Andrei Nuikin in the afterword of Viktor Krivopuskov’s book “Rebellious Karabakh” wrote: “And if the pan-Turkists did not succeed in isolating the immense expanses of the Great Turan during the first wave of the chaotic collapse of the USSR, then I take the liberty of asserting that it happened only because Karabakh warriors stood in …
Losing a sense of holiness, a person inevitably becomes an animal and a hater. The victory over death is conquered with life, continuing the life of the homeland. Such were the Mamikonyans who dedicated their life and death to serving their homeland – Caesars of conscious death. They, for whom military art was the art …
“Today, difficult times have come for our people, times of difficult trials far from our native land. We are far from our land only physically, but our thoughts and souls are saturated with holy Armenian land which is heated with holy Armenian blood. And today, your hearts are filled with bitterness and disappointment – this …
“For many years living away from Armenia, I strongly yearned for my native, sweetheart landscapes, mountains and gorges, rivers and fields, and for everyday scenes of folklife. And my joy was great when Martiros Saryan, a participant in an international art exhibition, arrived in Venice in 1924. I had heard the name of Saryan before, …
On July 31, 2014, Norayr Kamalyan along with his comrades stood before a large sabotage group of Turks trying to infiltrate the Martakert region of the Artsakh Republic from Azerbaijan. The boys repulsed the enemy’s attack, preventing the attack from escalating into a bloody raid in our rear, and forced the elite unit of the …
In the media space, you can often see trailers for feature films, documentaries, and, in this case, animated films whose further fate remains unknown or is, at least, not traceable. An animated trailer by Hayk Sayadyan telling the story of the life of brilliant architect, sculptor, and miniaturist of the 13th-14th centuries Momik is no …
July 6, 1945. Joseph Vissarionovich! After the People’s Commissariat for Foreign Affairs’ March publication on the denunciation of the December 17, 1925, agreement between Turkey and the USSR, there has been talk among the population that the Soviet Government, having terminated the agreement with Turkey, has plans to return to Armenia the territories that had …
“I believe in the greatness of the Armenian spirit. And my faith is not epic – it is the result of extensive life experience. I saw and recognized the Armenians in battles. Saw and enjoyed the beauty of Aryan thinking. An Armenian always does feats and heroism when his leaders are able to create a …
On the night of January 19-20, 2014, junior sergeant Armen Hovhannisyan prevented enemy sabotage. At the cost of his own life. According to the command of the military unit where Armen served, he could retreat but chose not to. Thanks to his selfless actions, at least ten soldiers’ lives were saved. Armen was the only …
As Saryan said about Minas: “Artists draw the dawn. Dawn is the mood. It is light and darkness merged together. And very few dare to draw the sun. With the sun, everything is very sharp. The sun breaks its usual forms, shifts the lines – to catch and convey it all in paints is difficult. …
Sergei Parajanov was arrested in Kiev. The poetess Silva Kaputikyan (the only one from Armenia) sent a letter in defense of Parajanov to the Minister of Culture of the USSR and the chairman of the KGB Yuri Andropov. Naturally, she received a dry rejection in response to her letter. Once eventually released from prison and …
General Movses Ter-Galustyan was a participant and the leader of the Armenian defense on the mountain of Musa Dagh during the Armenian Genocide of 1915 in the Ottoman Empire. Ter-Galustyan was born into an aristocratic Armenian family. His father was a prominent and popular writer and an active member of various Armenian organizations. Movses has …
“We are the leaders of the people. If we betray our ideals, the people will lose faith in the justice of the struggle. We must be an example. We must die in the name of the immortality of our people,” Ruben Sevak said. In general, for him – a man of the highest morality, a …
Thanks to the bold and thoughtful operations of Garegin Nzhdeh, the Armenian people retained the Syunik province without which, as Nzhdeh himself and the military leaders of the Artsakh liberation war believed, the existence of Armenia is not possible. A talented person is talented in everything. In addition to the manifested qualities of a commander …
It seems to me that one of the reasons for the defeat of Armenians in the history of 1915 lies in conservative thinking. Deep thinking with the promise of creation and culture but still associated with the faith of coming to the world in earnest and for a long time, as shown by their historical …
David Sarapyan, nicknamed Dev, liked to play a joke on Azerbaijanis on the radio. Once during a shootout, the Dev, who perfectly imitated others’ voices, switched to the enemy’s frequency and said: “Dear comrade Azerbaijanis! Raisa Maksimovna and I consulted and decided to congratulate you on the day of the vernal equinox!” In the first …
About a month ago, Mamud Shavershian died, the man who at his own expense has distributed free bread in the Russian city of Strunino, and instead of gratitude, he has received only complaints. Believe me, nowhere else in the world is there such a peculiar expression of “gratitude” or rather ingratitude. Nowhere in the world! …
We need to be fair – for 300 years, Russian leaders told us: “Armenians, we will not protect you in your disputes with Muslims,” and they proved this in reality. But we are still obsessively hoping that Russia will finally take our side against our Muslim neighbors. And all these 300 years, we have been …