Vakhtang Ananyan
| Vakhtang Ananyan | |
|---|---|
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Vakhtang Ananyan on a 2006 Armenian stamp | |
| Born |
26 July 1905 Poghoskilisa, near Dilijan, Armenia |
| Died |
4 March 1980 (aged 74) Yerevan, Armenia |
| Occupation | writer |
Vakhtang Stepani Ananyan (Armenian: Վախթանգ Ստեփանի Անանյան; 26 July 1905 – 4 March 1980) was an Armenian writer. He was awarded by Armenian State Prize in 1970.
Ananyan was born in Poghoskilisa village, near Dilijan. He was a participant of World War II. His first work was published in Pioner journal, in 1927.
He died in 1980 in Yerevan. A school in Yerevan is named after him.
See also
List of Armenian SSR State Prize winners
References
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