page_title: Grigor Artsruni
hierarchical_section_title: Grigor Artsruni
caption_attribution_description: English: The tombstone of Grigor Artsruni in Khojivank
context_page_description: Grigor Artsruni was an Armenian journalist, critic, writer and public activist, Doctor of Political Economy and Philosophy. Since 1872 he had been publishing the Mshak magazine being its editor and manager until his death.
  He studied at Moscow and Saint-Petersburg universities, studied Armenian at Mekhitarists centers in Europe. In 1872 he established and edited Mshak, the basis of Armenian liberalism. He had been its editor and manager until his death. Artsruni marked the necessity of development of capitalism in Armenia, supported the idea of armed resistance as a solution for the Armenian question. Artsruni was a mentor to the Armenian writer Raffi.
context_section_description: Grigor Artsruni (also spelled as Krikor Ardzruni) (Armenian: Գրիգոր Արծրունի; 27 February 1845 – 19 December 1892) was an Armenian journalist, critic, writer and public activist, Doctor of Political Economy and Philosophy (degreed by Heidelberg University in 1869). Since 1872 he had been publishing the Mshak magazine being its editor and manager until his death.
  He studied at Moscow and Saint-Petersburg universities, studied Armenian at Mekhitarists centers in Europe (Vienna and San Lazzaro, Venice). In 1872 he established and edited Mshak (Մշակ/Cultivator), the basis of Armenian liberalism. He had been its editor and manager until his death. Artsruni marked the necessity of development of capitalism in Armenia, supported the idea of armed resistance as a solution for the Armenian question. Artsruni was a mentor to the Armenian writer Raffi (1835–1888).
caption: The tombstone of Grigor Artsruni in Khojivank
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