Karen Kalantar

Armenian journalist
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Summary

Karen Kalantar is a human[1]. His place of birth was Yerevan[2]. He was born on July 30, 1928[3]. He died in Yerevan[4]. He died on September 14, 2000[5]. He worked as a journalist[6] and film scholar[7]. He is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[8]

Key Facts

  • Karen Kalantar was born in Yerevan[2].
  • Karen Kalantar passed away in Yerevan[4].
  • Karen Kalantar was born on July 30, 1928[3].
  • Karen Kalantar died on September 14, 2000[5].
  • Karen Kalantar's father was Levon Kalantar[9].
  • Among Karen Kalantar's spouses was Margarita Roukhkyan[10].
  • Karen Kalantar held citizenship in Soviet Union[11].
  • Karen Kalantar held citizenship in Armenia[12].
  • Karen Kalantar is identified as part of the Armenians ethnic group[13].
  • Karen Kalantar worked as a journalist[6].
  • Karen Kalantar's professions included film scholar[7].
  • Karen Kalantar was employed by Golos Armenii[14].
  • Among Karen Kalantar's employers was Literaturnaya gazeta[15].
  • Among Karen Kalantar's employers was Armenfilm[16].
  • Karen Kalantar was employed by Institute of Art of Armenia[17].
  • Karen Kalantar was educated at Yerevan State University[18].
  • Karen Kalantar received the Honored Art Worker of the Armenian SSR[19].
  • Karen Kalantar received the Order of the Badge of Honour[20].
  • Karen Kalantar was a member of Union of Cinematographers of Armenia[21].
  • Karen Kalantar is recorded as male[22].
  • Karen Kalantar's instance of is recorded as human[23].
  • Karen Kalantar was affiliated with the Communist Party of the Soviet Union[24].
  • Karen Kalantar earned the academic degree of Candidate in History of Art[25].
  • Karen Kalantar's given name is recorded as Karen[26].
  • Karen Kalantar's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 12[27].

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Origins and Family

Karen Kalantar's place of birth was Yerevan[2]. He was born on July 30, 1928[3]. His father was Levon Kalantar[9]. He is identified as part of the Armenians ethnic group[13].

Education

Karen Kalantar was educated at Yerevan State University[18]. He earned the academic degree of Candidate in History of Art[25].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include journalist[6] and film scholar[7]. Employers include Golos Armenii[14], a newspaper[28], in Armenia[29], founded in 1991[30], headquartered in Yerevan[31]; Literaturnaya gazeta[15], a literary newspaper[32], in Russia[33], founded in 1929[34]; Armenfilm[16], a film studio[35], in Armenian Soviet Socialist Republic[36], founded in 1923[37], headquartered in Yerevan[38]; and Institute of Art of Armenia[17], a research institute[39], in Armenia[40], founded in 1958[41], headquartered in Yerevan[42].

Recognition

Awards received include Honored Art Worker of the Armenian SSR[19] and Order of the Badge of Honour[20], a socialist order of merit[43], in Soviet Union[44], founded in 1935[45].

Personal Life

Among Karen Kalantar's spouses was Margarita Roukhkyan[10]. He was affiliated with the Communist Party of the Soviet Union[24].

Death and Burial

Karen Kalantar died on September 14, 2000[5]. He passed away in Yerevan[4].

Why It Matters

Karen Kalantar is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[8]

FAQs

Where was Karen Kalantar born?

Karen Kalantar was born in Yerevan[2].

Where did Karen Kalantar die?

Karen Kalantar passed away in Yerevan[4].

Who were Karen Kalantar's parents?

Karen Kalantar's father was Levon Kalantar[9].

Who was Karen Kalantar married to?

Karen Kalantar's spouses include Margarita Roukhkyan[10].

What did Karen Kalantar do for work?

Karen Kalantar worked as journalist[6] and film scholar[7].

Where did Karen Kalantar go to school?

Karen Kalantar was educated at Yerevan State University[18].

What awards did Karen Kalantar receive?

Honors received include Honored Art Worker of the Armenian SSR[19] and Order of the Badge of Honour[20].

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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