A meeting of OSCE Minsk Group on Nagorno-Karabakh was held in the summer of 1992 in Rome. The deputy head of the Karabakh delegation Arkady Ghukasyan – later the Minister of Foreign Affairs and the President of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic – would frequently put his opponents in an awkward position with his wit and quick …
Lake Sevan is a high-altitude (roughly 2000 meters) freshwater lake surrounded by mountain ranges – the Pambak range from the northwest, Sevan and Areguni ranges from the northeast, and the Geghama and Vardenis ranges from the west and south. Sevan consists of two parts – Lesser and Greater Sevan. The depth of the lake reaches …
Amaras Monastery (Armenian: Ամարասի վանք, Azerbaijani: Amaras monastırı) is a monastery of the early Middle Ages located in the southeastern areas of Artsakh. It has also been the residence of the Catholicos of the Albanian church. A major religious and cultural center of medieval Armenia, Amaras was subordinate to the Armenian Apostolic Church. According to …
Monument to Komitas in Paris, France. The opening of this monument took place on April 24, 2003. The author of the sculpture was famous architect and artist David Yerevantsi, now living in Paris. The monument to Komitas is located near the Élysée Palace. In 2009, the square adjacent to the Komitas monument was renamed the …
NutraIngredients-USA – an American portal on healthy eating – has published an article about the Noosh brand run by Californian Armenians. This company produces almond-based organic food. The post notes that the brand established in 2016 by Sarine Sahatjian has recently become very popular among Americans. The word “Noosh” means “almonds” in Armenian. Almonds are …
During restoration works in Armenian Apostolic Church’s Cathedral in Etchmiadzin which had been going on for several months, a previously unknown fresco was discovered. A fresco depicting the twelve apostles was found on the wall of the cathedral. Before being sent for lab examination, it will be covered by fabric for damage prevention. “Now, we …
“Tsarevna Anna had a tremendous influence on the fate of Kievan Rus’, both in connection with her baptism and with the construction of churches – in particular, the Church of the Tithes and Sophia Kievskaya,” head of the department of scientific and historical research at the Sophia Kievskaya National Reserve and doctor of historical sciences …
On May 4, the intelligentsia of Turkey commemorates the day of the massacres of the population of Dersim. It was on this day in 1937 that the Turkish government made the final decision to suppress the alleged “uprising” of the Dersim population. In reality, the goal of the Turks was to subjugate the semi-independent Zaza …
With the establishment of Soviet power in Armenia, the Dashnaks were forced to enter an agreement with the Communists. Even though the Dashnaks signed an agreement with the Bolsheviks on December 2, 1920, that there would be no persecution and repression, the latter would violate this agreement on December 6 with the approval of the …
The Zarni-Parni complex is located in the vicinity of the Haghpat temple in the Lori Province of Armenia. Locals call this place “Old Fortress”. According to archaeologists and historians, the monuments in the complex date back to the 10th century. In antiquity, these structures have initially served as a fortress – more precisely, they have …
At the Paris Peace Conference in 1919-20, the losses inflicted on the first Armenian state (the Armenian Democratic Republic) during the Armenian Genocide and between 1894 and 1923 were calculated. It amounted to more than 21 million French francs (Western Armenia – 15,000,000,000, and Eastern Armenia – 6,000,000,000), which is around 3.5 trillion dollars. Below …
“And although today’s weapons are mostly mathematical, the fate of the armies is and will be determined by the human spirit today, tomorrow, and forever. The nation that along with the improvement of military equipment does not improve its warrior will not achieve anything substantial. From random and “stolen victories”, not a single country has …
Vyacheslav Kornienko, Deputy General Director of the Sophia Kievskaya National Nature Reserve, in an interview with AnalitikaUA.net noted the prospects for Ukrainian-Armenian scientific cooperation. According to Kornienko, the centuries-old presence of Armenians in Ukraine has led to a large amount of materials in the archives of both countries, opening up prospects for studying the history …
Former Norwegian ambassador to Azerbaijan Steinar Gil has made a post on his Facebook page where he sharply criticizes the Azerbaijani Ministry of Culture and Tourism which had deliberately turned a 19th-century Armenian church into an “ancient Albanian shrine”. The church in question is the church of St. George in Zaqatala, Azerbaijan, built in 1851. …
“Only a person free from low passions is able to think clearly. Evil are often dumb with their minds.” “Engage less in other people’s shortcomings – otherwise, you will cease to notice your own.” “The Armenian had his Vahagn, god of courage. He revered courage and was courageous himself. To this spiritual pathos – courage …
… I would like to especially note outstanding 19th-century Armenist Mkrtich Emin whose life and activity were inextricably linked with the House [Lazarev House in Armenian Lane]. Under his leadership, an Armenian studies school was established at the Lazarev Institute. Emin was born in New Julfa (Isfahan), Persia. His father, a rich man, sent the …
Armenians had their Vahagn, the god of courage. He admired courage and was courageous himself… Brave people in general are the people of the spirit. Armenians are among them. The courage of the pagan Armenian did not weaken in Christian Armenia. Along with his passion for exploits, this also took a new expression – voluntary …
The Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) established the first Armenian church in Erbil, the capital of Iraqi Kurdistan, in April 2019. The church was built and is now managed by the Ministry of Charity and Religious Affairs of the KRG and is located in the Ankawa suburb which is inhabited mostly by Christians. A prayer house …