The king of the Caucasus (Al. Mantashyants)

Alexander Mantashyants, a philanthropic businessman, with whom the powerful of the time, Baron Edmond de Rothschild, Alfred Nobel, Galust Gulbenkian, and others, took into account. The book is about the life and activities of one of the richest and happiest people of the late 19th and early 20th century: oil king, financial magnate, father of a large family, philanthropist Alexander Mantashyants, presented in the context of his time and people. Having an invaluable role in the development of the oil industry in the Russian Empire, he was also distinguished by his pro-Armenian activities. The subject is presented in a fusion of non-fiction and fiction genres, making the reading more interesting. The beginning of the 20th century was more difficult and confusing for Armenians. On the one hand, the endless trials, and the struggle for survival, would have a bad ending at the beginning of the same century, on the other hand, many Armenians who paved their way with difficulty in the previous century had reached their peak in the fields of financial and intellectual activity at the beginning of the century.

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