Mher " Frunzik " Mkrtchyan was born in Leninakan ( present day Gyumri ) to father Mushegh Mkrtchyan and mother Sanam Mkrtchyan , both of whom were orphaned survivors of the Armenian Genocide . Mushegh Mkrtchyan fled to Gyumri from Mush , while Sanam escaped the genocide from Van . His parents met while they were working in a local Leninakan textile factory that was created in the 1930s , with Mushegh later going on to work as a bricklayer and Sanam as a dish washer
Armenian Genocide
Armenian Genocide
Frunzik Mkrtchyan