The King of the Caucasus. Alexander Mantashyants

The King of the Caucasus. Alexander MantashyantsAlexander Mantashyants, oil magnate and philanthropist, with whom reckoned the powerful men of the time: Baron Edmond de Rothschild, Alfred Nobel, Calouste Gulbenkian, and others.The book is about the life and work of one of the richest and happiest people of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, oil and financial magnate, father of a large family, benefactor Alexander Mantashyants. Having played an invaluable role in the development of the oil industry in the Russian Empire, he was also known for his pro-Armenian activities. The topic is presented by merging documentary and fiction genres, which makes reading more interesting.The beginning of the 20th century was difficult and chaotic for Armenians. On the one hand, the endless trials and struggle for survival that would have had a bad ending at the beginning of the same century, and on the other hand, many Armenians, who, having paved their way with difficulty through long years, had