The former pro tem mayor of the California city of Montebello Jack Hadjinian is the grandson of a survivor of the Armenian Genocide. No wonder that the centenary of the Armenian Genocide in 2015 was important for the first mayor – albeit pro tem – of Armenian origin. Jack Hadjinian told about this in an …
In 2014, the British Foreign and Commonwealth Office published an analytical note on the Armenian diaspora which is spread across various countries of the world. According to the document, the Armenians constitute the largest diaspora in the post-Soviet countries. Overall, there are 10 million Armenians worldwide. Outside the Republic of Armenia, the largest Armenian diaspora …
Ara Wardkes Darzi, Baron Darzi of Denham (born May 7, 1960) holds the Paul Hamlyn Chair of Surgery at the Imperial College of London. He also served as Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State in the UK Department of Health. Today, Baron Darzi is among the world’s leading specialists in surgery. Research conducted under the guidance of …
In 2015, the British tabloid newspaper Daily Mail published a photo archive of the ancestors of the Kardashian family. One branch of their family tree escaped from massacres in Erzurum. As for the other branch, it is believed that they avoided the killings by trusting a prophecy of an oncoming war. They had left the …
On January 15, 2019, the Spanish TV station “Telemadrid” wrote that the Spanish “Madrid in the World” (“Madrileños por el mundo”) TV show had made a report about Armenia with the support of the Armenian Embassy in Spain. The project tells about the Matenadaran, the repository of ancient manuscripts; the Armenian Genocide Museum-Institute which contains …
The majority of Armenians know the names of such great Armenian philanthropists as Kirk Kerkorian, Alex Manoogian, and Poghos Nubar, but only a few have heard of Gevorg (Kevork) Hovnanian. Hovnanian not only made an invaluable contribution to the development of the independent Republic of Armenia and Artsakh: he also helped strengthen the Armenian lobby …
The Cathedral of St. Vartan is the first cathedral of the Armenian Apostolic Church in North America. Built in 1969, it has been designed to resemble ancient Armenian temples. The construction of the cathedral had been conceived back in 1926 when the young Armenian community of New York raised 100 thousand dollars. Three years later, …
Paul Robert Ignatius was born on November 11, 1920, in the city of Glendale, California, into the family of Armenian migrants Hovsep and Eliza Ignatosian. Since childhood, Paul showed great love for military art which was influenced by his father telling various military stories. Paul successfully graduated from high school and enrolled at the University …
Giving a speech at the global forum “Against the Crime of Genocide” in Yerevan, Professor Henry S. Terio – lecturer and dean of the Philosophy Faculty at Worcester State University (USA) – stated that fair negotiations between Armenia and Turkey are possible only if fair compensation is provided. “Lands, money, bank accounts were taken away …
“The highest degree of diligence is one of the distinguishing features of the Armenian people,” said US congresswoman from California Anna Eshoo in an interview with the Voice of America radio station. Eshoo considers the combination of her mother’s Armenian and father’s Chaldean ancestry a wonderful unity. She recalled that her constituency is the most …
At the age of 18, a Norwegian young man Christian Lindgren left school and began to travel the world in search of adventure, as well as to follow his passion for photography. By the age of 27, he had already visited 97 countries, including Armenia, taking highly interesting photographs. This was reported by British tabloid …
Turkey repeats their century-old acts with incredible simplicity. Ankara in front of everyone supports ISIS goons. This is stated in the annotations to the book “100 Years of Silence. Exceptional Stories of the Last Eyewitnesses” which was published in the famous Italian publishing house “Feltrinelli.” The annotations to the book read: “One hundred years later, …
In San Marino, a presentation of the Italian translation of the novel of French film director and playwright Henri Verneuil (born Ashot Malakian) “Mayrig” (“Mother”) was held recently. Verneuil shot the film “Mayrig” based on his novel as well. As the Radio and Television of San Marino reports, the event was held under the auspices …
The participants of the International Historical and Archeological Expedition to Lake Issyk-Kul – among whom were specialists from Tomsk State University – found a settlement aged 2500 years at the bottom of its reservoir in 2015. Tomsk submariners for the second year participated in underwater excavations within the scope of the long-term expedition to the …
Armenians were the most dangerous factor for the Ottoman Empire, as stated by the Belgian newspaper “La Revue Nouvelle” in an article devoted to the works of French historian of Armenian origin Mikael Nishanyan. The article notes: “Mikael Nishanyan’s works describe the entire historical picture of that time, including the threats to the future of …
The Israeli newspaper “Haaretz” published a sensational statement made by famous archaeologist Professor Ze’ev Herzog. The duke claims that a biblical period has never existed in the history of Israel. According to his statements, there was no exodus from Egypt, no wanderings around Sinai, no siege of Jericho by Joshua, and no great power of …
Turkish soldiers have used the St. Bartholomew’s Church located in the territory of a Turkish military base as a toilet for many years. The Kurdish agency DIHA reports about this. The agency’s correspondent visited the church and asked the competent authorities about the future of the shrine. He found out that after the Armenian Genocide, …
The analysis of Stratfor published below was made in 2015 on the pages of the analytical portal worldview.stratfor.com. Today, it is still relevant and useful to read. Are there any changes in the Kremlin’s policy after three years? Yes, there are! Today, the price for natural gas is higher, and the Kremlin’s demand to close …