Christian Garbis

Christian Garbis (Garo) Adanalian is a writer and educator from Massachusetts. He served as layout designer, staff writer and photographer, and assistant editor at the Armenian Weekly. He has published articles and stories in the Armenian Weekly, Asbarez, Hetq, Roads and Kingdoms, Explore Parts Unknown and other publications. He lived in Armenia for two decades, where he worked and wrote. He holds a Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing from Lesley University. For nearly 10 years, he was an English professor at the American University of Armenia. He is currently based in Winchester, Massachusetts and continues to write and teach.
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Dressed for Death: Demonstrators Remember Beating Victim Vahe Avetyan

YEREVAN (A.W.)—On June 30, several hundred people participated in a candlelight vigil held at the Harsnakar restaurant in Avan, Armenia,…

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Interviews

An Interview with Edward Avedisian, Benefactor of the Avedisian School in Yerevan

On Fri., June 22 a groundbreaking ceremony was held on the site where the new Khoren and Shooshanig Avedisian School…

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Republicans Win Majority in National Assembly, Controversy Anticipated

YEREVAN (A.W.)—In what will either be viewed as a memorable political triumph or the start of an endless campaign of…

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Opinion

Garbis: A Defeatist Nation

With the Armenian National Assembly elections slated for May 6, I am obliged to reflect upon the political situation of…

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Opinion

Garbis: Notes on Emigration

Emigration is the single most detrimental threat to the Armenian nation today, even more so than governmental corruption. The National…

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Opinion

Garbis: Reflecting on 20 Years of Independence

Twenty years ago when Armenia declared itself independent from Soviet rule, it was not only claiming statehood, it was calling…

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Opinion

An Opposition Astray

YEREVAN (A.W.)–The Armenian National Congress, a block of oppositional parties led by former president Levon Ter-Petrossian, has been actively engaged…

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Opinion

Garbis: Opposition’s Demands Met: Now What?

The three demands of the Armenian National Congress put before the government—namely the release of all “political prisoners,” the right…

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News

Exclusive Interview with Raffi Hovannisian

‘Armenians in our own country have to be liberated,’ says Heritage Party leader YEREVAN, Armenia (A.W.)—It is the fifth day…

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Opinion

Garbis: Can ‘Revolution’ in Armenia Be Real?

Last week a peaceful protest in front of the Government Building in Yerevan turned ugly when a swarm of police…

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