TASHKENT, Uzbekistan (A.W.)—On April 7, the St. Philippos Uzbekistan Armenian Church celebrated the Annunciation of Our Lady St. Mary. The community did not celebrate Easter a week earlier, as the church was undergoing renovation. Hence, the April 7 event constituted a double celebration. Photographs are below.
Georgiy Saakov
Georgiy Saakov was born in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. He is an engineer and a journalist. He is the editor of the “Depi Apaga” Uzbekistan-Armenian magazine. His articles have been published in Uzbekistan Today, Golos Armenii, and other newspapers. He also contributes to The Armenian Weekly.
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Thank you to Georgiy Saakov for keeping us informed about our compatriots in Uzbekistan. At one time, the police chief of Tashkent was an Armenian, if I remember. Keep up the good work, Georgiy. Apres!
As Uzbekistan’s (post) Soviet education system and institutions are gradually supplanted by ones from Turkey (of either the Kemalist or pan-Turkist variety), this community will be put in a very precarious situation.
The same is true for Armenian communities in the other Central Asian republics as well as Tatarstan and Bashkortostan within the Russian Federation.