Sarmen

Sarmen , pseudonym of Armenak Sarkisyan (; – 18 February 1984) was a Soviet Armenian poet.

He wrote the lyrics to the Anthem of the Armenian Soviet Socialist Republic which remained in use from 1944 to 1991 in the Armenian SSR.

Early life and education Sarmen was born in Pakhvants village, Western Armenia, in 1901. He lost his parents during the Armenian genocide and spent some time in orphanage. He lived in Gandzak, Tzaghkadzor, Leninakan and Yerevan.

In 1924, Sarmen graduated from Leninakan’s children’s technical school and became a teacher. In 1932, Sarmen graduated from Yerevan State University. He wrote several collections of poems, such as “The Fields Smile” (1925), “Flight” (1935), “The Land of Songs” (1940), “Motherland” (1944), “Father’s House” (1955), “Lights of Sorrow” (1957), “Armenian Heart” (1960), and “My Dreams” (1969). He also wrote poems for children and translated works from Russian, Georgian, and other languages into Armenian. From 1924 he taught children to read and write, many of whom were orphans with a fate similar to his own

His poetry was characterized by romanticism, patriotism, optimism