ELUCIDATIVE ACTIVITY

Abovyan as a great enlightener tried to spread enlightenment in the large parts of people’s. Abovyan was fully aware that so far the people are backward and uneducated, inevitably will tolerate every kind of oppression, constraint and obscurantism. Abovyan was fully aware if he must struggle against reaction. It was the great political importance of Abovyan’s elucidative activity. On his way of the enlightenment of the Armenian people, Abovyan saw a big obstacle. It was Grabar (the old Armenian language). And Abovyan brilliantly solved the problem by creating the first text-book in Ashkharharabar (The new Armenian language), thus reviving the new Armenian language and literature. The main and indivisible part of Abovyan’s elucidative activity was the pedagogical work, the education of the young generation. Abovyan joined the education with the exact issues of the Development and progress of the country. By attaching great attention to the development  of  economy and production the people’s prosperity, Abovyan wanted to give learners the practical knowledge on agriculture, trade and production. The elucidative views of of Abovyan were boldly expressed in his speeches against clergy.  Abovyan exposed the anti-national essence of the church by underlining that the church was eager to do away with the freedom-loving spirit of the people. Instead of religious senselessly and abstract ceremonies, Abovyan provided great services to his people by liberating the people from religious prejudice and making way for the light future.