On November 25, 2017, on the Russian “Time will show” show on Channel One, the topic of Armenia and its step towards Europe within the framework of the Eastern Partnership with the EU were brought up. Through this partnership, Armenia was expected to be able to carry out reforms and receive grants from Europe which …
In the photo above are Churchill, Roosevelt, and Stalin. Khudyakov is third from the right. Yalta, February 9, 1945. Until 1946, no one knew that Khudyakov was an Armenian and his name was not Sergei but Armenak and his surname not Khudyakov but Khanperyants. In 1943, he was entrusted with supervising the Soviet delegation’s flight …
Throughout his life, Galust Gyulbenkyan, an Armenian businessman from a wealthy family of Armenians of Constantinople, has had two passions – an attraction to oil as a source of wealth and a craving for masterpieces of art. And he has excelled in both fields! A selection of quotes from the famous “Mr. Five Percent” “I …
On June 15, 2017, an exhibition of photographs dedicated to the unique art of khachkars (cross-stones) opened in UNESCO headquarters in Paris. Khachkar is a type of Armenian architectural monument in the form of a stone stele with a carved image of a cross. In total, there are several thousand cross-stones in the territory of …
Polish journalist Tomasz Maciejczuk is one of the most scandalous characters in the Russian media space where he promotes the Polish point of view and says that he is ready to defend it with force. “Dear Azeris and Turks,” writes Maciejczuk, “Thank you very much for your messages with threats and insults. You convinced me …
Human, combine your forces with the forces of your fellow believers in the name of happiness of the vast whole – such is today’s and tomorrow’s social demand! In other words, one should seek his own good in the welfare of society. Anyone who contrasts personality with society is guilty before both the one and …
A few years back, American journalist Billy Kaufman has published an article titled “Armenian Rhapsody” where he talks about the Armenian fate to be underestimated and rejected. “Films related to Armenians always fail, including Atom Egoyan’s ‘Ararat’ or last year’s ‘The Promise’, a large-budget epic project about the Armenian Genocide of 1915-1923 which was ignored …
After Hakob Meghapart’s contribution to the birth of Armenian printing in 1512 in Venice, Abgar Tokhatetsi undertook to further develop Armenian book publishing. This happened in the middle of the same century in the same city. Abgar Dpir (“teacher”) Tokhatetsi was the second Armenian book printer after Hakob Meghapart. He was born around 1520 in …
Armenia has long evoked a wide gamut of feelings ranging from the deepest hatred to sincere admiration, not leaving indifferent both those who are directly connected with its history and those who have just once appeared on this earth. Rockwell Kent (June 21, 1882 – March 13, 1971), American artist, writer, and traveler, preferred to …
Under Persians, Karabakh, the only one among the fragments of the once great Armenian kingdom, retained as monuments of past greatness the patrimonial inheritances of Armenian meliks (princes, rulers of the Artsakh principality) that occupied the vast space between Araks and the Kurak Rivers. General of the Russian Army V. A. Potto, the “Nestor” of …
Former California District Attorney David D. Minier wrote an article describing the trial of Gourgen Yanikian who had killed two Turkish diplomats in Santa Barbara to avenge Armenians killed during the Armenian Genocide. “Yanikian, age 78 and a former Fresno resident, was charged with murder, and I was his prosecutor,” Minier writes in the article …
The activity of Mariam and Yeranuhi Aslamazyan is unusual and multifaceted. They are known far beyond the borders of their native Gyumri. Among the admirers of the artists was Indira Gandhi herself, the daughter of the first prime minister of India Jawaharlal Nehru. The life of the Aslamazyan sisters was interesting and eventful. They were …
From ancient times, Armenian women have been renowned for their talent and beauty. Their role in world history is also invaluable. These outstanding women have become distinguished not only by manners and grace but also by their natural smartness. We present the names of Armenian women who are rightfully admired not only in Armenia but …
A friend of Armenia by the name of Sven-Erik Rise presented his book about Armenia in Oslo last Sunday. “His work is a kind of declaration of love for Armenia and its people,” writes the Masis Post with reference to the Armenian Cultural Association of Norway. Sven-Erik Rise devoted many publications to Armenia in local …
The Armenians were virtually unarmed during the Artsakh war. Some armament had been left from the Soviet garrisons, and there were very few of those in the Armenian SSR. A few armored vehicles had been sent from the Armenian diaspora. And due to the scarcity of weaponry, Armenians would acquire most of their equipment from …
In 1904, in one of the borderline Armenian mountain villages of Sasun ruled a henchman of the Turks, the Kurdish leader Salih. He was known for his cruelty towards the disobedient Armenians of the mountain of Sasun. But the Armenians would not be Armenians if they had not taken a fair solution to this issue. …
Keep your urges away, I won’t take the Turks as people as long as there is at least one among them who claims that there was no Armenian Genocide and that Armenians were simply resettled. April 24, 1915, occupies a special place not only in the history of the Armenian Genocide but also in the …
Below is the farewell letter of Soghomon Tehlirian that he dedicated to his mother who had died tragically near the city of Yerznka during the Armenian Genocide of 1915. “To my mother… In the bottomless gloom of a faded memory, I was looking for you, my mother, horrified at the thought of losing you forever… …