Leonid Azgaldyan (1942-1992) is a Hero of the Artsakh War. He was one of the first volunteers to come to the defense of Shahumyan district and Artsakh as a whole. In the interview presented below, standing against the backdrop of Shahumyan, Azgaldyan argues that Shahumyan and Getashen populations should be protected from deportation by Azerbaijan …
The Mujahideen institute in its current format was formed in 1980-1990 during the Afghan War and was associated with the realities of the Cold War. During the Afghan War (more precisely, in the years of Soviet involvement, 1979-1988), the United States, among others, through Saudi and Pakistani special services provided large-scale financial and military assistance …
Exactly 26 years ago, the final phase of one of the most ambitious and bloody battles of the Artsakh war, the battle for the Omar Pass, began. On February 12, 1994, in severe winter and under heavy snowfall, the units of the NKR Defense Army launched a counterattack in the highland areas of the Karvachar …
“Dark Forest in the Mountains” is a documentary by Roger Kuplyan and John Virat dedicated to the Yeghnikner partisan detachment from Shahumyan district that has fought in the forests of Martakert and areas of Shahumyan. The detachment was commanded by Shahen Meghryan. The Yeghnikner partisan detachment was formed in the village of Aterk on June …
Until 1946, the kings of Italy also held the title of the King of Armenia. The title of King of Armenia was read out during ceremonial events and ceremonies. The kings of Italy are still contenders for the throne of Armenia. In spite of Armenia’s loss of statehood, the title “King of Armenia” did not …
Above is a photo depicting the withdrawal of the Kars population after the agreement on the surrender of the city to Turkey was reached. Andranik and Nazarbekov did everything to convince the frightened politicians of the catastrophic consequences of the surrender of the city, but diplomacy was stronger than the warriors. Andranik’s fighters tried to …
“When serious dangers are threatening a nation, only the strong ones remain in their positions. At these moments, the people among the strong seek the strongest and put their fates in his hands. This is how a true leader comes into the world.” These lines written back in the 1930s by Garegin Nzhdeh brilliantly describe …
The Melikdom (Princedom) of Varanda is one of the historical regions of Artsakh. It is located in the southeastern area of the foothills of the Lesser Caucasus, in the southern regions of the Karabakh Range. From the first half of the 18th century, Varanda has been a somewhat independent feudal principality, a Melikdom that was …
1. After the Genocide, many Armenians emigrated to countries all over the world. But even more Armenians were not able to find a place to live. The biographers of Gyulbenkian write that the billionaire could not tolerate this and decided to support his nation. Using his political influence, Gyulbenkian did everything to stop Ataturk’s attempts …
At a time when the first sprouts of the struggle of women for their rights – particularly, their right to be elected to government posts – appeared in Europe, 3 out of 80 parliamentarians in the First Republic of Armenia were women. Katarina Zalyan-Manukyan Katarina Zalyan-Manukyan was a nurse and was particularly known for her …
On October 4, the Kurds at the Yerznka prison received the news that in a few days, the Turks would launch an attack on the Armenians. Upon learning this news, the Armenian community under the leadership of the spiritual leader and parliamentarian Father Gevorg held a meeting. It was decided to form a delegation to …
A century has passed since the Armenian Genocide in Turkey, but the stories of different families retold from generation to generation are bringing us back to the past again and again. Life in Western Armenia, childhood, ancestral home… People who remembered this and their homeland are long gone. Their descendants have spread to different countries. …
The photos below are showing improvised artillery and firearms from the times of the Artsakh Liberation War. These weapons were used by the forces of Armenian military organizations. The latter would become the foundation for the Artsakh Defense Army. It was with these weapons that the self-defense units went on sabotage against the USSR Ministry …
In April-June 1991, the troops at the disposal of the emergency commandant’s office and the organizing committee for the NKAO (V. P. Polyanichko, General Safonov) together with the 23rd Soviet Army division (Colonel Budeikin) transferred to the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Azerbaijan SSR and Azerbaijani OMON units undertook a large-scale military operation to …
At the beginning of the 21st century, there were 11 churches in the city of Agulis (now the village of Ashagi Aylis). According to Hovhannes Minasyan, among the local churches destroyed by the Turks are: Monastery of St. Tovma (Thomas), 1st-4th centuries. Monastery of St. Christopher, 1st-4th centuries. Monastery of St. Mother of God, 1st-4th …
Armenia, an ancient country located at the junction of international routes linking the East with the West, has always been a theater of war for neighboring states. In ancient times, military clashes of eastern despots – Assyria, Babylon, and Iran – have occurred on its territory. In the 5th century, becoming the object of rivalry …
In the mid-16th century, Armenian merchants appeared in Malta as “poor Armenian Christians.” Though they might have been poor, they have arrived in Malta for “certain trading needs”, writes famous 20th-centuryFrench historian Fernand Braudel in his book “Games of Exchange” (“Les jeux de l’échange”). According to the historian, at the very beginning of the 17th …
Berlin scientists Vahe Tachjian and Elke Hartmann set off to collect information about all the items and documents belonging to Armenians that have been preserved since the time of the Armenian Genocide. To do this, they staged workshops around the world to allow others to come and bring their family heirlooms and documents. The spouses’ …