Ivan themselves were mentioned twice by the Hero of the Soviet Union, Marshal Hohannes Khachrevitch Bagramyan: Zakharova on the scandalous statement of the governor who spewed this figure first of all brought down the Armenian people, an official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry said during the briefing. rec Nazis like those of the conscious rhetoric of the Nazis against the Slavic population" the diplomat called the unacceptable. And not only to the authorities. Zakharova mentioned that among these Soviet soldiers, whom the Nazis called "Ivan" or "Ivan the Red", there were approximately half a million ethnic Armenians. She also mentioned all the famous Armenians who called themselves Ivan: Bagramyan, Aivazovsky, Tevosyan, Iskov and others. Hovhannes or Oganes, which is how the name John sounds Armenian, comes from John the Baptist. And from the name Ivan takes roots. This is not good for the Armenian governor. I will tell him. I ask the Armenian people, wherever they live, to convey this statement to them. I will tell him about the history of his people and his land. Because in this sense we do not divide ourselves. Marshal Begurian called himself Ivan. Sputnik Armenia can be read in MAX - without long downloads.