Education
Yerevan State University. Faculty of the Russian Language and Literature. (1955-1960)

Academic degree
Candidate of Philological Sciences - “The Genre of the Short-story in the Work of William Saroyan. 1975. Tbilissian State University

Academic courses
For bachelors
History of the Russian Literary Translation.
Special courses on poetry and translation, on analysis of poetic text.
For mastersn
Creative seminars in the Art of Translation

Scale of professional interests
Russian Literature of 19-20 centuries,
Armenian Literature of 20 cent.,
Russian-Armenian Literary Connections,
Problems of the Art of Translation,
Literature of USA and William Saroyan

Participation in grant projects
Internationl Foundation “Cultural Initiative”, Grant of J.Soros in humanitarian sciences - 1992 - 1993

Languages
Russian, Armenian, English

Professional membership
Member of the Council of the Russian Philology Faculty of YSU.
Member of Writers Union and Literary foundation of Armenia

Awards received
Silver and Golden medals of YSU,
Medal of Writers Union of Armenia “For Merits in the Literature”

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