Sos Sargsyan
It is no accident that we met this great actor as recently he celebrated his 80th birthday anniversary. Mr. Sargsyan, you have done lots of things for the art of Armenia. It talks about your devotion to cinematography and theatre. Is there anything you didn’t manage to change or was ahead of your ability? Unfortunately, you can’t […]
Al Jazeera to broadcast a movie on the Armenian Genocide
Grandma’s Tattoos can be seen from Wednesday, January 11, at the following times GMT: Wednesday: 2000; Thursday: 1200; Friday: 0100; Saturday: 0600; Sunday: 2000; Monday: 1200; Tuesday: 0100. During the First World War millions of Armenians were forced out of their homes in the then Ottoman empire, into the deserts of Syria and Iraq. More […]
Parajanov had inborn talent
“If I were to mention the best 50 films of the world the first would be Sergey Parajanov’s “The Color of Pomegranates”, mentioned Gevorg Gevorgyan, Director of Armenian National Cinema Center. Today is eminent film director Sergey Parajanov’s birthday: an artist who was banned to shoot films and whose works undergone Soviet censorship. G. Gevorgyan […]
Armenia: A Country of Ancient Civilization
Armenia’s historical roots date back to the remotest past of the Middle East. Armenia came out on the historical stage as a direct heir to the old Eastern civilizations, as a successor to their social-political, cultural and spiritual wealth and traditions. Armenia’s place and role in the political system of the East lies in the […]
Copper
In Ancient Greece copper and bronze were called “khalkos” from the root “khalk.” According to linguists, this corresponds to “Hayk,” the name the Armenians gave to their country. The names “Hayos,” and “Ayas” that were given to copper by the Indians, Iranians, Germans and other Indo-European nations, are also connected with the name of the […]
Yeghishe Charents
Nearly 73 years after his death the quality and the contemporary purchase of his poetry lives and make us think about. This year we’re going to celebrate the 113th anniversary of Yeghishe Charents (Yeghishe Soghomonyan) was born in Kars in 1897 to a family involved in the rug trade. He attended Armenian secondary school in […]
Traditions of Christmas Celebration Why December 25th and January 6th
New Year is a time of the year when the “Box of Miracles” opens to grant everyone with love, kindness and dreams. It brings joy and enthusiasm spreading its lovely spirit over people’s homes. In addition to the New Year revelries and the pleasure of exchanging gifts Christian world celebrates also Christmas. Due to the […]
Metsamor
Metsamor, one of the ancient monuments of the Armenian Plateau, is situated in the enter of the Ararat Valley, 30 kilometres west of Yerevan, not far from the spring of the River Metsamor. Excavations confirm that people settled in this valley with abundant water sources, hunting grounds and pastures seven thousand years ago. The Metsamor Castle was founded on a […]
Hanrapetutyan Street in Yerevan
With the passage of time it is of course inevitable that the names of many streets in Yerevan have been changed, as the main result is nearly always the same as far as the family historian is concerned. The same is with one of the main streets and favourite one in Yerevan – Hanrapetoutyan street […]
David Gazazyan (1910 – 1968)
“Only a real dramaturge will reveal the organic feelings, which will make his works become valuable ones. And D. Gazazyan’s works are a proof of it” Konstantin Simonov David Abraham Gazazyan was born in 1910, in historical province of Sebastia, city Nikodemia (Izmit), Constantinople where he spent his first years of childhood. In 1915 his family […]