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INSTITUTE OF ORIENTAL STUDIES OF NAS RA
Kristine Melkonyan

Associate Professor

SpecialityHistorian, Archaeologist (Turkologist)
PositionSenior researcher
Scientific degreeCandidate of Historical Sciences
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Education

1992- 1996 Armenian State Pedagogical Institute after Kh. Abovian
1996 -1999 Armenian State Pedagogical Institute after Kh. Abovian, Post-graduate studies

Areas of researches/ Research Interests

History of Modern Turkey, Turkish Foreign Relations, Armenian QuestionArmenian Diaspora

Reports

1.Soviet-Turkish Economic Relations in 1960-1970, The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics as a Historical and Cultural Phenomenon: Nation-State Building, dedicated to the 100th anniversary of the formation of the USSR, Moscow, 2023, p. 153-158.
2.Trade and economic activity of Armenians in Krasnodar region (19th century), Foreign sources about Armenian colonies, Yerevan, 2022, p. 96-109.
3.Moscow and Kars Agreements of 1945 in the Ongoing Discussions about the Territorial Demands Presented by the USSR to Turkey, Armenia and the Region: Lessons, Evaluations, Perspectives, Yerevan, 2022, p. 292-310.
4.History of the Second World War in School Textbooks of Turkey, Tragic pages of European history. Movement of collaboration and collaboration with Nazi Germany during the Second World War, Moscow, 2021, p. 32-38.
5.The Image of an Armenian Woman Presented by the British Traveler of the 19th century James Craig, "Woman in the East", Yerevan, 2021, p. 89-102.
6.Pages from the history of economic life of Kuban, Caucasian Region. History, Politics and Culture, Yerevan, 2022, p. 99-108.
7.Archive documents of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation regarding the issue of territorial claims to Turkey in 1945, Armenia 1945-1991, Yerevan, 2021, p. 276-291.
8.Turkey during the Second World War. Policy of Neutrality and Maneuvering, The decisive contribution of the USSR to the defeat of fascist Germany in the Great Patriotic War and the creation of the European post-war construction, Moscow, 2020, p. 209-215.
9.Catholicos Vazgen I and the Issue of Recognition of the Armenian Genocide in 1965, 20th Century Pillars of the Armenian Church, Los Angeles – Yerevan, 2020, p. 81-86.
21.The Issue of Recognition of the Armenian Genocide in 1960s, Armenian Genocide-100 From Recognition to reparation, Yerevan, 2016, p. 241-252.
22.The Issue of the Armenian Genocide in the Documents of the Organizations of the Armenian Diaspora (1945-1947), World War I and the Armenian People (History and Actual Problems), 2015, pp. 305-314.
23.Torn Country: Turkey Between Secularism and Islamism, Political questions, 2015, pp. 103-112.
10.Turkish and Western Press About the Problem of the Armenian Territorial Claims, Armenian Studies and the Challenges of Modern Times, 2014, pp. 460-463.

Professional activity

2021-present- Associate Professor, Yerevan State University, Faculty of History, Chair of the History of Armenia's Neighboring Countries
2021-present- Associate Professor, International Scientific-Educational Center of NAS RA, Department of Oriental Studies
2016-2021- Assistant, International Scientific-Educational Center of NAS RA, Department of Oriental Studies
2014-2021- Assistant, Yerevan State University, Faculty of History, Chair of the History of Armenia's Neighboring Countries
2013-present – Senior Researcher of Institute of Oriental Studies, NAS RA
2011 – 2016- Assistant, Kh. Abovian Armenian State Pedagogical University
2009 -2013- Researcher of Institute of Oriental Studies, NAS RA
1999-2008 - political analyst of Lraber news-analytical programme of Prometevs, then Armenian Second TV channel

Participation in conferences

1.Problems of the History of the Caucasus, Institute of Oriental Studies of NAS RA, Yerevan, 15-16 March, 2023.
2.The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics as a Historical and Cultural Phenomenon: Nation-State Building, dedicated to the 100th anniversary of the formation of the USSR, Moscow Polytechnic University, Moscow, 20-21 December, 2022.
3.The 100th anniversary of the formation of the USSR; 1922-2022, Institute of History of NAS RA, Yerevan, 13 December, 2022.
4.The Greater Caucasus: cultural, historical, ethno-political and international development contours, Southern Federal University, Rostov-on-Don, 1-2 December, 2022.
5.Civilizations and Wars, YSU, Yerevan, 1-2 December, 2022.
6.International Forum “Primakov Readings”, Institute of Oriental Studies of NAS RA, Primakov National Research Institute of World Economy And International Relations, Russian Academy of Sciences, Yerevan, 1-2 November, 2022.
7.The Middle East in the Focus of Current Geopolitical Processes: Frontiers of Challenges and Cooperation, Southern Federal University, Rostov-on-Don, 18-19 October, 2022.
8.International Congress of Caucasian Studies, Tbilisi State University, Tbilisi, 3-5 October, 2022.
9.Women in the East, Institute of Oriental Studies of NAS RA, Yerevan, 22-23 September, 2022.
10.The Caucasus on the Crossroads of International Trade and Cultural Exchanges, Institute of Oriental Studies of NAS RA, Yerevan, 5-6 September, 2022.
11.Caucasian Region. History, Politics and Culture, YSU, Yerevan, 25-26 November, 2021.
12.“Foreign sources about Armenian colonies”, Institute of History of NAS RA, Yerevan, 2-3 November, 2021.
13.Armenia and the Region: Lessons, Evaluations, Perspectives, The National Academy of Sciences of Armenia, Yerevan, 19-20 October, 2021.
14.Tragic pages of European history: the resistance movement and the problem of collaboration with Nazi Germany during the Second World War, Moscow Polytechnic University, Moscow, 21-22 September, 2021.
15.Current Issues of Oriental Studies, Institute of Oriental Studies of NAS RA, Yerevan, 24 June, 2021.
16.Participation of Armenians in the Second World War, ASPU, Yerevan, 8-9 February, 2021.
17.Problems of the History of the Caucasus, Institute of Oriental Studies of NAS RA, Yerevan, 15-16 March, 2023.
18.The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics as a Historical and Cultural Phenomenon: Nation-State Building, dedicated to the 100th anniversary of the formation of the USSR, Moscow Polytechnic University, Moscow, 20-21 December, 2022.
19.The 100th anniversary of the formation of the USSR; 1922-2022, Institute of History of NAS RA, Yerevan, 13 December, 2022.
20.The Greater Caucasus: cultural, historical, ethno-political and international development contours, Southern Federal University, Rostov-on-Don, 1-2 December, 2022.
21.Civilizations and Wars, YSU, Yerevan, 1-2 December, 2022.
22.International Forum “Primakov Readings”, Institute of Oriental Studies of NAS RA, Primakov National Research Institute of World Economy And International Relations, Russian Academy of Sciences, Yerevan, 1-2 November, 2022.
23.The Middle East in the Focus of Current Geopolitical Processes: Frontiers of Challenges and Cooperation, Southern Federal University, Rostov-on-Don, 18-19 October, 2022.
24.International Congress of Caucasian Studies, Tbilisi State University, Tbilisi, 3-5 October, 2022.
25.Women in the East, Institute of Oriental Studies of NAS RA, Yerevan, 22-23 September, 2022.
26.The Caucasus on the Crossroads of International Trade and Cultural Exchanges, Institute of Oriental Studies of NAS RA, Yerevan, 5-6 September, 2022.
27.Caucasian Region. History, Politics and Culture, YSU, Yerevan, 25-26 November, 2021.
28.“Foreign sources about Armenian colonies”, Institute of History of NAS RA, Yerevan, 2-3 November, 2021.
29.Armenia and the Region: Lessons, Evaluations, Perspectives, The National Academy of Sciences of Armenia, Yerevan, 19-20 October, 2021.
30.Tragic pages of European history: the resistance movement and the problem of collaboration with Nazi Germany during the Second World War, Moscow Polytechnic University, Moscow, 21-22 September, 2021.
31.Current Issues of Oriental Studies, Institute of Oriental Studies of NAS RA, Yerevan, 24 June, 2021.
32.Participation of Armenians in the Second World War, ASPU, Yerevan, 8-9 February, 2021.

List of published books

1.The Armenian Question and Diaspora Armenians before the collapse of the USSR, Yerevan, 2018, 168 p.
2.Relations Between the USSR and Turkey: the Armenian Question, Problem of the Black Sea Passages and Allies (1945-1947), Yerevan, 2013, 249 p.
3.Soviet-Turkish Relations in 1945-1947: Problem of the Black Sea Passages and the Armenian Question, Yerevan, 2009, 50 p.
4.The Treaty of Sèvres and the Arbitrary Award of Us President W. Wilson a Critical View from a Distance of 100 Years, Yerevan, Lusak, 2020, p. 208-223.

List of published articles

1.Features of Soviet-Turkish relations in 1960-1970, History and politics, 2022, № 6, p. 23-32.
2.Armenian Communities of the Krasnodar Krai of the Russian Federation: developments and trends, History and Culture. Journal of Armenian Studies, 2022, Vol. 17 No. 1, p. 194-206.
3.Soviet-Turkish Relations: From Neutrality to Demand (1941), Bulletin of the Institute of Oriental Studies, 2021, № 1/2 (34), p. 76-87.
4. The 1921 Russian-Turkish Conference in Moscow: 100-Years Ago: A Retrospect, Fundamental Armenology, 2021, № 1(13), p. 43-50.
5.Application of the ''Case Study'' and Essay Methods in Master Groups during the Learning the Subject of History, Herald of Social Sciences, 2020, № 1(658), p. 358-366.
6.Archival Documents of The Secretary of State of The United States of America on The Crisis in Relations Between USSR and Turkey in 1945-1946, Participation of Armenians in the Second World War, Yerevan, 2020, p. 198-209.
7.The Question of the Armenian Genocide in the Context of the France - Turkey Relations in 1970-1980s, The Countries and Peoples of the Near and Middle East, 2019, v. 32 (2), p. 284-304.
8.On the Preparations of the 50th Anniversary of the Armenian Genocide, Fundamental Armenology, 2019, № 1(9), p. 270-284.
9.Turkey in World War II: Allies and Enemies, 21st CENTURY, 2018, № 3, p. 36-48.
10.The Issue of Recognition of the Armenian Genocide in the Second Half of the 1960s, The Countries and Peoples of the Near and Middle East, Yerevan, v.31, 2018, p.108-121.
The Works of the Institute of Oriental Studies of NAS RA in the Sphere of the Genocide Study in 2009-2013, Armenological Issues, 2014, № 1, pp. 218-225.
11.Turkey's road to EU: Armenian themes, The status and tendencies in the development of the situation in the Middle East, 2013, pp. 20-28.
12.Activity of the American Committee in Protection of Rights of Armenians in 1945-1947, Middle East, 2012, VIII, pp. 275-283.
13.Archival Documents of the Ministry of Foreign office of the Great Britain about the Problem of the Armenian Territorial Claims in the 1945 and 1946, Turkic and Ottoman Studies, 2011, VII, pp. 287-297.
14.The Formation of the State Israel and the Responses of the Turkish Press (1948), Middle East, 2011, VII, pp. 190-197.
15.The Armenian Question in 1945, VEM, 2010, № 3, pp. 143-152.
16.The Question on the Requirement of Return of the Armenian Territories and the Armenian Church in 1945–1949, Historical-Philological Journal, 2010, № 3, pp. 94-101.
17.Diaspora and the Problem of the Solution of the Armenian Question (1945 – 1947), Historical Philological Journal, 2010, № 2, pp. 41-52.
18.Position of the Great Powers and Turkey on the Problem of the Black Sea Straits in 1945-1947, Turkic and Ottoman Studies, 2009, VI, pp. 124-141.
19.The War of the Nerves in 1947, Middle East, 2009, VI, pp. 180-186.
20.Armenian question in the light of Soviet-Turkish relations in 1945, Bulletin of Social Sciences, 2004, № 2, pp. 195-202.