I don’t know your ancient language, but I love that language. I feel the east in it, remember the centuries there, and see the glow of a mysterious hint of the past. I am proud to be translated into Armenian. Victor Hugo, a French writer Taken from Armenians And Armenia
Kavafyan Mansion, 18. It is the oldest traditional house in Istanbul, which has survived since the 19th century. It was built twenty years after the Tulip Era, when the Bebek district was first settled, and pioneered the inner-village architectural culture of the Bosphorus. In 1980, it became the property of the General Directorate of Foundations. …
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This bronze bowl was found by a farmer near the city of Gyumri, Armenia. It was created during thereign of the Chinese Xuande Emperor (1399-1435 CE, reigned from 1425 to 1435 CE) of MingDynasty (1368-1644 CE). The inscription in Chinese “年製宣德大明” ( pinyin “Nián zhì Xuāndé dàmíng”) says “Made duringthe reign of Xuande of Great …
Arai Ler – Mount Ara of the Beautiful is an extinct volcano in Armenia, located in the Aragatsotn region, between the Hrazdan and Kasakh rivers. The height of the mountain above sea level is 2577 meters. According to legend, Mount Araler is the body of Ara the Beautiful. From a distance, the mountain looks like …
As Armenian Americans, we want to be hopeful about the new year, but the ongoing crisis for the citizens of Artsakh and Armenia makes it difficult to do so. They are enduring a brutal campaign that is currently threatening the lives of over 120,000 men, women, and children, and they desperately need the attention of …
Ivan Ivanovich Agayants was a leading Soviet NKVD/KGB intelligence officer of Armenian origin. Born the son of Hovhanes Agayants, priest of the Armenian Apostolic Church, in the town of Elizavetpol, in modern-day Azerbaijan on 28 August 1911, he followed two elder brothers into the secret police. In 1930, he moved to Moscow to begin work …
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I have to laugh at the ridiculous names that have been given to borders on Caucasian rugs. The “Crab” border is one I talked about in a past post which is the Jerusalem Cross. Someone told me recently this was probably named by the weavers who didn’t know what they were weaving. WRONG. It was …
Symbol of the pagan sun in the motifs of ancient Armenian rugs Read More »
The History Museum of Armenia houses an interesting artifact- a piece of silk textile, possibly a shred of the embroidered silk veil with the imagery of a lion and a tiger against the background of the Tree of Life motif. The object is dated back to the 12th-13th century CE. The content of this decorative …
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Arshak Ter-Gukasov (Արշակ Տեր-Ղուկասյան) was a Lieutenant-General of the Russian Empire. Born in the Havlabar district of Tiflis, Georgia in 1819 to an Armenian family of clergymen originally from Shamkhor (today Şəmkir, Azerbaijan) he started his military career in 1850 and was subsequently involved in the war in the Caucasus. After being promoted to the …
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In 1626, in his Remonstrantie, Francisco Pelsaert, the Dutch factor at Agra, complained of the Armenians “running and racing about like hungry folk” in the indigo areas, “making as if they would buy up the whole stock, raising prices, losing a little themselves and causing great injury to us and other buyers, who have to …