YEREVAN, November 22 (Noyan Tapan). The residents living in the neighbourhood of Khachatur Abovian's house-museum in Kanaker built a hen-coop and summer-houses in the territory of the museum, as well as turned it into a place of brawls and drinking-bout. Hovhannes Zatikian, Director of the museum, informed a Noyan Tapan correspondent that during one of the brawls the great writer's monument was damaged from fire-arms shot. Besides, according to the director, they steal electricity from the museum in winter for the purpose of heating and in summer for the purpose of making tins. As a result of this the family house, tonratoon and the old museum building opened in 1938 were considerably damaged. H.Zatikian said that 15 watchmen guarding the building have changed during the period of his tenure. "Nobody wants to expose his life to danger because of several thousand drams." According to H.Zatikian, unless urgent measures are taken not only the exhibition-halls will suffer from the future rain-water and thaw, but the museum's existence will be endangered. According to the director, he has written numerous applications, applied to numerous bodies but nobody responded. And next year the 200th anniversary of the great writer will be celebrated. Finally H.Zatikian applied to RA Prime Minister. According to the director, a sum in the amount of 3.5-4m drams is necessary for reconstruction of museum walls, gate and building. H.Zatikian also said that lately the room after Abovian was closed, the school named after Khachatur Abovian was renamed, his bust was destroyed in the Tartu (formerly Dorpat) University. "Maybe this is the consequence of the events taking place in Abovian's homeland at present, indifference and the position of non-implication in our own culture, literature and history," the museum director said.

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