Morus Hasratyan

"Syunyats Yerkir" magazine dedicated one of the issues of the magazine to Morus Hasratyan. The presentation was held in March 2019;

In the field of the history of Armenian architecture, the results of his long-term works were summarized in the book Armenian Monuments from Prehistorical Period to 17th Century, published in 1975 in Beirut, written by V. Harutyunyan (in Armenian, French and English language).

From 1964–1975 he was the director of the History Museum of Armenia. During these years the museum received international recognition. Armenian Culture was presented at Paris, Kraków, Budapest, Talin exhibitions.

He translated Sayat Nova's non-Armenian games into Armenian, composed, edited and published Sayat Nova's collection of works with the annotations (1963)

In 1947 Hasratyan studied ancient monuments of Armenia. He explored the Tsitsernavank three dimensional basilica, and revealed its pivotal role in the design of Armenian architecture.

In 1942–1946 he worked in the Institute of Literature, engaged with philology issues. He also worked as a scientific secretary in the Social Sciences of the newly established National Academy of Sciences of Armenia. In 1947, Hasratyan was an employee of Institute of History in the National Academy of Sciences and worked there for ten years. In 1950 he participated in the archeological works of Garni, at the same time he led the archeological excavations of Zangezur.

Research works by Morus Hasratyan in 1940 were on architecture, archeology, philology, and the history of ancient and medieval centuries of Armenian nation.

In 1940–1941 he worked in the Monuments preservation committee and took part in the architectural and archaeological research and renovation of Avan a famous sixth century cathedral.

He compiled and published documents and collections of memoirs, and a single volume memoir of the May revolution of Suren Spandaryan. In 1937 he was appointed director of Matenadaran, and in 1964–75 director of National History Museum of Armenia. He lectured in the institutes of Yerevan. In 1965–1966 he lectured at Haigazian University in Beirut, Lebanon.

After the postgraduate studies, he returned to Yerevan in 1932. In 1933–1935 he was the deputy director in the History and Material Culture Institute. In 1934–1936 he was the director of the Revolution museum.

In 1922–1924, he studied at Yerevan State University in the history-philological department, where he observed the Armenian writers Manuk Abeghyan, Hrachia Adjarian, Hakob Manandyan, Leo (Arakel Babakhanian) and others. In 1925–1927, he was assigned by the Communist Party to establish the Komsomol organizations of Sisian, Goris and Dilijan regions. In 1930 he graduated from the university and was sent to Leningrad to continue studies as a postgraduate.

Morus (Margar) Stepani Hasratyan (Armenian: Մորուս Հասրաթյան, September 10, 1902 – February 25, 1979), was an Armenian historian, philologist, associate member at the Armenian National Academy of Sciences (in 1963), honored figure in science of Armenian Soviet Socialist Republic (ASSR) (in 1961), and director of the History Museum of Armenia (from 1964–1975). He is the father of Murad Hasratyan.

Morus Hasratyan, an Armenian historian, philologist and an associate member at national academy of Sciences of Armenia was born on September 10, 1902 in the village of Akhlatyan in the Syunik region of Armenia. He received his primary education in parish schools in the village of Akhlatyan and Lor, and then continued his studies at Baku Trade College. During his student years, he followed Stepan Shahumyan, Sergo Orjonikidze and other revolutionaries. Between 1918–1920 he participated in the Baku commune, revolutionary and inter ethnic movements of the north Caucasus. After returning to his birthplace in 1920, he actively took part in the Zangezur revolutionary movements. He was pursued by dashnaks on multiple occasions.