Mkrtchyan Donara S.

Education

• 1992–1997 – Yerevan State University,
• Specialty –" Armenian language and literature»,
• Qualification – "Philology","Journalist-referent", " Interpreter"

Professional positions:

• PhD in Philology
• Speciality 10.01.01 – “Armenian Classical Literature”. Topic of the dissertation: “The Armenian Literature Life of Petersburg in The First Two Decades of The 18-20th Century”

Advanced training courses

• 2001 – Institute of Socio-psychological management - Advanced training of social workers working with disabled children within the framework of the targeted medical and social program of the city of St. Petersburg «Disabled children» (82 hours of lections, 62 hours of practice) - Certificate No. 266.
• 2005 – Refresher courses under the aegis of the St. Etchmiadzin Cathedral and the Ministry of Education and Science of Republic of Armenia and the National Institute of Education.
• Letter of gratitude from the Ministry of Education and Science for the preservation of the Armenian language within the framework of the jubilee program dedicated to the 1600th anniversary of the acquisition of Armenian script (Order No. 444-a)
• 2009, 2012 – Training courses for journalists and for teachers of the Armenian language and literature within the framework of the summer program of the Ministry of Diaspora of Armenia and Yerevan State University.
• 2014 – St. Petersburg State University/ Advanced training courses "Labor rights and duties of scientific and pedagogical workers of St. Petersburg State University" (72 hours) – Certificate No.14 0147905
• 2015 – Advanced training courses “Organization of community work in the Diaspora” in the summer school "Diaspora" of the RA Ministry of Diaspora and Yerevan State University
• Letter of gratitude from the Ministry of Diaspora of Armenia for regular publications and correspondence in the electronic newspaper of the Ministry of Diaspora of Armenia
• July 1-28, 2015 – Ministry of Education and Science of the republic of Armenia and National institute of education/ 120-hour training courses of the project “Training of Diaspora Teachers” // Certificate No.167
• 2016–2017 – St. Petersburg State University // Advanced training courses under the program "Blackboard"
• 2016–2017 – Petersburg State University // Advanced training courses under the program “History of the Saint-Petersburg State University”
• 2017 – till now – member- correspondent of the “Havatamq” newspaper.

Research Interests

• Armenian literature of the "Golden Age"
• Armenian literature of the Middle Ages
• Armenian literature of new and modern times
• Oriental features in the Armenian literature
• literary and cultural life of Armenians in St. Petersburg in the 18-21 centuries
• Western-аrmenian literature
• Armenian Diaspora nowadays
• written monuments of the Armenian heritage of St. Petersburg
• Armenian manuscripts of the Institute of Oriental Manuscripts and Russian National Library

Languages

• Armenian
• Russian
• French

Publications

• Mkrtchyan D. S. The role of Lazaryans in the Russian-Armenian cultural life: Scientific article in Armenian // Materials of the scientific conference of young writers // Institute of Literature of the National Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Armenia named after Manuk Abegyan, Union of Writers of the Republic of Armenia, Yerevan, 2013. 260-268 p.
• Mkrtchyan D. S. Petersburg’s poetry and correspondence of V. Terjan («Տերյանի Պետերբուրգյան շրջանիպոեզիան և նամականին»): scientific article in Armenian, // Institute of Literature of the National Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Armenia named after Manuk Abegyan, Union of Writers of the Republic of Armenia, Yerevan, 2013. 60-69 p.
• Mkrtchyan D. S. The heritage of Marr in armenian studies («Նիկողայոս Մառի դերը հայագիտությանբնագավառում»): scientific article in Armenian, // Armenological Journal No. 1 (25), H. Armenian State Pedagogical University after Khachatur Abovyan , Yerevan 2014. 194-203 p.)
• Mkrtchyan D. S. Ethno-cultural life of Armenians in Saint-Petersburg: Scientific article // Traditions of Russian caucasology. Iss. 1. Digest of articles // Composer and editor I. V. Bazilenko, O. A. Vodneva; IOM of Russian academy of science. Saint-Petersburg.: LEMA, 2016. P. 243-253.
• Mkrtchyan D. S. Armenian printing houses of St. Petersburg: Scientific article // Materials of the 1st Russian-Armenian International Conference «Armenian written heritage». Composer and editor — Mkrtchyan D. S. Publishing house of Saint-Petersburg State University, St. Petersburg, 2017, P. 98-108.
• Mkrtchyan D. S. Rafael Patkanyan’s role in the development of the Armenian literary and cultural life of Saint-Petersburg: scientific article // Materials of the 1st Russian-Armenian International Conference «Armenian written heritage». Composer and editor — Mkrtchyan D. S. Publishing house of Saint-Petersburg State University, St. Petersburg, 2017. P. 179-192.
• Mkrtchyan D. S. Joseph Argutinsky and Russian-Armenian cultural relations of the 18th century («ՀովսեփԱրղությանը և XVIII  դարի հայ-ռուսական գրական-մշակութային կապերը»): Scientific article in Armenian // Materials of the 1st Russian-Armenian International Conference «Armenian written heritage». Composer and editor — Mkrtchyan D. S.  Publishing house of Saint-Petersburg State University, St. Petersburg, 2017. P. 219-230.

Scientific activity

• September 23-25, 2014 – organization and holding of the International Scientific Conference « Armenian written heritage» at the  Saint-Petersburg State University
• September 25, 2014 – organization of the exhibition « Armenian written heritage» at the  IOM of Russian academy of science
• May, 2015 – organization and holding of the scientific competition « Cultural heritage of the Western Armenia » at the Saint-Petersburg State University
• September 27-28, 2017 – organization and holding of the International Scientific Conference «300-year-old cultural heritage of the Russian and New-Nakhichevan Diocese of the Armenian Apostolic Church» at the  Saint-Petersburg State University
• September 28, 2017 – organization and holding of the exhibition of Armenian manuscripts organization and holding of the exhibition of Armenian manuscripts
• May 05-29, 2017 – organization of refresher courses (together with the Ministry of Education and of Science) for students of the Department of Central Asia and Caucasus of the Faculty of Oriental Studies of at the Saint-Petersburg State University

Teaching courses

• Armenian language
• History of the literature of the South Caucasus (Armenia)
• Ethnography of the countries of the South Caucasus (Armenia)
• History of the Caucasus
• Geography of the Armenia
• Armenian manuscripts of the Institute of Oriental Manuscripts of Russian academy of science and Russian National Library
• Literary and cultural life of Armenians in St. Petersburg in the 18-21 centuries

Information on honorary and academic titles, international, state, academic and other awards, victories in the international and national competitions

• Diploma of the II degree and a medal from the Ministry of Diaspora of the Republic of Armenia and the World Armenian Congress in the nomination « For significant contribution to the preservation of the Armenian language » // 2013
• Diploma of the II degree and a medal from the Ministry of Diaspora of the Republic of Armenia and the World Armenian Congress in the nomination « For significant contribution to the preservation of the Armenian language » // 2016