Categories: News

Biased Distortions of History by Editors and Translators

David Marshall Lang (6 May 1924 – 20 March 1991), a professor of Caucasian Studies, School of Oriental and African Studies at the University of London, has been one of the most productive British scholars specializing in the history of ancient Armenia, Georgia, and Bulgaria.

It appears that the translations of his books into Russian are completely distorted, which becomes evident starting right from the titles. “Armenia: Cradle of Civilization” was replaced by “Armenians. Creative nation”. One of his books, “Georgians”, for some reason became “Georgians. Guardians of Holy Shrines”.

Now, let’s take a look at the names of the falsificators:

The translator of “Armenia: Cradle of Civilization” is E.F. Levina. The translator of “Georgians” is S. Fedorova. Lastly, the editor of “Armenia: Cradle of Civilization” is Georgian Y.I. Shengelaya while the editor of “Georgians” is Glebovskaya.

Apart from that, the Russian version of “Armenia: Cradle of Civilization” lacks quite a bit of its original images. However, “Georgians” was enhanced by Georgian artists Shervashidze, Tsitsishvili, Gaprindashvili, and Sumbadze.

And this is only a small part of everything distorted in the books.

Vigen Avetisyan

Recent Posts

“Show Us the Tombs of Your Kings”: Royal Burials of Armenia from the Kingdom of Van to the Bagratids — and a Separate Look at Haghartsin Monastery

A source-based overview. All links are clickable and lead to primary sources or scholarly and…

5 hours ago

“Aryan by Certificate”: How the Armenians of Europe Defended Themselves Against Nazi Racial Policy

After the Nazis came to power in 1933, “Aryan” origin in Germany became a question…

5 hours ago

Guarantors, Not Witnesses: Russian Peacekeepers, the Blockade of Artsakh and the 2023 Exodus

What exactly the Russian contingent undertook to do in the Lachin Corridor, what happened between…

1 day ago

If Yerevan Falls Silent: What Would and Would Not Change for the Recognition of the Armenian Genocide

In brief. Suppose the Armenian authorities deliberately take the Genocide off the agenda. The historical…

3 days ago

Why Baku Promotes “Western Azerbaijan”: Historical Propaganda, Coercion and the Risk of Escalation

By Vigen Avetisyan. Data as of October 29, 2026. In brief. As a scholarly concept,…

6 days ago

“Ancient Azerbaijan” and “Armenians from India”: Anatomy of a Propaganda Narrative

By Vigen Avetisyan In brief. The claim that present-day Armenia is “historical Azerbaijan” and that…

1 week ago