan Y. M. published. The first issue of the new electronic journal, “Fundamental Armenology” has been published in 2015. Within the last few years international scholarly relations have been greatly activated. Particularly extended is the geographc disposition of the Institute of Archaeology and ethnography, which enables joint work and corporate results with collegate institutions in France, Germany, Italy, USA, Australia and Japan. The Institutes of Oriental Studies, History, Fine Arts and Center of Armenology Research in Shirak are expanding their scientific relations. The Matenadaran and YSU Armenological institutions have signed agreements with foreign colleagues on joint research projects. The international scientific cooperation is indicated also by taking part in international conferences with joint scientific assemblies and joint scientific publications. In 2012, in particular, the scientists of Armenological institutes of NAS RA took part in 58, Yerevan State University in 34 and the Matenadaran in 30 international scientific conferences. It can be drawn from what has been presented that the capabilities of Armenia’s Armenological structures are quite substantial, although their need for an increase and upgrading is beyond doubt. 2. THE FUNDAMENTAL ACHIEVEMENTS OF ARMENOLOGY The dominant directions of research work of Armenological institutions are: systematic research of
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