Which Armenian composer wrote the ballets Gayaneh and Spartacus?
Anthem of the Armenian Soviet Socialist Republic Anthem of the Armenian Soviet Socialist Republic The State Anthem of the Armenian SSR () was the national anthem of Armenia when it was a republic of the Soviet Union, known as the Armenian Soviet Socialist Republic. The anthem was used from 1944 to 1991. It was composed by Aram Khachaturian, a world-famous Armenian composer, who was known for his concertos and ballets, "Spartacus" and "Gayane," the latter including the ever-popular "Sabre Dance". One of the heroics themes heards in the III Act of "Gayane" (1942) was later used by Khachaturian in music of this National Anthem. Armenak Sarkisyan, who
Armenian Soviet Socialist Republic and replaced in 1962 with that of Mother Armenia. Contacts between Armenia and the Diaspora were revived, and Armenians from abroad began to visit the republic more frequently. Many Armenians rose to prominence during this era, including one of Khrushchev's friends, Mikoyan, who was the older brother of the designer and co-founder of the Soviet MiG fighter jet company, Artem Mikoyan. Other famed Soviet Armenians included composer Aram Khachaturyan, who wrote the ballets "Spartacus" and "Gayane" that featured the well known "Sabre Dance," the noted astrophysicist and astronomer Viktor Hambardzumyan, and popular literary figures Paruyr Sevak, Sero Khanzadyan, Hovhannes Shiraz,