Such Armenian scientists-researchers like Ivansyan, Migranyan, Muradyan should learn the history better in order to avoid its falsification, academician Vladimir Zaridze, a full member of the Georgian National Academy of Sciences, exclusively told Trend.
All the above-mentioned issues were discussed during the conference Armenian-Speaking Population of the Whole Georgia: Problems on Revival of the United Statehood of Georgia. The participants of the conference heard the following reports: Some Armenian Scientists and the Population of Tbilisi, From the History of Georgian-Armenian Relations in 1918-1921, Armenian Ethnic Processes on the Georgian Land. History of Military Conflicts between Georgia and Armenia and Nowadays; Demographic Situation in Djavakhetia and Ways Outs from the Existing Situation, Armenia, or Samkheti-Somkheti?, and other ones.
Addressed the participants of the conference with a report Armenia, or Samkheti-Somkheti?, Mr. Zaridze told that according to maps published up to 1725 in the Russian Empire, these territories were within the Georgian rule. Since the beginning of 19 century, the Armenian population has compactly lived here. He pointed out that the territories called Armenia (Samkheti-Somkheti in Georgian) was fixed as Tashir-Zarakert on this map. Armenians themselves called these lands Vrats Tashtan (Armenian for Georgian Field ).
According to Mr. Zaridze, the above-mentioned Armenian scientists have run into absurdity that called the clan of Bagration Armenian one. In addition, Armenians of this region added the endings of the Georgians surnames ended on iani to Armenian ones. But that was not an end, They began to add different letters and voices to the new surnames, mostly - ts, and as a result of all that the surnames of many of them have been transferred to the surnames with the endings yansts.
The Georgian academician advised scientists Migranyan, Muradyan, and Ivansyan to get acquainted with the history of the region, and learn Georgian in order to find the confirmation of the above-mentioned words.
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