David Bek and Mkhitar Sparapet lead the Armenian liberation movement in the XVIII century. The Star of Hope (1978, dir. Edmond Keosayan), has the same production designer as The Color of Pomegranates (Stepan Andranikyan) and was shot partly at the Haghpat monastery, as was Paradjanov's film.

1917年1月至2月间，列宁写出《马克思主义论国家》的读书笔记。同年8月至9月间，列宁在困难和危险的情况下，匿居在俄芬边界的芬兰拉兹里夫湖附近的草棚里，利用在瑞士研究的成果，完成了《国家与革命》。