Parts From Letters

Varuzhan Olkinyan was born in Yerevan, from 1966-71 studied at the Faculty of Philology of Yerevan State University, from 1971-80 worked in the National Radio of Armenia, in 1980-98 - in the National Television as an announcer. For 15 years he directed the broadcasting department of television. In 1980 he finished Moscow Higher Institute of Qualification of TV and Radio Workers, from 1978-80 as an editor and translator Varuzhan Olkinyan worked at “Armenpress” news, since 1998 he has been hosting the "Radiolur" news program on the Public Radio of Armenia, from 1998 teaches at the Department of Television and Radio Journalism of the Faculty of Culture of Yerevan State Pedagogical University named after K. Abovyan. The audiobook of Grigor Narekatsi’s “The book of sadness” was created with his participation. In 2006 he was awarded the title of Honored Journalist of Armenia, in 2011 - the RA "Garegin Nzhdeh" medal. Since 2021 Varuzhan Olkinyan is a member of the Council of the Public Broadcaster.