«ԶՈՐԱՎԱՐ ՍԵՊՈՒՀ» ՊԱՏՄԱՔԱՂԱՔԱԿԱՆ ՎԵՐԼՈՒԾԱԿԱՆ ԿԵՆՏՐՈՆԻ ՊԱՇՏՈՆԱԿԱՆ ԿԱՅՔ

ՀԱՅ ԱԶԱՏԱԳՐԱԿԱՆ ԱՌԱՍՊԵԼԸ, ԴՐԱ ԱՌԱՋԱՑՄԱՆ ՊԱՏՃԱՌՆԵՐՆ ՈՒ ՀՈԳԵԲԱՆԱԿԱՆ ԱԶԴԵՑՈՒԹՅՈՒՆԸ

ԱՐԱՅԻԿ ՄԿՐՏՈՒՄՅԱՆ

DOI: https://doi.org/10.59630/25792644-2023.1.24-44
ABSTRACT
In 1045 the era of statehood ended in Armenia, after which the Armenian people lived under the rule of foreign conquerors for about a millennium. Not having the necessary strength to free themselves from the power of foreigners, the Armenians put forward a liberation ideology, which was given a religious basis. This ideology became the main instrument of Armenian political thought, with the help of which the Armenians tried to find an ally in the form of a powerful state. Lacking any justified and convincing basis, this myth has been constantly and unsuccessfully debunked. On the contrary, this myth had a great influence on the thinking of the Armenian people. The Armenians became increasingly skeptical, distrustful and suspicious of their own strength. There was a belief that success could not be achieved without someone's help. At various times, this myth looked at different countries as "divine saviors" and tried to make them believe that it was divine will that a given country come and save the Armenians. The consequences of this myth are visible to this day, when even with the existence of the state, public opinion subconsciously waits for its salvation from outside.