«Սասնա ծռեր» էպոսի որոշ երկրանունների շուրջ

<jats:p>In the original collection of the epic “Sasna Tsrer” (“Daredevils of Sassoun”), since 1936 the geonym “Hadrbejan” or “Azerbaijan” is mentioned, which, during the period of the USSR, was associated with the neighboring Azerbaijani SSR. Our research suggests that the above is based only on two versions recorded from Moks’ (Western Armenia) narrators who traveled abroad in the late 19th century. The narrators meant the historical Aturpatakan (Atropatene), i.e. Iranian Azerbaijan. Moreover, in one version the geonym is mentioned instead of Gurjistan (Georgia). Meanwhile, in other versions of the epic, other geonyms appear in these episodes, primarily China and India. As early as 1908, M. Abeghian, in his research, explains the name “Hadrbejan”, however, due to the ideological dictate conditioned by the propaganda provisions of the “centuries-old friendship of the Soviet peoples”, completely alien elements were artificially introduced into the original text of the epic.</jats:p>