Droshak

Droshak (Troshag, Armenian: Դրօշակ, "Flag") is the official organ of the Armenian Revolutionary Federation (ARF) published in Tiflis (1890), Balkans (1890s), Geneva (1892-1914), Paris (1925-33), Beirut (1969-85), Athens (1986-96), Yerevan (since 1999). It was first published in 1890 by ARF founder Christapor Mikaelian as a monthly, then as a bi-monthly, bi-weekly, and weekly. Initially published as an illegal newspaper in Tiflis (Tbilisi) in the Russian Empire, it was established as a legal publication in Geneva in 1892, where it continued to be published until 1914, when publication was ended due to the start of the First World War.[1] Its primary subject was the ideological questions of the party and the Armenian national liberation movement. It resumed publication in Paris in 1925 until ending again in 1933.[1] During this period, the paper dealt with political and ideological questions regarding the situation in Soviet Armenia (where the ARF was banned) and debates between communism and socialism.[1] It was reestablished as a weekly in Beirut in 1969 and was moved to Athens in 1986 (where it was published bi-weekly) after the kidnapping of its editor Sarkis Zeitlian.[1] Droshak's editorial board returned to Lebanon in 1996, but publication continued in Athens.[1] After officially registering Droshak in the Republic of Armenia in 1999, the editorial board and publication moved to Yerevan. Since then, it has been released in print on a quarterly basis and makes weekly electronic publications.[1]

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Editors:

• Christapor Mikaelian
• Rostom (Stepan Zorian)
• Honan Davtian
• Mikael Varandian
• Simon Vratsian
• Babgen Papazian
• Sarkis Zeitlian
• Nazareth Berberian
• Karen Khanlarian
• Artashes Shahbazian

and others.