Museum named after National Hero of Armenia Tatul Krpeyan will open in Talin region

YEREVAN, DECEMBER 8, ARMENPRESS. One of the houses of Tatul village of Talin region named after National hero Tatul Krpeyan, where the freedom fighter was born and grew up, is now Tatul Krpeyan house-museum and is waiting for its official opening ceremony. “Armenpress” creative team visited the village and the museum created by the efforts of Krpeyan ‘s relatives and Republic’s highest ranking officials.

Tatul Krpeyan lived in the house for 25 years, he managed to get married, have a daughter, but he preferred homeland protection to family life.

The visitants can see Tatul’s bed, favorite chair, carpets and the wardrobe at the house-museum. Armenian-Turkish dictionary also stands out; Tatul Krpeyan mastered the language of the enemy at the battlefield. You can find Getashen attack and defense scheme on a modest paper, as well as crib notes of school years.

There are family, as well as personal pictures hanging on the walls; one and only photo of a father and daughter (Tatul and Aspram Krpeyan) is really impressive. The materials of the museum are waiting to be replenished and Tatul’s diary can be the most valuable one.

Tatul Krpeyan was born on April 21, 1965. He was an Armenian commander. He served in the Soviet army in 1984-1985.

Born in the village of Areg near the town of Talin, Armenia, he completed his elementary and intermediary education in the Technical School of Talin. After serving in the Soviet army, in 1987 he entered the Faculty of History of Yerevan State University. In his first year at the university, Tatul joined the Armenian-liberation movement. He was also a member of the "Miatsum" (Unification) organization, whose efforts were directed to unite Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Oblast with Armenia.

He sacrificed his life to the liberation of the motherland dying herocially on April 30, 1991. He was posthumously awarded the highest title in Armenia, the National Hero of Armenia in 20.09.199.

By Ani Nazaryan, Tatevik Grigoryan

Photos by Eduard Sepetchyan