In 1041, the Armenian King from the Bagratuni dynasty Ashot IV and his brother Hovhannes Smbat almost simultaneously died, in all probability as a result
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Dushman Vardan – Origins of the Creation of the Armenian Defense Army
Dushman Vardan (born Vardan Stepanyan) was born in Yerevan on March 9, 1966. After graduating the Hovhannes Tumanyan school №32 in 1983, he requested the
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The Decisive Stage of the Battle of Karakilisa
The decisive stage in the Turkish-Armenian war in the early 20th century was the formation of the Karakilisa Front. After the fall of Alexandropol, General
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Beautiful Illustrations from the Life of Armenians
Yet another selection of beautiful, old illustrations and paintings on Armenian themes collected and published by the team of PeopleOfAr. It is remarkable and pleasant
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Those Who Bring Death Receive Death – “Mkhitar Sparapet”
“You want to kill us? To do away with us?” “You are giaours,” said the Turk, “And you don’t have the right to live. Terrible
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The Secret of the Drainless Ayghr Lake
The formation of the modern landscape of the Armenian Highlands began about 25 million years ago. Due to intense changes in the terrain during the
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Mountains of Ararat – Here, People Looked for Redemption
Armenia from times immemorial has attracted travelers and pilgrims. Back in the 1st century AD, Romano-Jewish scholar, historian, and hagiographer Titus Flavius Josephus compared the
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The Endangered Armenian Mouflon
The Armenian mouflon is a mouflon species indigenous to the Armenian Highlands, though it is also spread in the steppes of Iran. Armenian mouflons are
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Ivan Aivazovsky Has Always Been a True Armenian
Hovhannes Aivazian, in spite of having adopted the name Ivan Aivazovsky, remained a true Armenian to the core. Ivan Aivazovsky was one of the greatest
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