WRITER

Shushanik Kurghinian

1876 - 1927

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Shushanik Kurghinian (Armenian: Շուշանիկ Կուրղինյան; née Popoljian; 18 August 1876 – 24 November 1927) was an Armenian writer who became a catalyst in the development of socialist and feminist poetry. She is described as having "given a voice to the voiceless" and herself saw her role as a poet as "profoundly political". Her first poem was published in 1899 in Taraz, and in 1900 her first short story appeared in the journal Aghbyur. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Shushanik Kurghinian has received more than 23,814 page views. Her biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 20 in 2019). Shushanik Kurghinian is the 3,872nd most popular writer (down from 3,614th in 2019), the 51st most popular biography from Armenia (down from 48th in 2019) and the 6th most popular Armenian Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Shushanik Kurghinian ranks 3,872 out of 7,302. Before her are Grigor Parlichev, Johann Baptist Allgaier, Margaret Weis, Fleur Jaeggy, Jean-Pierre Thiollet, and Teresa de Lauretis. After her are Nikolay Novikov, Arthur Waley, Maria Deraismes, William Congreve, Laurens van der Post, and Dorothe Engelbretsdatter.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1876, Shushanik Kurghinian ranks 127. Before her are Alaiza Pashkevich, Sven Gustaf Wingqvist, Tiburcio Carías Andino, Hiroshi Yoshida, Hrachia Acharian, and Carl Enckell. After her are Eric Drummond, 7th Earl of Perth, Pantelis Karasevdas, William Wain Prior, Léon-Paul Fargue, Violet Gibson, and Celso Benigno Luigi Costantini. Among people deceased in 1927, Shushanik Kurghinian ranks 90. Before her are Borisav Stanković, Charles Warren, Sascha Schneider, János Csernoch, David Arellano, and Miguel Pro. After her are Paul César Helleu, Ernest Starling, Matilde Serao, William Burnside, Carl Graebe, and Émile Coste.

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In Armenia

Among people born in Armenia, Shushanik Kurghinian ranks 51 out of 163. Before her are Tigran Sargsyan (1962), Vardan Areveltsi (1198), Artavazd Peleshyan (1938), Levon Aronian (1982), Hovik Abrahamyan (1959), and Hovhannes Shiraz (1914). After her are Sergey Merkurov (1881), Nicholas Adontz (1871), Momik (1300), Paruyr Sevak (1924), Tatevik Sazandaryan (1916), and Vladimir Yengibaryan (1932).

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Among WRITERS In Armenia

Among writers born in Armenia, Shushanik Kurghinian ranks 6. Before her are Khachatur Abovian (1805), Hovhannes Tumanyan (1869), Silva Kaputikyan (1919), Avetik Isahakyan (1875), and Hovhannes Shiraz (1914). After her are Paruyr Sevak (1924), Axel Bakunts (1899), Hamo Sahyan (1914), Gevorg Emin (1919), Sarmad Kashani (1590), and Narine Abgaryan (1971).

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