During a trip to Israel in 2017, Charles Aznavour gave an interview to the local Zahav newspaper. We present to you excerpts from this interview. Many of those who were born in exile do not feel anything for their country of origin – they simply aren’t aware of it. You are an exception. How do …
“And although today’s weapons are mostly mathematical, the fate of the armies is and will be determined by the human spirit today, tomorrow, and forever. The nation that along with the improvement of military equipment does not improve its warrior will not achieve anything substantial. From random and “stolen victories”, not a single country has …
Former Norwegian ambassador to Azerbaijan Steinar Gil has made a post on his Facebook page where he sharply criticizes the Azerbaijani Ministry of Culture and Tourism which had deliberately turned a 19th-century Armenian church into an “ancient Albanian shrine”. The church in question is the church of St. George in Zaqatala, Azerbaijan, built in 1851. …
“Only a person free from low passions is able to think clearly. Evil are often dumb with their minds.” “Engage less in other people’s shortcomings – otherwise, you will cease to notice your own.” “The Armenian had his Vahagn, god of courage. He revered courage and was courageous himself. To this spiritual pathos – courage …
… I would like to especially note outstanding 19th-century Armenist Mkrtich Emin whose life and activity were inextricably linked with the House [Lazarev House in Armenian Lane]. Under his leadership, an Armenian studies school was established at the Lazarev Institute. Emin was born in New Julfa (Isfahan), Persia. His father, a rich man, sent the …
Armenians had their Vahagn, the god of courage. He admired courage and was courageous himself… Brave people in general are the people of the spirit. Armenians are among them. The courage of the pagan Armenian did not weaken in Christian Armenia. Along with his passion for exploits, this also took a new expression – voluntary …
Born in 1957 in Los Angeles into an Armenian family whose ancestors ended up in the United States as a result of the 1915 genocide, Mark Geragos received a law degree and then founded the “Association of Young Armenian Lawyers” which is operational to this day. In 2004, Geragos defended pop king Michael Jackson who …
Dmitry Likhachev (1906-1999) was a Soviet scientist, academician of the Russian Academy of Sciences, and a member of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR. If troops would not be urgently brought into Baku, Likhachev announced to Mikhail Gorbachev that he would leave the Communist Party of the USSR and go to Baku to personally protect …
In 1919-1921, Avetik Isahakyan actively participated in the preparation and organization of Operation Nemesis. In the house of Isahakyan, Soghomon Tehlirian was often talked about, and according to some sources, the assassination of Talaat had initially been entrusted to Isahakyan. During this time, Avetik Isahakyan repeatedly met Soghomon Tehlirian in Berlin and studied photos of …
The greatness of Hovhannes Tumanyan is being revealed even today. His works are so complex that very few manage to discern their depth to the end. Tumanyan was a very curious person, always eager for new knowledge. He studied everything from philosophy to medicine, from theology to natural science. There were more than 8000 books …
An invaluable role in the history of the Armenian people was played by many women warriors whose deeds make Armenians all around the world proud. Throughout centuries, many Armenians had to defend the Fatherland with arms in their hands, heroically fight for it, and defend the honor of their people. Below are the names and …
German weightlifter Joseph Manger was known as the favorite of Adolf Hitler himself, and not for nothing. After all, it was Manger in the 1930s who was considered the strongest person on the planet. However, Joseph Stalin decided that the German athlete must certainly be defeated. The choice of the leader of the Soviet state …
“Yes, there was a time when Armenia stretched from sea to sea and beyond and when good luck crowned the victorious Armenian forehead with its pink fingers. But alas, nothing lasts forever under the sun. A nation that has skyrocketed must collapse with a roar. It is destined to gradually lose its power until one …
Alexander Leonovich Kemurdzhian was an outstanding design engineer, the founder of the Soviet scientific school of space transport engineering, and the creator of the first planet rovers. He also was the author of more than 200 scientific papers, including five monographs and more than 50 inventions. The main cause of Kemurdzhian’s life was the creation …
Artin Ekizian was born in 1901 in the city of Samsun on the Black Sea coast. His father Kricor was the owner of a tobacco company, and he often sailed to America, thereby becoming its citizen. Later, this would help little Artin get to the US. When Ekizian was 14, the genocide of Armenians, Greeks, …
Hakob Vardovyan (Gullu Hakob) was an Armenian and Turkish director, entrepreneur, actor, and theater figure. He also was the founder of the Turkish theater. Vardovyan began his stage career in 1861 in the troupe Arevelyan Tatron (Oriental Theater) in Istanbul. After the closure of this troupe in 1867, he received monopoly permission from the government …
“The weak seek to please the crowd and get the attention of the street. Be a knight, first of all, in relation to your personality.” “Each ‘I’ is a criminal uprising, each ‘I’ is a reality and a moral attempt to kill the Big Whole which we call a nation.” “An ideal and its fearless …
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 …