In 1974 he earned his PhD with thesis 'Literary Criticism and Aestheticism in Armenia of the Beginning of 20th Century'.
وی در سال ۱۹۷۴ مدرک پی‌اچ‌دی خویش را با پایان‌نامه تحت عنوان «Literary Criticism and Aestheticism in Armenia of the Beginning of 20th Century» کسب نمود.