THE CREATIVE WORLD OF GEVORG DEVRIKYAN

 The present article presents the general description of the creative work of Gevorg Devrikyan, one of the original figures of the new period of Armenian prose of the 20th century. The article provides an overview of the works of writers of the 1960-80s, indicates their place and role in the Armenian literature, as well as highlights the significance of the creative work of Gevorg Devrikyan. The connection between G. Devrikyan’s works and outstanding figures of the Armenian culture is emphasized, and the problem of aestheticization of history is also presented. The works of the first period of the creative work of the writer, essays and stories, novels and historical novels, the collections of stories on historical and satirical themes are listed, indicating their place and role in the Armenian Soviet prose. Gevorg Devrikyan’s historical novels, which occupy a special place among the Armenian Soviet historical novels, have been also emphasized. The issues raised in these historical novels are relevant and portray the contemporary life. The importance of G. Devrikyan's historical novels, their educational and didactic nature, as well as the vivid manifestation of patriotism in them are emphasized. The article also examines the writer's popular and scientific works, stressing the author's great contribution to this area. When reading popular and scientific works and articles, it is immediately noticeable that they came from the writer’s pen: when considering any issue or phenomenon, in addition to the conclusion itself, artistic summaries are presented here, and the portraits of great figures of the Armenian history and culture develop into artistic images. An important place is given to the work “The Great Armenian Figures”, intended for the readers being interested in the Armenian history, literature and culture.                                                   The article also examines the collections of stories based on the medieval evidences. Depicting medieval copyists and manuscript illustrators in almost all of his works, G. Devrikian describes the conditions under which medieval parchment scrolls, tags (chants) and antunis (songs of homeless) were copied and created.