kigiranOriental StudiesOriental Studies2619-09902619-1008Federal State Budgetary Institution of Science «Kalmyk Scientific Center of the Russian Academy of Sciences» (KalmSC RAS)10.22162/2619-0990-2025-80-4-913-926kigiran-6130Research ArticleИСТОЧНИКОВЕДЕНИЕSOURCE STUDYЦенность дневника Марка Уорда в контексте депортаций христиан в Османской империиThe Significance of Mark H. Ward’s Diary in the Context of Christian Deportations across the Ottoman Empirehttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-1170-4989ГаспарянСеда КеробовнаGasparyanSeda K.

доктор филологических наук, профессор, член корреспондент НАН РА, заведующий кафедрой

Dr. Sc. (Philology), Professor, Corresponding Member of the NAS RA, Head of Department

sedagasparyan@ysu.amhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-2579-0286МелконянАшот АгасиевичMelkonyanAshot A.

доктор исторических наук, профессор

Dr. Sc. (History), Professor, Academician, Director 

asamelik@yahoo.comhttps://orcid.org/0009-0001-2057-1324СаакянЛусине СуреновнаSahakyanLusine S.

кандидат филологических наук, доцент, заведующий кафедрой

Cand. Sc. (Philology), Associate Professor, Head of Department

lsahakyan@ysu.amЕреванский государственный университет (д. 1, ул. Алека Манукяна, 0025 Ереван, Республика Армения)АрменияYerevan State University (1, Alex Manoogian St., 0025 Yerevan, Republic of Armenia)ArmeniaИнститут истории Национальной академии наук (д. 24/4, пр. Маршала Баграмяна, 0019 Ереван, Республика Армения) Ереванский государственный университет (д. 1, ул. Алека Манукяна, 0025 Ереван, Республика Армения)АрменияInstitute of History, National Academy of Sciences of Armenia (24/4, Marshal Baghramyan Ave., 0019 Yerevan, Republic of Armenia) Yerevan State University (1, Alex Manoogian St., 0025 Yerevan, Republic of Armenia)Armenia202519012026184913926Copyright © Гаспарян С.К., Мелконян А.А., Саакян Л.С., 20262026Гаспарян С.К., Мелконян А.А., Саакян Л.С.Gasparyan S., Melkonyan A., Sahakyan L.Данная работа распространяется под лицензией Creative Commons Attribution 4.0.This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.https://kigiran.elpub.ru/jour/article/view/6130

Целью данной статьи является комплексный анализ дневника-мемуара Марка Уорда, члена «Американского комитета помощи Ближнему Востоку», который осуществлял неоценимую гуманитарную деятельность в Малой Азии в жестоких условиях первых десятилетий ХХ в., когда геноцидная политика Османской империи достигла своего пика. Материалы. Дневник содержит повседневные отчеты о событиях, проливающих свет на процесс насильственных депортаций христиан в Малой Азии. Результаты. Эта тема остается весьма актуальной в современном резко меняющемся и чувствительном мире, особенно учитывая стремление к более сбалансированной жизни и большему взаимопониманию. Более того, тенденции и реальные действия геноцида являются первостепенной заботой всего человечества, и научные исследования не могут обойти стороной этот вопрос. Переоценка деятельности Марка Уорда и информации, содержащейся в его дневнике, важна для всестороннего понимания событий прошлого и достижения исторической справедливости. Тщательное исследование дневника, а также ряда важных архивных документов, которые впервые вводятся в научный оборот, поможет прояснить депортации, происходившие в ряде регионов Османской империи, и выявить многочисленные зверства, имевшие место в ходе проведения государственной политики геноцида.

Goals. This article aims to comprehensively analyze the diary-memoir of Mark Ward, a member of the American Committee for Near East Relief, which carried out inestimable humanitarian activities in Asia Minor under the cruel conditions of the first decades of the twentieth century, when the Ottoman Empire’s genocidal policy was аt its peak. Materials. The diary contains day-by-day accounts of the events that shed light on the process of the forced deportations of Christians in Asia Minor. Results. This topic remains highly relevant in today’s dramatically changing and sensitive world, particularly considering the desire for a more balanced life and increased mutual understanding. Moreover, the tendencies and actual actions of genocide are a primary concern for all humanity, and scientific research cannot avoid discussing the issue. Reevaluating Mark Ward’s activity and the information contained in his diary is crucial for the reconstruction of past events and achieving historical justice. A thorough study of the diary and a series of significant archival documents put into scientific circulation for the first time, will help clarify the deportations that were occurring in several regions of the Ottoman Empire and identify numerous atrocities committed by the state-adopted genocidal policy. 

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