Discussions around the scandalous statement made by the representative of the ruling party of Turkey “Justice and Development Party” (AK Parti in Turkish) in the Başiskele district Süleyman Özkaraaslan continues. Recall that some time ago on his Twitter page, he wrote: “The Bulgarians who arrived in 1989, religiously-converted individuals (Islamized Jews) who arrived in 1950 …
Below is an interesting publication from the archives of the Internet, a survey on the possible increase in gas prices in Armenia supplied by Gazprom in 2006, which at that time was priced at $56 per 1000 cubic meters. The information on gas prices is taken from a PDF document on the pricing of gas …
Below is the secret order of the command of the 28th division of the 11th Red Army concerning the elimination of the armed units of Nzhdeh. “The gangs of Nzhdeh thanks to the propaganda of their agents mobilized the entire population of the Qatar region (Iran) and commenced a counter-revolutionary uprising. The uprising involved the …
The museums of the world contain a large amount of human wealth which over time has lost its origin. Such was the fate of the beautiful pottery samples taken from the city of Kütahya in present-day Turkey. In the Louvre, in the British Museum, this part of human art is referred to as “Turkish” or …
The Katoghike Church, also known as the Talinsk Cathedral, is located north of the town of Talin. In the historical annals, records on the construction of the church have not been preserved. After analyzing the architectural and artistic features of the church building, historians came to the conclusion that it belongs to the second half …
Having investigated the areas of Zangezur, Nakhichevan, Sharur-Daralagez, and Yerevan (the main arena of military operations), it is necessary to draw the following conclusion. The entire territory of the alleged hostilities is occupied by mountains with a height of 5-7 thousand feet which are separated by mountain rivers, forest valleys, and flooded places. The road …
King Khosrov II (4th century) remained in history as the founder of the city of Dvin and the initiator of planting a forest named after him. Once, the Khosrovakert forest was fenced with a stone wall and was conventionally divided into two sections one of which, planted by Prince Vache Mamikonyan, stretched along the bank …
Armenian writer and poet Gurgen Mahari was born on August 1, 1903, in the city of Van in Western Armenia. In 1915, fleeing from the Genocide, he along with his mother and brother moved to Eastern Armenia. He lived in Armenian and American shelters. In 1936, Mahari was arrested by the Soviet government. He would …
Cathedral of St. Grigor (St. Gregory) Aruch is located in the village of the same name in the Aragatsotn Province of Armenia. The cathedral was built by Prince Grigor Mamikonyan and his wife Heghine. According to the inscriptions, construction began in 662 and ended (according to chronicle sources) in 666. This is the only early …
The caves and catacombs covering the mountainside in the north of ancient Antioch (Antakya) were dug by the followers of Christ in the era of the Roman Empire to hide from the persecutions of pagan authorities. Nowadays, no one lives there for one reason only – there’s no one to. Christians in Islamic Turkey constitute …
After the passing of Raffi, his wife Anna – Assyrian by nationality – along with her two sons moved to London. There, the family was the driving force behind the local Armenian community. Son Arshak was appointed Ambassador of the First Republic of Armenia to the UK. He put a lot of effort and resources …
Member of the SOS Alaverd initiative Oleg Dulgaryan on his Facebook page warns about the pollution of the Akhtala River which flows into the Debed River. He notes that the stream is full of waste. Ruben Shukhyan comment: Poison from mines flows into the Debed River, and this scene is actually common in Armenia for …
In the near future, it is not planned to submit applications for the registration of the Armenian cultural element Vordan Karmir in the UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage List. This was stated by the Ministry of Education, Science, Culture, and Sport of the Republic of Armenia in response to a request from the Panorama.am website on …
Marcello Mastroianni has been in Georgia for three days when news came from Los Angeles that his nomination for an Oscar failed. (Mastroianni had been nominated for the best male role in the film “Dark Eyes” by director Nikita Mikhalkov). The same night, Mastroianni visited Sergei Paradzhanov. That night was unforgettable for everyone. A lot …
The liberation of the city of Shushi reduced yet did not eliminate the threat to the peaceful cities of Artsakh, especially for the population of the capital city of Stepanakert. The military-political leadership of Azerbaijan viewed its air force and large-caliber artillery not so much as tools to fulfill the tasks of fire assistance to …
Restoration works continue in the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin, during which experts have made several remarkable discoveries. According to the architects-restorers of the oldest Christian cathedral in the world, over the course of the restoration, the point of view that the shrine had been originally built in a quadrangular or rectangular layout – that …
As a result of the collective work of the Armenian Genocide Museum-Institute, a rare document was found that testifies to the provision of humanitarian aid to Armenian orphans by one of the South African tribes in 1921. One of the reverends of the South African Independent Church on behalf of his community of 250 people …
Recently, it became known that during the construction of a residential complex on the territory of the former factory Krasny Aksai in Rostov, the first drinking water source of the former Armenian city of Nor Nakhichevan was destroyed. This source that used to exist in the territory of present-day Rostov was a living reminder of …