“Spring in the sky,” commemorative matinee for Levon Mantashyan in Dilijan

Levon Mantashyan, martyred in the 44-day Artsakh war, would have turned 22 on April 3. On Levon’s birthday, the “Spring in the Sky” commemorative matinee was held at the Dilijan Children’s Music School.

Levon started to play the guitar at the age of 15, and later, he also started to write. In 2018, together with his friends, he created the “Spruce-fir” band, where he took on the role of leader-guitarist, vocalist and songwriter. During that time, he wrote a number of songs and poems, which have been completed and will be published soon.

The “Spring in the Sky” commemorative matinee dedicated to Levon Mantashyan was initiated by Dilijan Municipality.

Levon was born on April3, 2001, in the city of Perm in the Russian Federation.In 2007, he moved to Dilijan and got admitted to Dilijan Basic School No 4 and then continued his education at Dilijan High School. In 2019, he was drafted into the army, serving in the first defense district of the Republic of Artsakh. Levon fought with his fellow soldiers and died on the battlefield on October 10, 2020.