Raphael Patkanian
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Raphael Patkanian also known as Kamar Katiba (1830-1892) was one of the most popular Armenian poets. [1] [2]
[edit] Biography
Patkanian was born in Southern Russia in 1830, his father and grandfather had been known for their poetic gifts. While at the University of Moscow, he created a literary club for his Armenian students, and from initials of their names formed his own pen-name of Kamar Katiba. Many of his poems were written during the Turco-Russian war, when the Russian Armenians had high hopes for the deliverance of Turkish Armenia from the Ottoman yoke. Patkahian died in 1892, after forty-two years of his continuous activity, as a teacher, author, and editor.
[edit] References
- ^ The Burning Tigris: The Armenian Genocide and America's Response - Page 101 by Peter Balakian
- ^ The Survey - Page 259 by Survey Associates
