Armenians have often played an important role outside their homeland and have made a great contribution to the field of culture, science, philosophy, and medicine of several countries. Today, we will recall some representatives of Armenian nationality whose contribution to the development of world medicine has been significant and worthy of respect. The most prominent …
In the period between 1920-1953, about 45 thousand people became victims of Stalinist repressions in Armenia, 13 thousand of them only as a result of deportation on June 14, 1949. This specific figure does not cover the psychological, moral, and social deprivations to which their families were subjected. There is no data on the post-Stalin …
Armenia on both sides borders hostile states. It doesn’t matter whether this hostility is secretive or wrapped in some kind of an excuse – what matters is that there is hostility. And of course, any enemy in some way preserves the memory of himself in the language of a defending nation, especially when it comes …
“The wine-rich Goghtn”, as Armenian geographers called it, is an ancient, originally Armenian district (gavar) whose territory now is in the Ordubad region of Nakhichevan. The original name of the region is not used by the current authorities of Nakhichevan – well, it is understandable. Also, Goghtn itself is now named Kilith. The district of …
In 1943, the Armenian Apostolic Church launched a fundraising campaign among Armenians living outside the USSR in countries such as the US, Canada, Argentina, Iran, Lebanon, France, Syria, Egypt, and many others. The official appeal of the Armenian Apostolic Church stated that the Armenians living in the USSR were in a state of war against …
In 1925, the Turkish government ordered the Austrian sculptor Heinrich Krippel a monument to Mustafa Kemal. The finished monument was erected in Istanbul’s Sarayburnu Park the very next year and became the first monument of the Republic of Turkey. Subsequently, a peculiar parade of monument and bust installation to Mustafa Kemal began throughout the country. …
Amasya was located in Lesser Armenia on the peninsula of Asia Minor. In 281-183 BC, it has been the capital of the Greek Pontic kingdom. Subsequently, it would become part of the Roman and Byzantine empires as an administrative part of the Theme of the Armeniacs. In 1380, Amasya was captured by the Ottoman forces. …
In the summer of 1992, Azerbaijan conducted the only successful military operation against the Artsakh Defense Army. Then, the forces of Russian paratroopers and military personnel of the 4th army of the former USSR captured the Shahumyan district and part of the Martakert district of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic. Azerbaijanis call Martakert Aghdara, and the operation …
At the beginning of the 17th century, an Armenian merchant by the surname of Saakashvili saved Gori from the invasion of the Ottoman army. In 1603, Shah Abbas the Great of Iran declared war on the Ottoman Empire that was at that time ruled by thirteen-year-old Ahmed the First. Persia defeated the Ottomans and gradually …
What happened 26 years ago in the Artsakh village of Maragha was most succinctly described by Baroness Caroline Cox who visited the scene of the tragedy 2 days after it had happened: “It was modern Golgotha, only many times worse. Those who did this are not of the human race.” There’s no point in describing …
“It was the greatest battle – Armenians have shown that they are capable of being the best warriors in the world,” Turkish general Vehib Pasha would admit. The Sardarapat battle occurred on May 21-28, 1918, between the Armenian regular military units and militia on one hand and the Turkish troops invading Eastern Armenia on the …
Mehmet Bekaroglu, a member of the Republican People’s Party (RPP), a major opposition force in Turkey, criticized the Minister of Culture Mehmet Ersoy for his indifference to the restoration of historic buildings. Bekaroglu noted that a number of historical buildings have been damaged during the restoration works. Minister Ersoy responded to Bekaroglu in a letter …
Russian TV channel “Russia-Culture” has recently shown a documentary film titled “When the Gods ruled the earth: On the trail of mystery” telling about the unique discoveries of Armenian scientists ahead of world science. The story of the authors of the documentary begins with the discovery of a unique map of Mars with one satellite …
Movses Silikyan (also known as Silikov) was born in 1862 into the family of a military man in the village of Vartashen in the Nukhi-Aresh district, Elisabethpol Governorate. In 1882, the future commander graduated from the Second Moscow Military Gymnasium and two years later the Third Alexander Military School. Silikyan also studied at the officer …
The National Archives of Armenia is preparing to publish four documentary collections dedicated to the 100th anniversary of the heroic battles of May and the First Republic of Armenia. The books “Officers of the Army of the Republic of Armenia”, “Political History of Armenia”, “The Caucasian Front”, and “The Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin during …
The Armenian-Turkish interstate relations began with the Batumi negotiations which were held from May 30 to June 4, 1918. After signing the Batumi Treaty, the military-political representative of the Ottoman Empire in the Republic of Armenia Mehmet Ali Pasha arrived in Yerevan. The purpose of his arrival was to monitor the implementation of the clauses …
The Balyans were representatives of a noble Armenian family of Ottoman architects. They had a direct impact on the architectural appearance of modern Istanbul, having for a century and a half erected palaces, villas, pavilions, mosques, churches, and various other buildings in the ancient city. On the European side of the Bosphorus, on the border …
Unique documents and photographs of the times of the self-defense of Ayntap have complemented the collection of the Armenian Genocide Museum-Institute. In total, the new collection contains about 20 rare documents and more than 130 original photographs associated with the heroic resistance of Aintap Armenians in 1920. The photographs depict episodes of battles, scenes of …