About Paruyr Sevak
Paruyr Sevak (Armenian: Պարույր Սևակ; January 24, 1924 – June 17, 1971) was an Armenian poet, translator and literary critic. A major figure in Soviet Armenia during the Khrushchev Thaw, Sevak and his works remain widely popular in Armenia today. He is considered one of the greatest Armenian poets of the 20th century. Young Paruyr attended the village school, where he wrote his first poems and published them in the school wall newspaper. Sevak was buried in the backyard of his home, in Zangakatun, which later became a museum open to the public.
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