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Vardanants Day Armenian Lecture SeriesSponsored by the Near East SectionThe Vardanants Day Armenian Lecture series was created soon after Mrs. Dadian's bequest (1991) to the Library for the health and maintenance of the Armenian collections and the subsequent employment of a new Armenian area specialist in 1993. The Near East Section planned the series to highlight all aspects of Armenian life and culture and the role of the Library of Congress' collections in the study of all things Armenian.The series itself is named after the Armenian holiday that commemorates the battle of Avarayr (AD 451) which was waged by the Armenian commander- in- chief Vardan Mamikonian and his compatriots against Persian troops, which had been sent by the King of Kings in an attempt to reimpose Zoroastrianism on the Christian state. Although primarily a religious holiday, it also celebrates as well Armenia's success in its millennia-long struggles against various forces of assimilation. 22nd.: June 26, 2018 21st.: September 1, 2017 20th.: September 21, 2016 19th.: May 7, 2015 18th.: April 22, 2014 17th.: September 19, 2013
15th.: September 28, 2010 14th.: September 15, 2009 The Unknown Saroyan: Dickran Kouymjian Dedicated to the celebration of the centenary of Pulitzer Prize-winning Armenian author William Saroyan's birth, Dickran Kouymjian delivers the 14th Annual Vardanants Day Lecture. 13th.: September 27, 2007 United States-Armenian Relations, 1991-2006: A Conversation with Our First Five Ambassadors 12th.: April 28, 2005 Edward Alexander, retired Foreign Service officer and author, delivered the Twelfth Annual Vardanants Day Armenian Lecture, "Diplomacy and the Armenian Factor." 11th.: May 21, 2003 Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D, NJ) Co-chair, Congressional Caucus on Armenian Issues "The U.S. Congress and Armenia Today" 10th.: April 22, 2002 Michael C. Lemmon, Dean, School of Language Studies (FSI) "Reflections on Armenia's Place in the Region and in The World" 9th.: April 16, 2001 Sahan Arzruni "The Sharakan: Crown Jewel of the Armenian Liturgy" This sound and slide presentation from the 9th annual Vardanants Day celebration features renowned pianist, composer and teacher Sahan Arzruni. He lectures on the Sharakan, the Armenian hymnal, and performs two recital pieces: Dances (1903-1916) by Komitas and Elegy (1978) by Arno Babadjanian. 8th.: April 19, 2000 Ambassador Harry J. Gilmore (Retired) " Twenty-Six Months in the Reborn Republic of Armenia: My Mission as the First U.S. Ambassador to Armenia" (Click here for text of lecture) 7th.: April 7, 1999 Professor Richard G. Hovannisian UCLA " The First (1918-1921) and Present (1991-) Republics of Armenia: Does History Repeat Itself?" 6th.: April 23, 1998 Professor Robert H. Hewsen Rowan University " The Meliks of Karabagh: An Armenian History" 5th.: June 3, 1997 The Very Reverend Father Krikor H. Maksoudian Director, Krikor and Clara Zohrab Armenian Information Center New York, NY " Religion in the Republic of Armenia" 4th.: May 1, 1996 Professor Ronald G. Suny University of Chicago " Nation-making, Nation-breaking, and the End of Empire: A New Perspective on the Events of 1915" 3rd.: April 7, 1995 Dr. Nina G. Garsoïan Professor emerita, Columbia University " Iranian Elements in Early Armenian Christianity" 2nd: February 11, 1994 The Very Reverend Father Krikor H. Maksoudian Director, Krikor and Clara Zohrab Armenian Information Center New York, NY " Religion in the Republic of Armenia" [NB: Lecture canceled after all government buildings were closed due to a severe snow storm. Father Krikor's lecture became Vardanants Lecture number 5] 1st: February 12, 1993 Professor Lucy Der Manuelian Tufts University " Armenian Manuscripts, Monasteries and Miracles in the Middle Ages"
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