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Րաֆֆի


Born
January 01, 1835

Died
April 25, 1888

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Hakob Melik Hakobian (Armenian: Յակոբ Մելիք-Յակոբեան), better known by his pen name Raffi (Armenian: Րաֆֆի), is a renowned Armenian author born in 1835 in Payajouk, an Armenian village situated in the Salmas province (presently in the north of Iran, near Lake Ourmia) in Persia. He died in 1888 in Tiflis (present-day Tbilisi). Raffi is a prominent figure of Armenian literature.His father, a wealthy merchant and farmer, belonged to the local bourgeoisie. Thus, Raffi’s financial situation, along with his being the eldest of a large family of 13 children, allowed him to benefit from a high quality education.

His education began at Ter Todik, his village's school, which was known for its strictness and punishment methods. Raffi described and deno
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“I think, father, that without any shepherds or protectors of the sheep, by now the wolves would not have left any alive, and there would be no herds to speak of. It is true that we are sheep, but we have no shepherds. Considering that these are our circumstances, the only way for us to be free of the wolves is to have teeth and claws like them.”
Raffi, The Fool

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