Biography

	Ananun Davit
	Ter-Danielyan
Armenian:	Անանուն Դավիթ
Russian:	Ананун Давид ;
Born:	1879 ; Mets shen, Nagorno-Karabakh
Died:	1942 ; Astrakhan, Russia
	Description:; Publicist, historian, public figure.

Was born in 1879 in the village of Mets shen, Nagorno-Karabakh (now in Martakert Province, Republc of Artsakh).

Work activity

Worked at the Armenian periodical press published in Yerevan and Tiflis (Tbilisi).
1920-1926 the head of the museum of Revolution in Yerevan.

In advance was a member of the Social Democrat Hunchakian Party, then a member of the Armenian Revolutionary Federation, since 1905- Armenian social democrat labor organization becoming its ideologist.
He is the author of many works related to the international relations and the issues of the new history of the Armenian nation.
In his work "The social development of Russian Armenians" wrote about the history of Eastern Armenia's social-political and cultural development.
He considered Bourgeoisie anti-national, peasantry- Armenians' backbone; gave an exceptional place to the laborers in the national life.
Defended "the cultural-national autonomy" being against the project of the self-determination of nations (article "National question and democracy") beacause of which was criticised by Stepan Shahumyan.
He was arrested and accused in belonging to anti-soviet group. He was condemned by the USSR United state political management's presidency and was exiled to Bashkortostan fot 3 years. In exile was again arrested and accused in realization of anti-soviet preachment. On march 14, 1939 Davit Ananun was sentenced to 8 years' imprisonment by the regional court of Astrakhan. In 1941 by the same court was sentenced to 10 years' imprisonment for anti-soviet preachment among prisoners.

Ով ով է.հայեր (կենսագրական հանրագիտարան:Երկու հատորով),ՀՀ խմբ. հանձնաժողով՝ Հ. Մ. Այվազյան (գլխ. խմբագիր) և ուրիշներ,Երևան,Հայկական հանրագիտարան հրատ., Հ.1, Աբալյան-Ղուշչյան, 2005:
Армянский вопрос / Под ред. К.С. Худавердяна. Ер., 1991.
Ерканян В.С. Армянская культура в 1800-1917 гг. / Пер. с арм. К.С. Худавердяна. Ер., 1985
Саркисян С. Т. Энциклопедия Арцах-Карабаха. Спб., 2005. - 312 с.
Дадаян Хачатур. Армяне и Баку. Пер. с арм. – Ер., НОФ «НОРАВАНК», 2007.
Դավիթ Անանուն, ԵՊՀ Հայագիտական հետազոտությունների ինստիտուտի կայք:
Հուշեր Դավիթ Անանունի մասին (ծննդյան 130-ամյակի առթիվ):

Ananun Davit
Ter-Danielyan

Armenian:	Անանուն Դավիթ
Russian:	Ананун Давид
Born:	1879 Mets shen, Nagorno-Karabakh
Died:	1942 Astrakhan, Russia
Description: Publicist, historian, public figure.