Armenian director Jivan Avetisyan’s “Gate to Heaven” was removed from the non-competitive program of the 42nd Moscow International Film Festival. According to “Zerkalo”, the Ministry of Culture has taken appropriate measures for this. The picture is not even mentioned on the website of the film festival, although as the Google archive shows, it used to …
The ancient cave Getahovit-2 in the Tavush province of Armenia surprised specialists with its artifacts in 2018. During excavations, microliths, tools and decorations made of animal bones, as well as plant remains were again discovered here. As archaeobotanist Roman Hovsepyan told NEWS.am, the plant remains found in the cave make it possible to judge the …
PARIS, Nouvelle d’Arménie, Nor Harach. The publishing house “Lieux Dits” recently published “Les Petites Arménies de la vallée du Rhône” (“Little Armenias Of The Rhône Valley”) by Boris Adjemian. The history of Armenian immigrants in France spans the entire 20th century and does not lose its relevance today. The Rhône Valley and its surroundings play …
Gold bar confiscated in Mush In the province of Mush, Historic Armenia, an ancient Greek gold bar weighing 5250 grams was confiscated. According to the police, during a search within the framework of the fight against the smuggling of cultural and natural property, a 2-piece gold bar weighing 5,250 grams was found in a car …
In August 2018, an Armenian-German expedition launched another stage of excavations in the village of Kalavan, Gegharkunik Province. From the Armenian side, the work is headed by researcher at the Institute of Archeology and Ethnography of the National Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Armenia Boris Gasparyan. From the German side, his colleague is …
Soghomon Soghomonyan was born on September 26, 1869, in Kütahya (Armenian: Կուտինա) into the musical family of Gevorg Soghomonyan and Taguhi Hovhannisyan. His parents were gifted singers and composers who were admired by the entire city. Having lost his parents early (his mother died in 1870 and father in 1880), Soghomon was brought up by …
Hot air balloon flights began in the area of the ancient religious complex of Portasar (official Turkish name: Göbekli Tepe) located 14-15 km northeast of the city of Urfa (Urha, Edessa). This was reported by Turkish media. According to the source, test flights had been carried out here for a month before the flights were …
A special report was produced and published as part of the Hrant Dink Foundation’s Hate Speech in the Press Project. It covers the hostile statements or articles in the Turkish press in 2019 against ethnic and religious groups. 4364 press releases were examined for the report. 108 of them contained hate speech against more than …
In Istanbul, the Turkish Foundation for Social and Historical Research has published a book by Armenian historian, Doctor of Historical Sciences, Professor Arsen Avagyan. The book is titled “The Dark Story of Young Turk and Communist Salih Zeki (Kusharkov)”. This was reported by Akunq.net with reference to the foundation’s website. According to the source, in …
The historic church of Urfa (Urha) is being ruined by treasure hunters. Among media outlets covering the condition of the church is the Turkish website Urfanatik.com. According to the author of the publication Emine Albayrak, Urfa is one of the main tourist attractions in Turkey because of its cultural monuments, but some historical buildings are …
On September 24, 1916, the grandson of the great Armenian artist Aivazovsky, pilot Konstantin Konstantinovich Artseulov, for the first time intentionally performed a “spin” and took his plane out of it. In 1916, he was the first in the Russian Empire to develop and apply techniques for getting an aircraft out of a spin. These …
Those who are ready to die for their homeland will not go to meanness. Only a selfish man indifferent to the homeland resorts to it. The Fatherland is not defended by meanness. It is worthy of the best human qualities – nobility, chivalry, and courage. Nations are at their best in times of war, which …
In Mardin Province, Historical Armenia, mosaics of a church built in 396 were found Mosaics found during illegal excavations in the Derik district of Mardin Province in Historical Armenia belong to a church built 1624 years ago. The area of the found mosaics has been declared a specially protected site, and official excavations have already …
This time, as part of our exploration of Historical Armenia, we will go to the northwest to see who lives in historical Kharberd and what historical and cultural treasures we have remaining there. Today, only 10 Armenian families live in Kharberd, but it is thought that the number of Armenians here exceeds 3000. This is …
In 2020, Serge Momjian’s book “Tigran the Great: The Rise and Fall of the Ancient Empire” was published by the Heddon publishing house in the UK in English. The book consists of 173 pages and is divided into 24 chapters. In the first chapter, the author tells how the heir to the throne, Prince Tigran …
The book “Ancient pagan Bible – the epic ‘Sasna Tsrer’” was presented in Yerevan. On Thursday, the Institute of History of the National Academy of Sciences of Armenia hosted the presentation of the first volume of this book. The work was authored by honorary doctor, member of the International Academy of Sciences of Nature and …
The memorial complex of Garegin Nzhdeh is located in the city of Kapan, Syunik Province, on the slope of Khustup. In the center of the complex is a bust of the commander with a sword and a book in his hands. On the side, there are 4 eagles symbolizing his warriors. There also are a …
One of the oldest works of Georgian literature, “The Martyrdom of the Holy Queen Shushanik”, was translated into Turkish and published by the Turkish publishing house Othello. This was reported by Yerkir.am and Sputnik-Georgia. The work, which is an example of the so-called behavioral novel, was written between 476-483. Its oldest surviving manuscript dates to …