Meruzhan Ter-Gulanyan

Meruzhan Ter-Gulanyan
Meruzhan Ter-Gulanyan
Born	November 29, 1948; Goman, Javakhe
Occupation	writer, publicist
Nationality	Armenian
Alma mater	Yerevan State University
Notable awards	Order of Lenin ; Movses Khorenatsi

Last updated April 24, 2019

Meruzhan Ter-Gulanyan (Armenian : Մերուժան Տեր-Գուլանյան; November 29, 1948, Javakhe region, village Goman) is a writer publicist, a member of mass media council of RA.

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Biography

Meruzhan Ter-Gulanyan was born on November 29, 1948 in Goman, Javakhe. He entered the Yerevan State University in 1968, the faculty of Journalism.

Yerevan State University, also simply University of Yerevan, is the oldest continuously operating public university in Armenia. Founded in 1919, it is the largest and most prestigious university in the country. It is thus informally known as Armenia's "mother university". Of its 3,150 employees, 1,190 comprise the teaching staff which includes 25 academicians, 130 professors, 700 docents, and 360 assistant lecturers. The university has 400 researchers, 1,350 post-graduate students, and 8,500 undergraduates, including 300 students from abroad.

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In 1978 a number of his stories were translated in 21 languages and were published in «Дружба народов» magazine, led by Hrant Matevosyan. He is an author of more than 1000 essays, hints and publicist articles published in Armenia’s as well as other countries’ press.

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In 1990 he was a deputy of Supreme Council of the Armenian Soviet Socialist Republic. He was also a president of RA Standing Committee on Media Affairs and at the same time a member of the Presidium of the Supreme Council. From 1995 to 1999 he was a member of Parliament,^[1] a member of science, education, culture and also the Youth Affairs Commission. During these years he authored and presented the laws of press, radio, TV, copyright and national archive fund.

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In 1997 he founded the first independent “AR” TV and became the founder president.^[1] Before that he had founded the “Ar”, “Hanrapetutyun”, “Aspnjak” independent weeklies. From 2006 to 2009 he was the chief editor of “De Facto” magazine. From 2009 to 2011 he was the director of “Ararat” TV. On March 19, 2011, according to the results of the Presidential decree of the competition he was appointed a member of the Armenian Public Radio Television Council. In 2012, he founded the “Andin” literary and social-political magazine, of which he is still the chief editor.

Awards and prizes

In 1980 he was awarded with WUA prize, after Michael Nalbandyan for «Արարատյան երկիր» (Araratyan yerkir) essay. In 1993 he was awarded with Honorary doctor of Louisiana State University for protection of human rights and freedom of speech. In 1999 he was awarded with gold medal after Fridtjof Nansen. In 2011 he was awarded with “Элита мира” order by the international humanitarian fund. In 2011 he was awarded with Movses Khorenatsi medal. In 2014 he was declared as an honorable citizen of Javakhe and Yerevan.

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References

1 2 McCormack, Gillian (1999). Media in the CIS: A Study of the Political, Legislative and Socio-economic Framework. European Institute for the Media. p. 1999. OCLC 42959886.

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[McCormack-1] 1 2 McCormack, Gillian (1999). Media in the CIS: A Study of the Political, Legislative and Socio-economic Framework. European Institute for the Media. p. 1999. OCLC 42959886.

Meruzhan Ter-Gulanyan

Born	(1948-11-29)November 29, 1948 Goman, Javakhe
Occupation	writer, publicist
Nationality	Armenian
Alma mater	Yerevan State University
Notable awards	Order of Lenin Movses Khorenatsi