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Ghazaros Aghayan, born in Bolnis-Khachen in Georgia, was an outstanding Armenian writer, teacher and public figure. Ghazaros Aghayan has translated compositions of Pushkin Aleksandr Sergeevich and Krylov Ivan Andreevich. Aghayan was an Armenian teacher who supported the democratization of education. He demanded clearing schools from the influence of clergy and transfering power to the hands of the people. He has written textbooks on the Armenian language and works on education.

Jirair Libaridian currently holds the Alex Manoogian Chair in Modern Armenian History at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. He specializes in Armenia, the Caucasus, and the Near East. From 1991 to 1997, Dr. Libaridian served as adviser, and then senior adviser to the former President of Armenia, Levon Ter-Petrossian, as First Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs (1993-1994). He taught previously at a number of universities, and has lectured and written extensively.

George Mouradian by profession is an engineer, yet also a history enthusiast. He is an American born Armenian who has researched Armenian history since his high school days, taught and was principal of Armenian Sunday School classes, lectured on Armenian subjects, and has been very active in the Armenian Engineering and Quality Management at the American University of Armenian in Yerevan, Armenia. He has traveled in and written on Historic Armenia. He retired from the active work force, but is currently assisting various organizations in the field of quality and reliability engineering. His principle aim in the engineering consulting area is to have companies make more reliable and superior quality products, and to provide better service. His principle aim in Armenianism is to encourage Armenian youth to learn more about their heritage, history, and culture, and to be active in Armenian affairs. He wrote Your Journey Into Armenia because he felt Armenian youth needed a book that relates to their history and culture. He included many illustrations that connect with Armenia's history in order that students also get a picture of what the narrations are about. Two of his previous books, Armenian InfoText and NEVER TO DIE, also covered history to a large extent.