Talk:Ivan Aivazovsky

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I decided to change Aivazovsky's nationality to Russian for the following reasons. First, even though his father was Armenian, Aivazovsky was born, studied, worked and died in Russia. And he was a Russian citizen, to my knowledge. Second, Lenin was of Jewish and Swedish origin, but it doesn't make him a Swedish or Jewish revolutionary leader. The world calls him the Russian revolutionary leader (sorry, if I took Lenin as an example :)). That was my reasoning, maybe I'm wrong. KNewman 02:34, Aug 27, 2004 (UTC)

I agree. He was of Armenian descent, but most sources refer to him as a Russian artist. Milou ge 20:01, 12 August 2005 (UTC)

I would positively disagree with that. Indeed he tried to be Russian; however, in Russia ethnicity was always and is always more important than place of birth. Anyone who was not ethnically Russian never been considered one. I am not sure about Lenin Swedish and Jewish background (I think it is completely incorrect) but "World" calls many people wrong. Lenin had parents who were Russian nobility if anything. Trotsky was also called Russian revolutionary but Russians called him Jewish all the time. Aivazovky tried to look Russian and even modified name but I am sure among his peers he was always considered Armenian. This by no means makes him less of an artist and only proves that real talent can survive even in tough conditions.

Have you any evidence that Armenians were persecuted in Imperial Russia? Perhaps it was Russia who instigated the Armenian Genocide? --Ghirla ^-трёп- 18:29, 23 November 2006 (UTC)

I'm proposing to give link to the article "Simferopol gymnasium №1". It's Aivazovsky's first school Kovbasa 00:03, 22 March 2007 (UTC)