Chronicle of a tragedy
November 23 2013
The famous film director and actor Vardan Petrosyan appeared in a
terribly difficult situation, and this is the case about which people
say `I would not wish it even to my worst enemy.’ Vardan is not an
enemy, on the contrary, he is loved by thousands, and it’s obvious. It
is very likely that the victims of this tragic incident and their
family members were once fascinated by Vardan Petrosyan’s artistry.
Personally, I do think that Vardan does not belong to those who
escape, and his preliminary and hasty detention was not mandatory.
Aspirations of Vardan’s supports and especially his defending partners
were more natural. They (Michael Poghosyan, Hrant Tokhatyan and
others) are heartily willing to assist their friend and colleague in
any way, who has appeared in a terrible psychological condition. The
same is done by many of Vardan’s other friends and fans, and it’s very
possible that this kind of support really leaves a beneficial effect
on Vardan Petrosyan’s terrible mental condition. It is natural that
severely injured the other side (Vardan, in fact, is also a
full-affected side) would have received a certain psychological
support of their relatives and friends, but their support was mainly
audible and visible for the `Niva’ staff, because the Internet users
were primarily and mainly Vardan’s supporters, and the support of
Vardan’s supporters was prevailing in the internet. Actor and
playwright Sergey Danielyan’s (Yozh, trnaslator’s note `hedgehog’)
support was a bit different from the others. He tried to objectively
and equally be in the skin of both sides, and it seems the result was
positive (unless, of course, it is possible to expect any positive
result in this complex situation). The only positive thing in this
situation would be if we do not deepen the abyss incurred between
affected sides by fate with our words and opinions. In this situation,
perhaps, keeping silent would be more correct rather than speaking.
But, as you can see, I am also not good at keeping silent. I guess
this is not the case when silence is gold. If the case had been handed
over to a reasonable investigator, and if Vardan Petrosyan were not
kept in pre-trial detention, keeping silent would be difficult again.
I do not refer to constant activeness of Facebook and Internet users.
This is the unique case when those constantly complaining about the
existence of the Internet felt the need for the network and took
advantage of it. And this is the case, I guess, when you have the
difficulty to guess about who is correct: those keeping silent or
those speaking. Because what happened was not a conflict between two
hostile parties, but a terrible and cruel fate. And in the meantime,
the most audible and comprehensive, perhaps, was Vardan Petrosyan’s
words from the bottom of the heart, which was really on demand, and
which, apparently, found its place in the souls of people who were
tuned differently. Unfortunately, this wound will not be cicatrized
easily and quickly for both sides, and if our words would deepen the
wound, then let’s try to keep silent, and if our silence would deepen
the wound, then, let’s speak and dialect something, but carefully and
in conscience, and the only thing that we must learn from this tragic
incident is as follows: difficult and mandatory reconciliation has no
alternative, and if we are unable to contribute to it, at least, let’s
not obstacle.
Voskan YEREVANTSY
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