In 384, Sparapet Manvel Mamikonyan on his deathbed, transferring to his son Artashir “the power of the house owner and the position of commander-sparapet”, told him: “With joy accept death for the Country of Armenia like your brave ancestors.” (Pavstos Buzand, “History of Armenia”, Yerevan, 1953, book 5, chapter 44) This order of the commander-in-chief …
In 2017, in the house-museum of the great Armenian poet Hovhannes Tumanyan, the open-air exhibition “Khavarum” (“Eclipse”) was held. At the exhibition, the innocent victims of the Bolshevik terror were represented, including three of Tumanyan’s four sons. Today, a lot is said about the concept of “nation-army”. Hovhannes Tumanyan followed this concept with a personal …
Gerard Leon Cafesjian was born in 1925 in Brooklyn, in the not very prosperous area of New York. During WWII, Cafesjian served in the US Navy. Gerard Cafesjian graduated from Hunter College in New York with a bachelor’s degree in economics. Then, he studied in “St. Johns Law School” and received a Ph.D. degree in …
The letter of the plenipotentiary representative of the RSFSR in Armenia Boris Legran was preceded by the surrender of Karabakh, Zangezur, and Nakhichevan by official Azerbaijan, as well as Stalin’s pompous message concerning “the once and for all solved Armenian problem.” Stalin’s message, in particular, stated: “The centuries-old enmity between Armenia and the neighboring Muslims …
This photo depicts the members of the family of the outstanding Armenian poet Hovhannes Tumanyan. From left to right are his sons Artashes, Artavazd, and Hamlik Tumanyan. This photo was taken in Tiflis in 1915. The younger son of Hovhannes Tumanyan Artashes was killed in the Battle of Arkhava near Batumi in January 1916. The …
Another episode from the “History of Armenia” by Pavstos Buzand well shows how the loyalty to the family and Homeland were closely intertwined in the Armenian Warriors (the requirement of the sixth clause). Describing the mental state of the Armenian army that left Armenia and set up a camp opposite the Roman army near Mtsbin, …
One of the idols for the Armenian patriotic youth was the courageous Rubina (Sophie) Areshian-Ohanjanian (1881, Tiflis – 1971, Canada). She was only 24 years old when she and her associates prepared and carried out an attempt on the life of Sultan Abdul Hamid II. Rubina was born in Tiflis into the family of a …
From the point of view of legal proceedings, Armenia was subordinate to Tiflis until 1918. In Armenia, there was only one district court and several magistrates’ courts. A court of cassation did not exist as well. Legal proceedings were carried out in Russian. After the declaration of independence, the Ministry of Justice of Armenia was …
In the fall of 1918, the commercial and industrial life in Armenia was dead, and state finances consisted of what the government had returned from Tiflis. The Ministry of Finance was created on the basis of Transcaucasian bonds, as well as on the nationalization of cotton, taxes on real estate, brandy, wine, and other materials. …
“There is direct evidence of the existence of the proto-Hayk calendar,” said Ph.D. in astrophysics and calendar scientist Grigor Brutyan. “In antiquity, calendar studies in Armenia were considered to be a rather rare specialty. Moreover, it was highly respected. But how much do we know about this science and its origins?” “Let’s start with the …
This photograph taken at the beginning of the 20th century shows the gorge of the Hrazdan River, the lower and upper parts of Dzoragyugh, the church of Surb Sargis, and the buildings adjoining the residence of the bishop. French traveler Jean Chardin, who visited in Yerevan in 1673 before the powerful earthquake of 1679, presented …
Below is the story of the inspector of the Batumi City College about how he had lunch in a rich Armenian house in the town of Artvin, Kars Province, the Caucasian governorship of the Russian Empire (now in Turkey). The table was set for nine people, and the hospitable householder before dinner treated us with …
In the first half of 1920, the overall situation of the Republic of Armenia was at least satisfactory. In 1918, after the departure of the Turks, the educational process in Armenia was razed or operated only occasionally. School buildings for varying time were provided to shelters and refugees as hostels. In some places, hunger and …
At the request of new geopolitical tendencies in 1920, Russia, at the expense of the Republic of Armenia, had to give a gift to Kemalist Turkey so that Turkey would become its “ally” in spreading the “world revolution” among the peoples of the East. On August 24, 1920, an agreement was signed between Russia and …
Try to find in the Armenian history or in the history of mankind a hero with an identity with Garegin Nzhdeh. The invincible commander, the magnificent philosopher, the founder of an ideology, the creator of a state, a brilliant orator – this is not a complete list of merits pressed into the great heart of …
The ancient Karahunj monument located in Syunik Province of Armenia and recorded in various catalogs and magazines as the oldest observatory in the world is on the verge of destruction. The process of the monument’s demolition continues despite the resentment in the Armenian society. It should be noted separately that the demolition of the monument …
On April 1, 1920, the Armenian armed forces under the command of Garegin Nzhdeh defeated Nuri Pasha’s troops in the Zabugh gorge and entered Artsakh. On April 15, 1920, shortly after the arrival of Dro, entire Artsakh was liberated. Nzhdeh with his Kapan military unit was at the time stationed in the Dizak (Hadrut) area. …
In 1959, Gevorg (Kevork) and his brothers Hirair, Jirair, and Vahak founded Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc., New Jersey’s largest construction company. Already by 1989, the company had built more than 30,000 homes. In 1989-2009, over 200,000 apartments have been sold by Hovnanian Enterprises. Today, the company of the Hovnanian brothers is one of the largest and …