Sergey Mergelyan was an outstanding mathematician, a member-correspondent of the USSR Academy of Sciences, and a full member of the Academy of Sciences of the Armenian SSR and the Republic of Armenia. He also was a laureate of the Order of the Red Banner of Labor, the Stalin Prize, and holder of the Order of …
In 1911, in one of his letters, Armenian poet and doctor Ruben Sevak wrote: “I would like to go to Venice before the final return to home and spend at least one spring there, one of the few springs of my life. I want to live, to feel that I am alive… in anticipation of …
Cultural figures of the Armenian SSR extremely rarely visited Karabakh, especially in the decades preceding the collapse of the USSR. Prior to this, one of the rare exceptions was famous Armenian poet Avetik Isahakyan’s trip to Karabakh in July 1948. The master was heavily impressed by what he saw, as evidenced by the short entries …
“Armenia is a wonderland… If asked where any more miracles can be found on our planet, I would name, first of all, Armenia… One can hardly be surprised that in such a small corner of the world, one can meet such monuments and such people that can become an ornament and an object of pride …
Vittoria Aganoor was an Italian poetess of Armenian descent. Her works have rightfully earned her a place among the most respected writers of the country, among the likes of Boccaccio and Dante. Born into a noble Armenian family living in the Italian Padova, Vittoria has grown up in the “House of Armenians” (“Casa degli armeni”) …
Prime Minister of the First Republic of Armenia Hamo Ohanjanyan on the blind Russophilia among Armenians. “Today, we (the government of Armenia) should not doubt the existence of an agreement between Soviet Russia and the leader of Turkish nationalists Mustafa Kemal, which was published in the press several months ago. And we should not doubt …
On June 3, 2011, Jack Kevorkian passed away. Four months before his death, on an unusually warm Saturday evening, he spoke at the legendary UCLA Royce Hall which was jam-packed with an agitated audience, most of whom were Armenians eager to catch at least a glimpse of the proponent for euthanasia, as well as artist, …
“The life and family organization of the Armenian people is patriarchal in nature. However, it differs profoundly from other peoples in one thing – in their respect to women, in recognition of their independence and equality, in their noble attitude towards them, which are all caused by the perception of the family by Armenians. In …
Anton Suryan was a 16th-century Venetian Armenian who thanks to his medical knowledge saved Venice from the Plague. Anton Suryan (some authors refer to him as Anton Suren or Anton the Armenian) arrived in Venice in the middle of the 16th century. An experienced specialist in shipbuilding and navigation, he addressed the Doge of Venice …
Emil Artin (Artinian, March 3, 1898, Vienna – December 20, 1962, Hamburg) was an outstanding Austrian mathematician of Armenian descent. Emil Artin was the creator of modern abstract algebra along with Emmy Noether. Emil Artin was born on March 3, 1898, in Vienna into the Armenian family of an art dealer and grew up in …
“You know what we do. The freedom-loving Armenian youth decided not to sit back. We all lost, so we decided to burst this building into the air and stay under it. This is not suicide or madness but a supreme donation to the liberation struggle. Let the world community call us adventurers, terrorists, or executioners, …
Outstanding Armenian architect Alexander Tamanyan, the author of the Yerevan reconstruction project, was the creator of one of the most interesting and unusual buildings in the neoclassical style in Moscow. Previously, church bell towers have been dominant in the huge city, spreading over the hills and valleys. But with the beginning of the 20th century, …
1.The fastidious God of War only listens to and helps those who are brave. Cowards appeal to him in vain. He is deaf to their pleas. 2.The one who has already defeated himself, the one who has already killed the fear of death in him always wins. 3.Only those who serve in the name of …
Arthur H. Bulbulian was a pioneer of Armenian origin in the field of oxygen masks and, more broadly, facial prosthetics. His work in the Aero Medical Unit of the Mayo Clinic led to the creation of the A-14 oxygen mask for the US Air Force in 1941. The A-14 mask for combat pilots was frost-resistant, …
Mher Mkrtchyan’s performance of the role of Baghdasar in the 1600-seat theater in Los Angeles made a stunning impression on non-Armenian viewers as well. “After the scene of madness… I stayed on the stage for one minute and was silent for three minutes. At first, I looked at the viewers, thinking about what kind of …
The basis of modern plastic surgery was laid at the beginning of the 20th century, and the American-Armenian surgeon Varazdat Kazanjian is considered one of its key contributors. Varazdat Kazanjian was born on March 18, 1879, in Erzincan (historical Western Armenia, now Turkey). At the age of 5, the boy witnessed the beginning of the …
“My father was not a murderer. He told me the story of the assassination of Mehmed Talaat Pasha when I was 10 years old,” said the son of Soghomon Tehlirian, whose name wasn’t disclosed at his own request, in an interview with the British newspaper “The Independent .” The British newspaper notes that the 86-year-old …
Below is the last interview of the People’s Artist of the USSR, outstanding composer Arno Harutyunovich Babajanyan which he gave in the fall of 1983 in the House of Composers in Dilijan. The interview was conducted by National Artist of Armenia, founder and first announcer of the Armenian Television Nara Surenovna Shlepchyan. This is a …