▁dram atic ▁disturb ance ▁reflect ing ▁the ▁trouble d ▁course ▁of ▁Armen ian ▁history . ▁ ▁Se ir an ▁K hat lam adj ian ▁took ▁active ▁part ▁in ▁the ▁public ▁life ▁in ▁Armen ia ▁and ▁was ▁not ▁limited ▁to ▁his ▁role ▁as ▁artist . ▁With ▁his ▁direct ▁participation , ▁K hat lam adj ian ▁developed ▁and ▁adopted ▁state ▁symbols ▁for ▁the ▁Republic ▁of ▁Armen ia . ▁He ▁act ively ▁searched ▁arch ives ▁and ▁studied ▁the ▁state ▁anth em ▁of ▁the ▁First ▁Republic ▁of ▁Armen ia ▁( 1 9 1 8 - 1 9 2 0 .) ▁ ▁K hat lam adj ian ▁contributed ▁to ▁the ▁rest oration ▁of ▁the ▁Armen ian ▁coat ▁of ▁arms ▁which ▁was ▁created ▁by ▁the ▁architect ▁Alexander ▁Tam any an ▁and ▁academ ician ▁of ▁the ▁Russian ▁Academy ▁of ▁Arts ▁H ak ob ▁Ko jo yan . ▁He ▁has ▁been ▁act ively ▁campaign ing ▁for ▁its ▁appro val ▁as ▁a ▁national ▁state ▁anth em ▁of ▁independent ▁Armen ia ▁which ▁was ▁approved ▁on ▁April ▁ 1 9 , ▁ 1 9 9 2 ▁by ▁the ▁Supreme ▁Council ▁of ▁Armen ia . ▁Se ir an ▁K hat lam adj ian ▁died ▁in ▁September ▁ 1 4 , ▁ 1 9 9 4 ▁and ▁is ▁buried ▁in ▁the ▁city ▁of ▁Y ere van . ▁ ▁References ▁▁ ▁Category : Ar men ian ▁pain ters ▁Category : S ov iet ▁Armen ians ▁Category : Ar men ian ▁activ ists ▁Category : Pe ople ▁from ▁Rost ov - on - Don ▁Category : S ov