Armenian historian, Honored Worker of Science of the Republic of Armenia, academician at the National Academy of Sciences Vladimir Barkhudaryan passed away.

As the press department at the National Academy of Sciences reports on Friday, Barkhudaryan’s requiem service will be held on March 25 in Surb Hovhannes Church in Yerevan’s Kond district from 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm, while the funeral ceremony will start at 12:00 on March 26 at the National Academy of Sciences.

Vladimir Barkhudaryan was born on September 22, 1927, in the Georgian Marneuli district Aghkyorp village. He graduated from the Yerevan State University Department of History in 1950. Before 1958 he worked as a researcher at the State Museum of History of Armenia. In 1958-1990 Barkhudaryan was a researcher at the Institute of History at the National Academy of Sciences of Armenia, serving different offices throughout his professional activity.

Vladimir Barkhudaryan’s scientific activity covered topics such as Armenian diaspora communities, historiology and core issues of Armenia-Russian relations.