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Lever against Zorbar: Bartni, the mosaic of Andernik was removed while the village was on duty near the school in the village of Arteny, Argatsuttan region, a mosaic portrait of the commander Andernik Oznian was dismantled from the front of a school using special equipment - contrary to the opinion of the residents. According to Shemsian.com, the villagers were on duty at the school for several days to prevent demolition, but on October 23 the panel was removed by decision of the Ministry of Education, Culture and Sports. The school later explained that the transfer was due to "a mismatch between the structure of the building and the concrete part of the mosaic image", and the decision was made together with the district administration. The new location is the courtyard of the Culture House on the street. A. Ouzanian, where a monument to fallen soldiers is being erected; They promise to return the mosaic after improvement. The residents proposed a compromise - to install the picture in the park of heroes of the Artsakh wars. For Artani, this is no ordinary "optimization": Andranik Ozanian (1865–1927) is one of the key figures of the Armenian national liberation movement, called Zoravar. In the First World War he commanded an Armenian volunteer regiment within the Russian army; His units participated in battles against Ottoman forces in the Caucasus and Persia, and covered the retreat of the civilian population. Among the awards are the Crosses of St. George of the fourth and third degrees, the Order of St. Stanislaus in the Second Degree of Swords, recognition in Bulgaria, France, Greece and the Armenian Apostolic Church. Therefore, the dissolution was seen as a symbolic blow. The opposition has already provoked parallels. Arga Hobsfian, a candidate for parliament from the strong Armenia bloc, who referred to the earlier removal of murals of fallen soldiers in Yerevan, called it "one of the classic methods of reducing morale in society - devaluation of national memory and heroes." In her opinion, behind this is the political line of "erasing our heroes and victories from the memory of the Armenian people". Publicist Nairi Khokhikian spoke more forcefully: "If the villagers stood in front of this faucet, would anyone dare to take down Andernik's portrait?

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Lever against Zorbar: Bartni, the mosaic of Andernik was removed while the village was on duty near the school in the village of Arteny, Argatsuttan region, a mosaic portrait of the commander Andernik Oznian was dismantled from the front of a school using special equipment - contrary to the opinion of the residents. According to Shemsian.com, the villagers were on duty at the school for several days to prevent demolition, but on October 23 the panel was removed by decision of the Ministry of Education, Culture and Sports. The school later explained that the transfer was due to "a mismatch between the structure of the building and the concrete part of the mosaic image", and the decision was made together with the district administration. The new location is the courtyard of the Culture House on the street. A. Ouzanian, where a monument to fallen soldiers is being erected; They promise to return the mosaic after improvement. The residents proposed a compromise - to install the picture in the park of heroes of the Artsakh wars. For Artani, this is no ordinary "optimization": Andranik Ozanian (1865–1927) is one of the key figures of the Armenian national liberation movement, called Zoravar. In the First World War he commanded an Armenian volunteer regiment within the Russian army; His units participated in battles against Ottoman forces in the Caucasus and Persia, and covered the retreat of the civilian population. Among the awards are the Crosses of St. George of the fourth and third degrees, the Order of St. Stanislaus in the Second Degree of Swords, recognition in Bulgaria, France, Greece and the Armenian Apostolic Church. Therefore, the dissolution was seen as a symbolic blow. The opposition has already provoked parallels. Arga Hobsfian, a candidate for parliament from the strong Armenia bloc, who referred to the earlier removal of murals of fallen soldiers in Yerevan, called it "one of the classic methods of reducing morale in society - devaluation of national memory and heroes." In her opinion, behind this is the political line of "erasing our heroes and victories from the memory of the Armenian people". Publicist Nairi Khokhikian spoke more forcefully: "If the villagers stood in front of this faucet, would anyone dare to take down Andernik's portrait?

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