MILITONYAN EDUARD

01.03.2018

Eduard Militonyan

Poet, prose writer, children’s author, painter, chess player, member of the Writers’ Union of Armenia since 1977.

Born on May 12, 1952, in  Yerevan, Armenia. He studied at Yerevan School No. 70 and graduated from the Faculty of Philology  at Yerevan State University (YSU)  in 1974. He worked in the press, including   “Pioner”, “Tsitsernak” (as Editor-in-chief) and  “Garun”. In 1992, he was appointed the first deputy head of the  State Department of Radio and Television of Armenia , later serving as an Head.  In 1995, he was appointed First Deputy Minister of the Ministry of Information and Publishing of the Republic of Armenia, and in 1996, Director of Armenian Radio. He was the  head of the Department of Propaganda and Public Relations at the Ministry of Defense of Armenia, advisor to the prime minister of Armenia, head of the Government’s Department of Information and Public Relations, head of the Department of Information and Publishing under the Government of Armenia, head of the Publishing Agency  under the Ministry of Culture and Youth Affairs of Armenia.  In   2010, he was appointed head of the renamed Publishing Center  of the  Ministry of Culture, a position he held until 2016. In 2004, he was elected the secretary of the WUA and in 2013, the chairman of the Writers’ Union of Armenia.

He is the author of  97 published books in Armenian and other languages ( 27 books ) and has  3 translated books.  He has edited and projected the publication of  16 anthologies.

His paintings have been exhibited in Armenia and abroad.

He has written screenplays for several  films, with “Yerablur”, “Vardavar”, and “Tearnndaraj”  which are  in the archives of the “Yerevan” Studio. He is also the author of the television  program “Vernatun. He has published a book on a chess theme in various literary genres, which also includes chess problems and etudes.

Books and compiled anthologies

  1. Lusine in the Mirror (poems), Yerevan, Sovetakan grogh, 1976, p.40.
  2. Three Apples (poems), Yerevan, Sovetakan grogh, 1977, p.48.
  3. The Cloud Hunter (poems), Yerevan, Sovetakan grogh, 1979,p. 36 .
  4. Bells of Remembrance (poems), Yerevan, Sovetakan grogh, 1979, p. 148 .
  5. Молодые поэты Закавказья. Эд. Милитонян; “Молодая гвардия”, (in Russian, “Young Poets of the South Caucasus”, Eduard Militonyan, Molodaia Gvardia), 1981, pp. 109-119.
  6. Gnel Outside, Gnel Inside (children’s poetry), Yerevan, Sovetakan grogh, 1982, p.108 .
  7. Sea Flower (poems), Yerevan, Sovetakan grogh, 1984, p.128.
  8. Armenia (poems), Yerevan, Sovetakan grogh, 1985, p.20.
  9. Древо жизни։ Стихи, Пер. с арм. В. Пальчикова и др., ( The Tree of Life. Poems). Translated from Armenian into Russian by V. Palchikov end others, Yerevan, Sovetakan grogh, 1985, p. 84 .
  10. Mushegh Is Everywhere (children’s poems), Yerevan, Sovetakan grogh, 1987, p.120.
  11. Урок реки: Стихи, Пер. с армян. Lesson of the River: Poems, Translated from Armenian into Russian by P. Vegin, illustrated by Fadeeva. Moscow, Sovetakan grogh, 1987, p. 128.
  12. Sundial (poems), Yerevan, Sovetakan grogh, 1988, p.264.
  13. Fair of Surprises (poems), Yerevan, Arevik, 1988, p.64 .
  14. The Sugar Prince, Fairy Tales and Stories, author and illustrator Ed. Militonyan, Yerevan, Arevik, 1990, p. 83.
  15. Year of the Dragon (poems, poema, verse drama, Yerevan, Nairi, 1991,p.320 .
  16. The Eyes of King Argishti. Stories, essays, Yerevan, Nairi, 1994, p.222.
  17. The Duck’s Lambada (poems), Yerevan, Arevik, 1994, p.28.
  18. Family Concert (children’s poems), Yerevan, Arevik, 1996, p.95.
  19. New Enumeration (poems), Yerevan, Nairi, 1996, p.128.
  20. The Numerology of the Goat , Militonyan, Yerevan, Nairi, 1999, p.39.
  21. Fingerprint (poems). Author and illustrator Ed. Militonyan, Yerevan, Nairi, 2000, p.160.
  22. The Informative Cat (poems), Author and illustrator Ed. Militonyan, Yerevan, Zangak‑97, 2001, p.55.
  23. The Horse Step (plays), Militonyan. Yerevan, Van Aryan, 2003, p.48.
  24. The Adventures of Vahagn Vishapakagh (novel), Author and illustrator Ed. Militonyan, Yerevan, Tsitsernak, 2003, p.132.
  25. At This Moment (poems, poema), Author and illustrator Ed. Militonyan, Yerevan, Nairi, 2003, p.180.
  26. Where Does the Dog Begin? (story), Yerevan, Amrots Group, 2004, p.15.
  27. The Clever Duck’s Journey (children’s novella), Yerevan, Tsitsernak, 2004, p.127.
  28. Приключения Драконоборца Ваагна, Роман ,  Э. Милитонян; Пер.: Н. Алексанян, Adventures of the Dragon‑Slayer Vahagn: Novel,   Militonyan, Translated from Armenian into Russian by N. Aleksanyan, Yerevan, Tsitsernak, 2004, p.156.
  29. Chess of History (poem), Yerevan,Tsitsernak, 2005, p.26.
  30. Give Me (German ), Yerevan, Zangak – 97, 2005, p.32.
  31. Воздушный дом (The Airy House (Russian, children’s poems), Translated from Armenian into Russian by V. Palchikov, A. Konyashov, Yerevan, Antares, 2005, p.18.
  32. The Adventures of Vahagn Vishapakagh (French), Yerevan, Zangak-97, 2005, p.144.
  33. Weeping and Laughter (stories, essays, plays). Author and illustrator Ed. Militonyan, Yerevan, Tsitsernak, 2006, p.219.
  34. I Give You a Doggy (children’s poems). Author and illustrator Ed. Militonyan, Yerevan, Writers’ Union Press, 2006, p.19.
  35. Bread of Anger (poems), Yerevan, Tsitsernak, 2006 , p.199.
  36. The Journey of the Clever Duckling Bad‑Badala (novella), Ed. Militonyan, Illustrated by the author, Translated by Gurgen Barents. Yerevan, Tsitsernak, 2006, p.128.
  37. The Adventures of Vahagn Vishapakagh (English), Yerevan, Zangak-97, 2006, p.136.
  38. The Strange Story of Areg the Boy and Chipo the Turtle (novella for adolescents), Yerevan, Russian Book Center, 2007, p.72.
  39. Artsakhian (poems), Yerevan, Van Aryan, 2007, p.40.
  40. The Moon in a Teacup (poems), Yerevan, Tsitsernak, 2007,p. 127.
  41. Polis‑2007 (poem), Yerevan, Amrots Group, 2007, p. 15.
  42. Открывая друг друга ,“The Strange Story of Areg the Boy and Chipo the Turtle” (Russian) Moscow, Drofa LLC, 2007.
  43. Едим кьм дрг , “The Strange Story of Areg the Boy and Chipo the Turtle”( Bulgarian), Sofia, Egmont Bulgaria, 2007.
  44. Freundschaften Geschichten, die verbinden , “The Strange Story of Areg the Boy and Chipo the Turtle” (German) Therizo, Munich, 2007.
  45. Тилден, дилге, “The Strange Story of Areg the Boy and Chipo the Turtle”(Kyrgyz ), Bishkek, Uchkun, 2007.
  46. Where Does the Dog Begin? (story), E. Militonyan, Yerevan, Amrots Group, 2008, p. 16.
  47. The Sun‑Centered Seal of Armenia (novel), E. Militonyan, Edeted by Ananyan. Yerevan, Writers’ Union Press, 2008, p. 255.
  48. Chipo (children’s novella), E. Militonyan, Illustrated by . A. Baghdasaryan, Yerevan, Tsitsernak, 2008, p.59.
  49. The Dream Knight’s Invasion (novella), Yerevan, Tsitsernak, 2009, p. 99.
  50. The Adventures of Vahagn Vishapakagh (Russian), Zangak‑97, 2009.
  51. Princess Tarsine (stories, fairy tales), Illustrated by the author, Yerevan, Tsitsernak, 2010, p.158.
  52. The Cat and the Ghost (novella) , Author and designer E. Militonyan, Yerevan, Edit Print, 2012, p.96.
  53. The Airy House (Russian edition ) Almaty, Kizkitap, 2012.
  54. Chess of History, History of Chess (chess poetry, prose, essays, plays, puzzles, etudes), Yerevan, Van Aryan, 2012, p. 104.
  55. Bridge of Satan (novel) Yerevan, Tsitsernak, 2012, p. 144.
  56. E (poems), Author and designer E. Militonyan, Yerevan, Tsitsernak, 2013, p.336.
  57. The Adventures of Vahagn Vishapakagh (stories), E. Militonyan, Trans. by N. Aleksanyan and others, edited by Vardanyan, Yerevan, Tsitsernak, 2013, p.319.
  58. Battle of Pillows (children’s poems) A. Vardanyan,  Illus. M. Paremuzian, Yerevan, Tsitsernak, 2014, p.192.
  59. My Miracle, My Magical Football (stories) , E. Militonyan, Yerevan, Tsitsernak, 2014, p.141.
  60. Denied – Forgotten? ( German), compiled by Eduard Militonyan and Jürgen Jankofsky, Erfurt, Dorise, 2014, p. 232.
  61. The Airy House ( Belarusian) Minsk, Zvezda, 2015
  62. Broken Ornament (poems), E. Militonyan; ed. A. Avanesyan. Yerevan, Tsitsernak, 2015, p.112.
  63. A Handful of Ashes, Armenian Writers’ Collection: Victims of the

1915 Genocide ( German), projected by Eduard Militonyan, Jürgen Jankofsky, Armenuhi Drost-Abgaryan, Germany, Oschersleben, Dr. Ziethen, 2015

  1. Searches (Polish), translated by by Kalina Ziola, Warsaw, Teatatu, 2015, p. 75.
  2. Roses of Shiraz (Persian), Tehran, Afraz, 2015.
  3. Повiтряний дiм (children’s poems) , Ukrainian, Kyiv, 2015, p.48.
  4. Travelling Madmen (children’s novella), Illustrated by M. Paremuzian, Yerevan, Tsitsernak, 2016, p.48.
  5. Cat and Ghosts (Russian), Yerevan, Edit Print, 2016.
  6. It Doesn’t Happen, It Doesn’t Happen, Seven Fairy Tales, Yerevan, Tsitsernak, 2016, p. 42.
  7. The Clever Duck’s Journey (Persian),Tehran, Saku, 2017, p.130.
  8. Man and the Circus (poems, Georgian), Tbilisi, Merani, 2017, p.64.
  9. A Handful of Words (poems) , Yerevan, Tsitsernak, 2017, p.204.
  10. Scandinavian Cruise (novel, poems), foreword by F. Bachchinyan. Yerevan, Van Aryan, 2017, p.76.
  11. Knot (stories, plays), Yerevan, Tsitsernak, 2017.
  12. The Clever Duck’s Journey (Persian),Tehran, Nairi, 2017, p.130.
  13. The Hero Arar of the Snout World (youth prose), Yerevan, Tsitsernak, 2018, p.132.
  14. The Hero Arar of the Snout World (Russian), Yerevan, Tsitsernak, 2018, p.130.
  15. The Hero Arar of the Snout World (English), Yerevan, Tsitsernak, 2019,p.130.
  16. The King of the Living and the Dead (prose), Yerevan, Tsitsernak, 2020,p. 70.
  17. Alphabet , Yerevan, Tsitsernak, 2020.
  18. The Earth Speaks, Armenian Writers’ Collection: victims of the 1915 Genocide (German, Russian, French, English and Armenian edition), projected by E. Militonyan, Yerevan, Writers’ Union Press, 2015, 2020.
  19. Book of Time (poems), Yerevan, Tsitsernak, 2021.
  20. Invisible Chain (prose), Yerevan, Tsitsernak, 2021.
  21. Collected Works, 16 volumes, Volume 1, Yerevan, Armav, 2021, p. 570.
  22. The Sun of Words (Arabic, poems), Damascus , Al Hilal, 2022, p.140.
  23. Collected Works, Volume 2, Yerevan, Armav, 2022, p. 580.
  24. Collected Works, Volume 3, Yerevan, Armav, 2022, p.566.
  25. The Sorcerer of the Fiery Word (poems), Yerevan, Tsitsernak, 2022, p.60.
  26. Russian Affairs, Armenian call-over (Armenian‑Russian, poetic essays), Yerevan, Armenian‑Russian University Press, 2022, p.140.
  27. Our Home Circus  (children’s poems), Armav, 2022.
  28. Bird of Inspiration (Armenian, about Russia), ), projected and edited by E. Militonyan, Yerevan, Van Aryan, 2020.
  29. The Sun of Iran (Armenian), projected and edited by E. Militonyan, Yerevan, Writers’ Union Press, 2022.
  30. The Magical Power of France (Armenian, about France), projected and edited by E. Militonyan, Yerevan, Tsitsernak, 2022.
  31. Polyphonic Country Georgia (Armenian, about Georgia), projected and edited by E. Militonyan, Yerevan, 2022.
  32. I am Now (anthology dedicated to Charents), projected and edited by Militonyan, Yerevan, Van Aryan, 2022.
  33. Balloon Sun (children’s anthology), projected and edited by E. Militonyan, Yerevan, Van Aryan, 2022.
  34. Fields of Prose (modern prose anthology), projected by Militonyan, Yerevan, Writers’ Union Press, 2022.
  35. Heart‑Written (modern poetry anthology), projected by E. Militonyan, Yerevan, Armav, 2022.
  36. Grandpa and Grandma’s Grandchildren (for children), projected and edited by E. Militonyan, Tsitsernak, 2022, p. 148.
  37. The Informative Cat (musical, Armenian), music by Hasmik Arshakyan, libretto by E. Militonyan
  38. Literary Reference Book, compiled by Ed. Militonyan, Yerevan, Van Aryan, 2023.
  39. Voice of the Homeland (poems and prose), compiled by E. Militonyan, Yerevan, Armav, 2024, p. 548.
  40. Fields of Prose – 2, projected by Ed. Militonyan , Yerevan, Writers’ Union Press, 2024.
  41. Chess of History, History of Chess (complete edition), Yerevan, Van Aryan, 2024, p.122.
  42. The Best Gift (children’s poems), Yerevan, Tsitsernak, 2024, p.54.
  43. Poetry (yearbook), projected and compiled by E. Militonyan, Yerevan, Tsitsernak, 2024.
  44. Knight of the Century, edited by Ed.Militonyan, Yerevan, 2024.
  45. The Trial of the Cat (children’s poems), Yerevan, Armav, 2025.
  46. The Adventures of Vahagn Vishapakagh (Arabic), Damascus, Al Hilal, 2025,142.
  47. Hayos about Kartlos (book about Georgia ),  Yerevan, Tsitsernak,  2025, p.106.
  48. The War Shop (Armenian, Russian and English edition), Yerevan, Van Aryan, 2025, p. 54.

Translations

  1. Gianni Rodari “Italian Song”, Trans. by G. Baghdasaryan, A.Shekoyan, E.Militonyan, Yerevan, Tsitsernak, 2004.
  2. Baghatur Arabuli “Another Sky” Trans. by E.Militonyan , Yerevan, Van Aryan, 2019.
  3. Traian Pop Traian “Fleeting Path” , Trans. by E.Militonyan from German line translations, Yerevan, Van Aryan, 2022.

Art Album

Art Album, Edvard Militonyan, 2017

Awards and Prizes

  1. WUA Award for the Best Book of the Year, 1977.
  2. Leninist Komsomol Award (for a children’s book), 1980.
  3. Soviet Union “Vladimir Mayakovsky” Award in Georgia, 1981.
  4. Laureate of the Soviet Union “ Maxim Gorky” Competition for the Best Book (in Russian), for the book “The Tree of Life”, 1987.
  5. Writers’ Union of Armenia “Stepan Zoryan” Award  for the book  “Mushegh is Everywhere”, 1987.
  6. Writers’ Union of Armenia Award for the Best Children’s Book of the Year for the book “The Informative Cat”, 2002.
  7. Republic of Armenia Presidential Award for the novel “The Adventures of Vahagn Vishapakagh”, 2004.
  8. First Prize in the Pan-Armenian Children’s and Youth Literature Competition for the book “The Strange Story of Chipo the Turtle and Arek the Boy” , which was translated into 5 languages and published abroad, 2005.
  9. Second Prize of the Literary Awards announced by the Union of Armenians in Russia for the book “The Sun Centered Seal of the Armenians”, 2007.
  10. CIS Countries’ Art Competition Award for the book “The House of Snakes” (published in Russian in Almaty), 2012.
  11. Republic of Armenia State Award for the poetry collection “E”, 2013.
  12. Polish Writers’ Union “Clemens Janicki” Prize, 2016.
  13. Eurasian Literary Forum Award “Energy to the World”, 2018.
  14. Phoenix Award named after Tadeusz Miciński from the Polish Writers’ Union for significant contribution to the development of Armenian – Polish cultural relations, 2018.
  15. Literary Award of the Poznań Writers’ Union (Poland), 2019.
  16. “Ilia Chavchavadze” Award from the Georgian Ilia Chavchavadze Foundation, 2022.
  17. Writers’ Union of Georgia “Titsian Tabidze” Award, 2022.
  18. “Master” Award from the Sevan Creative House of the Writers’ Union of Armenia, 2024.
  19. “Festival Award” of the International Poetry Festival in Georgia, 2025.

Honors and Medals

  1. Honored Cultural Worker of the Republic of Armenia, 2012.
  2. Belarus State Order of Francis Skorini, 2015.
  3. Medal of the 1700th Anniversary of Christianity of the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin, 2001.
  4. Gold Medal “Tree of Friendship” for great services to the formation of the information field of the CIS countries (042), 2002.
  5. Medal of the Moscow Writers’ Union named after M. Lermontov.
  6. Medal of the Writers’ Unions of Russia and Moscow named after A. Griboyedov.
  7. Gold Medal of the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Armenia for the Development of Culture, 2002.
  8. Grigor Narekatsi Medal of the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Armenia, 2012.
  9. Gold Medal of the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Armenia, 2016.
  10. “Fridtjof Nansen” Medal.
  11. “Hakob Meghapart” Medal.
  12. “Hovhannes Tumanyan” Medal.
  13. “Peto Yavarov” Medal (Bulgaria).
  14. Corresponding Member of the Russian Academy of Natural Sciences , 2021.
  15. Full Member of the Russian Academy of Natural Sciences, 2022.
  16. “Grigor Narekatsi” Medal of the Union of Writers of Artsakh, 2022.
  17. Title of State Advisor of the Highest Class of the Civil Service.
  18. Awarded a Certificate of Honor of the CIS Executive Committee for his significant contribution to the development of the field of book publishing and book distribution in the CIS countries, 2009.

Memberships

  1. Writers’, Journalists’, and Artists’ Unions of Armenia (Honorary Member)
  2. Independent Writers’ Union of Bulgaria
  3. Writers’ Union of Belarus
  4. International Writers’ Association (USA, 2022)

Contact

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