Nazinyan, A. [comp.] Armenian Gusans (Hay gusaner), 1957. In Armenian

Նազինյան, Արտաշես Մկրտչի [կազմ.].
Հայ գուսաններ.
Երևան: Հայպետհրատ, 1957.
298 էջ; 21 սմ.
Կարծր կազմ:
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Nazinyan, Artashes Mkrtchi [comp.].
Armenian Gusans (Hay gusaner).
Yerevan: Haypethrat (Armenian State Publishing House), 1957.
298 p.; 21 cm.
Hardcover.

The compiler, Artashes Mkrtchi Nazinyan, was a significant figure in the post-war Armenian cultural scene, focusing on the research and popularization of Armenian folk heritage. His work was instrumental in documenting and systematizing the legacy of the gusans for a contemporary audience. This book is a foundational academic and cultural publication that emerged during the Khrushchev Thaw, a period when Soviet republics experienced a relative renaissance in the study and celebration of their unique national histories and folk arts. It represents a crucial effort to codify and preserve the Armenian bardic tradition, which encompasses music, poetry, and performance, serving as an essential reference for understanding the development of secular Armenian culture from the Middle Ages onward. The publication by the state-run Haypethrat underscores the official sanction and institutional support for this field of study in Soviet Armenia.