Grigor Artsruni

Who was Grigor Artsruni?

Grigor Eremiayi 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.