The GHASABYANS

Z. Ghasabyan was born in 1919 in Istanbul. Doctor of Historical Sciences Ghasabyan was senior associate of the Academy of Sciences of the Armenian SSR. He was fluent in the Bulgarian, French, Turkish, Kurdish and Russian languages.

1922-1946 Z. Ghasabyan lived in Bulgaria. He was one of the active participants of underground struggle against the fascist regime, for which he was arrested and sentenced to 15 years in prison. In 1944 he was released from prison by partisans and fought in their ranks until the end of the war.

A.Ghasabyan was born in 1921 in Turkey. Until 1946 she lived in Bulgaria, where she participated with her husband in underground activity.

Z. Ghasabyan started to cooperate with state security authorities since 1956. With his wife, A. Ghasabyan, underwent intelligence trainings in Moscow. 1963-1969 successfully worked in the ranks of clandestine intelligence.