From 1923 to 1927, 138 Armenian children orphaned during the years of the Armenian Genocide have been taken to Canada by the “Armenian Aid Society” and settled in a farm building located in Georgetown. On June 26, 2010, thanks to the efforts of the Armenian National Commission, in the presence of Catholicos Aram I, a …
Le Rire (French: “Laughter”) was a famous French magazine published in Paris from 1894 to 1950 and for a short time in the 1970s. Le Rire is considered one of the most successful Parisian satirical publications. The magazine covered the main events of art and culture, as well as did not bypass politics, ridiculing corruption …
Japanese musicians Amy Matsubara and Toshiko Ono impressed the Internet by performing works of the great Armenian composer Komitas. To the accompaniment of pianist Takahiro Akiba, who, by the way, had been in Armenia more than once, the musicians performed “Oh Nazan” and “Dle yaman”. Their performances were published on the webpage of the Komitas …
Prominent Egyptian writer, TV host, and actor Tamer Abdul Miniem has recently completed the shooting of the film “Al-Arman” (Armenians). He wrote on his personal website that this film will be the first to present evidence of the Turkish massacres and the violent actions of the bloodthirsty Ottoman Empire. Tamer Abdul Miniem also noted that …
The Armenian Apostolic Church of the Holy Savior, also known simply as Vank (Armenian: monastery), is located in the district of Nor Jugha in the largest city of Iran Isfahan, where a large number of Armenians live. The church was built in 1655 during the reign of Shah Abbas II. Eren Fyrat, a Turkish journalist, …
AnalitikaUA.net reports that events dedicated to the 228th anniversary of the Day of the Armenian Icon of Mother of Jesus have recently started in Ukraine. On June 22, prominent representatives of the Armenian community in Ukraine met in Kiev at the initiative of the Union of Armenians of Ukraine and the civil organization Armenians of …
In June 2002, a monument to the “great Azerbaijani poet” Nizami Ganjavi was opened on Kamennoostrovsky Avenue of Saint Petersburg. The opening ceremony was held at the highest level, with the participation of the leaders of Azerbaijan and Russia. Media covered the speeches of the leaders of the two states. Vladimir Putin said: “Today, we …
Harutyun Vehapetyan, the Armenian Patriarch of Jerusalem, has made great efforts to transfer an antique mosaic from Musrar into the legal possession of the Armenian Apostolic Church. In the 7th century, there were about 70 Armenian churches and monasteries in Israel which were all decorated with mosaics. One of them, with an Armenian ornament and …
The young Christian and democratic state of Artsakh continues to oppose Azerbaijan, a Muslim quasi-monarchist dictatorship of the Middle Eastern type, whose economy is based on oil production. Since the late 1960s, Azerbaijan has been ruled by the Aliyev clan founded by Heydar Aliyev, a KGB general who, after being elected the first secretary of …
“What was the most joyful day of your life?”“It is not easy to make a choice… Nevertheless, I would name two days. The first was the day when I, at the age of twenty, devoted myself to serving God. I remember how I kneeled down before the altar, as our Armenian rite required. At that …
Claude Mutafian is a Doctor of History, a professor of mathematics, senior lecturer at the Paris 13 University in Villetaneuse, and author of numerous books on the history of Armenia. Claude (Armen) Mutafian was born on July 27, 1942, in the French town of Clamart. From early childhood, he showed an interest in mathematics, literature, …
One of the first power stations in the world was financed in Hong Kong in 1890 by Sir Khachick Paul Chater, a British-Indian businessman of Armenian descent. At the suggestion of Ben Layton, adviser to the British Empire in Hong Kong, Khachick Paul Chater acquired the old cemetery in the Wan Chai district and deployed …
The Armenian quarter in the Old City was formed in the 12th century when the Cathedral of Surb Hakobyants was built. Later, the Surb Toros Church was erected as well, in which handwritten books of the Jerusalem Patriarchate of the Armenian Apostolic Church began to be collected. For a long time, Patriarch Yegishe Turyan had …
India and Armenia are bound by a centuries-old friendship. India has always attracted Armenians with its unique culture, traditions, history and, of course, exotic goods. The first written evidence that the Armenians had well known the roads to India and possessed a wealth of information about this country is found in ancient Greek writer, commander, …
“I wrote three books on Armenian themes – ‘Armenian Tree’, ‘Armenian Testament’, and ‘White Mountain.’ The tragic and exciting history of the Armenian people is an important part of world history, and I think that it is very important to constantly keep the memory of what has happened. The Armenian people, whom fate has scattered …
Indian literary critic Dr. Suman Keshari studies the Armenian Genocide in the Ottoman Empire and translates the works of Armenian authors, including Yeghishe Charents, Hovhannes Tumanyan, Daniel Varuzhan, and Paruyr Sevak, to Hindi so that Indians can get acquainted with Armenian literature. “When I first learned about the Armenian Genocide, I realized that for some …
In 1833, the French government sent a research expedition to Asia Minor, led by famous French historian and archaeologist Charles Texier (Félix Marie Charles Texier, 22 August 1802, Versailles – 1 July 1871, Paris). The expeditionary group studied the areas of ancient Phrygia, Cappadocia, and Lycia. In 1834, the group discovered the ruins of Hattusa, …
In the 17th century, Armenian merchants introduced the Swedes to Persians, establishing strong trade relations with and between them. In 1687, the King of Sweden Charles XI signed a decree allowing five Armenian traders to import silk into Sweden from Persia. The decree, which is now kept in the Central Museum of Stockholm, contains the …