On December 5, 2012 the Armenia post issued a postage stamp
dated for the 125 anniversary of the Armenian revolutionary, Soviet politician,
historian Ashot Hovhannisyan (Ioannisyana).
The issue is printed in mini
sheet of 10 values with decorating margins. Artist:David Davlatyan. Printing:
offset. Size of stamps: 40 х 24
mm. Edition: 40 000 copies Printed in printing house "Cartor"
France.
Ashot Hovhannisyan (1887-1972) actively participated in
revolutionary movement in Transcaucasia. He worked as the People's commissar of
education of Armenia, held party, state posts, worked at institute of
Nationalities of the USSR. He was repressed by the Stalin mode. There was the
academician of Academy of Sciences of the Armenian Soviet Socialist Republic
and the honored worker of science of the Armenian Soviet Socialist Republic. A.
Hovhannisyan belonged to those Marxist revolutionary intellectuals of
Armenia which in Soviet period were scarified or destroyed by Stalinists and
now - nationalist academicians.
