The film “Armenian Bread” by Armen Gasparyan was presented at the documentary competition of the XVI International Festival “Radonezh” with the support of the Representative Office of Rossotrudnichestvo (Russian Cooperation) in Armenia in December 2011. The film tells about the culture and values of the Armenian people. For centuries, Armenians, having no statehood, have managed …
Strength gives birth to right – Garegin Nzhdeh. Unity gives birth to strength – Monte Melkonyan Two statements of two great heroes of the Armenian people! Despite the fact that they were made at different times and in different historical epochs, these two statements are of key importance for the future of the Armenian people. …
After US President Donald Trump recognized the Israeli sovereignty over the Golan Heights, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo gave a speech at a hearing in the US Senate. In his speech, Mike Pompeo, explaining the logic of Trump’s statement, touched upon Artsakh with a proposal to grant Artsakh the legal right to establish its …
In his memoirs “Purpose and Truth”, Gourgen Yanikian writes: “For three days, I have not left the house. For three days, I have been looking for a way out. All these three days, before my eyes were scenes from my 78-year-old life. And among them invariably was the returning vision — blood fountaining from the …
The girl was carrying water through the desert. She had to reach the nearby small boulder as quickly as possible, behind which her dying mother was lying. She knew that water would save her mother’s life, and then, she would not be alone in this world. She quickened her steps, but her feet sank very …
5,000 years ago, the Sumerians considered the sunrise (the rise of the god of the Sun) on the day of the vernal equinox a special event and called it “zidig” / “zitik” / “zedik” / “zetik.” Only on this day, the Sun (the Sun deity) rose above the two-headed Masis (in Sumerian, “mas” meant “pair”). …
David Ignatius (born May 26, 1950) is an American journalist and writer of Armenian descent, as well as a columnist at “Washington Post”. His novel “Body of Lies” was made into a film of the same name by director Ridley Scott. In January 2009, one incident was widely publicized at the World Economic Forum in …
The battle for Zangezur in 1918-1921 is known as Goyamart, which translates from Armenian as “struggle for existence”. And it, in fact, was a battle for the right to exist, for the land, and for the right to remain Armenians. Sisian in the battle of Zangezur was a crucial link. In the history of enemy …
Mount Ararat not only is a symbol of Armenia but also has a special, mystical energy. Mountain climber Narine Jagharyan felt the greatness and the special strength of the mountain. Narine Jagharyan, a lawyer by education who has been conquering various mountain peaks across the world during recent years, shared her story. In August 2014, …
For centuries, Iran has been renowned for its rich Islamic cultural heritage. But Iran also has one of the oldest Christian churches in the world – the Armenian Black Church, or Kara Kilise in Farsi. The church that is formally named Monastery of Saint Thaddeus is a sacred place for Armenians. Correspondent of the Press …
Azerbaijan destroys more Armenian monuments than the terrorists do in the Middle East – US ex-senator. This was said back in 2016, and in the light of the propaganda aimed at preparing the Armenian society for peace, I would like to ask – what has changed? Did our neighbors stop wiping out the legitimate Armenian …
Jean-Jacques Damlamian was born in Paris on May 29, 1942. A graduate of the Polytechnic School (1961) and the Higher National School of Telecommunications, Damlamian has worked in various departments at France Télécom‘s (now Orange) CNET R&D laboratories, local and intercity network departments, and at its headquarters as a personal assistant to the company’s CEO. …
Lévon Sayan is a French-Armenian impresario, producer, and an operatic tenor. He was born in Marseilles into a family of Armenian immigrants and Armenian Genocide survivors. Sayan began his career as a classical singer in 1966. Soon, he recorded his first CD with Renée Doria. As a tenor, he sang in “Faust”, “Rigoletto”, “Carmen”, and …
The first ever bookseller in Istanbul was Armenian Arakel Tozluian. He founded a bookstore in the capital of the Ottoman Empire in 1875 and after a few years expanded his business to an entire publishing house. In 1884, Tozluian published the first book catalog in Turkey called the “Arakel’s Library”, the purpose of which was …
In August 2004, during the ascent to Ararat by the route of Friedrich Parrot and Khachatur Abovyan (1829), V. Gurzadyan photographed the ruins of a church lying on the northwestern slope of Ararat at an altitude of 2,100 meters. It is among Armenian church sites that are located the highest. This church is situated in …
Kutina (also Kotyaion) was a city in historical Western Armenia. Now, it is called Kütahya. To us, Armenians, this city is better known as the birthplace of great composer Komitas. The inhabitants of Kutina were engaged in ceramics and the manufacture of earthenware products. Armenians and Greeks have been working in the 34 artisan blocks …
Doctor of Philology, laureate of the State Prize of the Armenian SSR Paruyr Sevak was loved and respected by the people. However, Paruyr Sevak has amassed many enemies for his harsh remarks about Moscow and the ruling circles both in the country and at the house of writers. “The last days of his life were …
“Since the genocide against our people by the hands of the Turks, many of our brothers and sisters have given their lives for its recognition. And we are confident that our struggle is fair. The perpetrators of the Armenian Genocide died from the hands of Armenian soldiers. It all started with the operation “Nemesis”, during …