Yerevan /Mediamax/. The Armenian Genocide Museum-Institute has published Aurora Mardiganian’s "Ravished Armenia” book in Armenian.
The book presents Genocide surviving Armenian girl Aurora Mardiganian’s (Arshaluys Mardikyan) memoirs about her own path and the path of the Armenian people full of trials.
Aurora Mardiganian who survived the Genocide against the odds appeared in the U.S. where “Ravished Armenia” book based on her story was written and published in 1918. In the same year, “Ravished Armenia” (Auction of Souls”) silent movie was shot on charitable purposes. Aurora starred in this movie and became the first Armenian film actress.
“God was merciful to me and preserved my life granting me an opportunity to pass on the saved fragments of the behest over to the American people, so that every American father and mother knows that everything I will be recounting in this book represents love and glorification to God... for saving my life”, Aurora Mardiganian wrote in her book.
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