YEREVAN, JUNE 20, NOYAN TAPAN. Statesman, politician, Doctor of History Sciences John Kirakosian's scientific heritage is presented in the exhibition opened at the National Library of Armenia (NLA) on June 16. The historian's articles published in the Armenian and Diasporan Armenian press which are kept in storehouses of the library are exhibited. J.Kirakosian was one of Armenian historians who published during the Soviet years works dedicated to the Armenian Genocide. Documents concerning the Armenian cause and involving 1828-1923 are involved in the collected works "Armenia in International Diplomacy and Soviet Foreign Policy" authored by him. Then the "Bourgeois Diplomacy and Armenia" two-volume edition was published. The work "Young Turks Facing Reprisal of History" is of especially important meaning. By this work, J.Kirakosian presented the tragic reality of the Armenian Genocide to the international community. According to NLA Director David Sargsian, J.Kirakosian left such a great heritage which is even today made use of both by scientists and students. According to him, J.Kirakosian's name will always remain bright in the Armenian people's memory as his contribution in the Armenian history is great.

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