See, in America, was elected president, but the whole world with enthusiasm, though it elected its president. The people are very unstable, he, like the immature beauty, sees something new and seek to do so. It is clear that the world is dissatisfied with Bush, but what is relevant to the actual election? In the pre-election period is always make promises and then look for ways that they might not perform and find yourself an excuse, and ... end of a beautiful story. This is vanity, when in one moment you can forget the beautiful fairy tale.

- And you're in your younger years not fussed?

- I have always avoided the deal that did not consider his work, did not interfere in matters that do not concern me. It is often offered to help, asked what my problem. I always refused, because he had learned from his father to resolve their problems, not complain, be content with what we have.

- At one time you were attracted by the policy were in the proportional list of "Unity". And today?

- From Karen Demirchian we were friends - it is true, our friendship began in the first half of the 90's, when he retired from politics. We met by chance at our common friends and quickly became friends. Frequent. It was a real person - intelligent, well read, well-bred. On politics, we do not talk, exchanged books and discussed the works of Camus, Sartre, Saint-Exupery. We continued to be friends and when he returned to politics. In election campaigns, I almost did not participate because it was foreign to my nature. He once told me - they said, Vazgen asked if I was not offended that I did not head the list. "He took offense, and rightly so!" - With his characteristic humor, he gave me his answer Vazgen.
I was sure that his return to politics - in the interests of the country. But, as we have seen, all good comes to us with great difficulty.

- We know your anxious attitude to friendship.

- True friendship should be pure and disinterested. Many of my best friends are dead - Horik, Mher, Frunze Dovlatyan, sculptor Suren Nazarian ... This is a great misfortune for me. The death of each other carries with him a piece of you, you are left orphans, devastated. They were great people, great and lofty, and not forgive the conventions and formalities in friendship.

- Share with us memories of your friends?

- There are many, but one story I remember in particular. Once we have gathered together once again - I Horik, Mher and Frunze Dovlatyan. And here the conversation found out that out of all of us baptized - I alone. Immediately decided that I should be their godfather. I ordered the crosses with turquoise to protect them from the evil eye, and those people with big letters, which had their own cars, on his Zaporozhets drove straight to Echmiadzin baptize. And who today are choosing to godparents? Who machine splendid and brilliant.

- Where are you from?

- I am proud of my roots. My paternal grandfather was from the village Sasuntsi Glegezan, which was known as one of the centers gaydukskogo movement. My grandfather was a member of the liberation movement. My grandmother was from the village of Khas mushskogo, and the maternal line I am from Van. From his ancestors, I have not seen anybody. In 1915, during the massacre, genus, consisting of 50 people, was destroyed. Survived only 7-8 people. The echoes of those events is in my works, my first works were mainly on these very topics.

- Tells the story associated with your name?

- Among the 7-8 survivors of our race and the man was the son of my paternal uncle - Kerob. Our through Batumi moved to Krasnodar, where in those days when I was supposed to be born, died Kerob. My father decided that our family died misfortune - zulum, and as her nephew's death coincided with my birth, I was called Zulumom. For a long time my father did not even come up to me. But then very fond. My father passed a difficult way of life - genocide, war, German prisoners, then - the Soviet banner. We always feel the stigma of it - such were the laws of the time ...
By creating our planet, God divided the animals into classes - birds, fish, reptiles, and each develops in its kind. Fish do not correlate with elephants, elephants, snakes, and generally one species does not prevent the development of another, all are in their places. And just in case people God has carried them to the same species, but created in various guises - in the shape of an elephant, a cat, a tiger, a scorpion ... 1015 people sit around the table, and among them there are snakes and poisonous scorpions, and rodents, and elephants. But apparently all alike, and can not reveal the essence of each. And suddenly a cat wants to seem tiger or an elephant. If God, mankind also subdivided into species, our history would be much more attractive.

- After independence, our self-esteem, it seems a little improved.

- Divine mission, Aryan origin - before I believe that, as reflected in his works. But now no, now I do not believe it. And I believe the 2000-year history, when right before my eyes all distorted? We ourselves do not respect, not respect its history, how can we demand respect from others? I did not sleep at night, drawing their "Justice", "Tosca", "Spring", "Vision". Where are these values? All this is disappointing. I have lived my life, and in spite of everything, I was respected, accepted, and the good fortune to accompany me. But I worry about the younger generation, for our grandchildren. I'm sorry that we are serving the country. Various foreign leaders to impose their laws, their worldview, while we trumpet our ancient theater and the Aryan origins of Armenians. Is it possible? I'm angry that we represent the world as an asylum within one or another pan-Armenian program.

- What for you is real, enduring value?

- I will answer the words of the great Omar Khayyam:

Initial total

else - love,

The song is the first youth

word - love.

Oh, ignorant of the world

love the poor thing

Know that all our

life basis - love.
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