Santa And New Year

Born in the city of Bitlis (Baghesh) in Western Armenia. In 1938 he graduated from the Yerevan dental school. He took part in the Second World War. From 1938 he was a member of the Writers' Union of Armenia. 1958-70: director of the Armenian branch of the All-Union Administration for the Protection of Copyright. He wrote numerous books; the main themes of the poems and narrative poems collected in them are love of the homeland and friendship. He also wrote about 50 children's plays. Songs have been written to the texts of his poems. He was awarded the Order of the Red Star. He died in Yerevan.