Spiritual familiarization with the nation – if it happens, it means that our soul has acquired the ability to empathize with the nation. I preach the truth because the greater the number of people in my nation who do not follow it, the more often and with more severity there will be contention between them. …
After Hagia Sophia in Constantinople was converted into a mosque, the Hagia Sophia of Trabzon reopened after reconstruction. 7 years ago, Trabzon’s Hagia Sophia was converted into a mosque as well. Hagia Sophia of Trabzon was first converted into a mosque after 1461 by Sultan Mehmed II and served as such until 1964. In 1958-1962, …
According to “Tehran Times”, an exhibition of paintings is currently being held in the Armenian monastery of St. Thaddeus in Iran to mark the 12th anniversary of the inclusion of the monastery in the UNESCO World Heritage List. The exhibition containing 77 paintings by children and adolescents was opened by Archbishop Gregor Chiftechyan and the …
Lapis lazuli is one of the most interesting gems known in the archeology and history of the East. Lapis lazuli, which has been used for jewelry and handicrafts by the inhabitants of ancient Armenia, Assyria, Babylon, and the cities of the Indus Valley, is still considered a first-class material for the manufacture of jewelry and …
For musician and producer Stas Namin, documentary films have long been a matter where he puts a lot of effort. His newest film is dedicated to the history and culture of Armenia. “I wanted to make the premiere of this film back in spring, but the known situation changed my plans, and so far, no …
“Turkey should remember the Armenian Genocide and take an appropriate position on this issue,” said a member of the Union of Armenians of Dersim Miran Prkich during his and Dersim community leaders’ and village elders’ visit to the Tsitsernakaberd Memorial. As reported by “Armenpress”, the visit took place on the initiative of the “Modus Vivendi” …
The House of Writers is a magnificent creation of Soviet modernism designed by the brilliant Gevorg Kochar by the order of Stalin. After Kochar’s death, the oval building was added as well. Had a healthy bourgeois class been formed in Armenia rather than criminal-oligarchic elements, this complex would have long been purchased or taken into …
Back in the 19th century, Western European authors called “Eastern Anatolia” Armenia or Western Armenia. Below are illustrations from the book of the French orientalist Charles Defrémery “Voyages d’Ibn-Bartoutah dans la Perse, l’Asie Centrale et l’Asie Mineure” of 1853-1859. The author illustrated Eastern and Western Armenia as a single Armenia. Antitopor
In Van, Historical Armenia, there are about 100 Armenian churches left. Most churches have been demolished in recent years, especially during the AKP’s rule, and many churches have been converted into stables. If this trend continues with the last remaining churches, they will disappear from the face of the earth. The most important of the …
According to the head of the tourism department of Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari Province of Iran, 17 Armenian cemeteries in different villages of the province were included in the country’s list of national heritage. The cemeteries belong to Armenians who fled to Isfahan and then to Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari during the Ottoman-Safavid War (1603-1618). The Armenians …
On June 11, on the initiative and with the support of the Embassy of the Republic of Armenia in Latvia (in Vilnius), the famous American company Delos released the album of the full concert version of Komitas’ “Sacred Liturgy” dedicated to the 150th anniversary of the great composer and clergyman. “Armenpress” was informed about this …
“1918 was the year of birth of the Republic of Azerbaijan, the fruit of the diplomatic victory won by its “godfather” Turkey that actively contributed to its advent in the political arena. In the early years of its founding, this state annexed vast Armenian lands, including the historical Armenian provinces of Artsakh and Utik, the …
The historic 15th-century Armenian church and monastery of St. Karapet in the Chungush region of Tigranakert province in Western Armenia was recently plundered by treasure hunters. Residents of the surrounding areas want these structures that have stood here for centuries despite natural disasters to be restored. They hope to bring believers and tourists here. The …
The house-museum of famous ethnographer and artist Lusik Aguletsi has gathered connoisseurs of Armenian culture, as well as young and modern designers, future historians, and philologists. Among them was me, a woman who had lived for a long time outside her historical homeland and who wanted to learn more about national traditions. This time, the …
“A person is moral when he cannot even have a desire to commit a crime – not out of fear of authorities but because of high consciousness and solidarity. After the thought of a crime has arisen, whether a person committed it or not, he is an immoral person for us, for if not for …
I close my eyes and see this table… Here are the tomatoes, so round, so red, so separate from each other. Here is a lobe of village cheese with the imprint of gauze mesh. Here are onions – long, straight arrows in droplets of water. Here are the greens – green greens, blue greens, red …
Did you know that in ancient times, Armenian brides never wore white dresses for a wedding, and that engaged women wore a ring not only on their ring finger but also on the thumb? By the way, the ring could also be made of not only gold but silver. The red color of the female …
Do you know that a tradition of sacrificial lavash exists in the Armenian culture? To bake sacrificial lavash, flour should be collected from seven houses, not just taken out of a chest or bought in a store. The dough for the sacrificial lavash is then kneaded without salt so it stays tasteless. Next, the sacrificial …