The Myth of the “Western Armenian”
What or who is a “Western Armenian”? Is it someone descended from genocide survivors who came from communities in the western areas of the Armenian Highlands? Or is it someone who speaks a dialect that […]
What or who is a “Western Armenian”? Is it someone descended from genocide survivors who came from communities in the western areas of the Armenian Highlands? Or is it someone who speaks a dialect that […]
Armenia’s free and fair parliamentary election this December represents a landmark victory for democracy, setting the stage, in 2019, for a strategic upgrade of the U.S.-Armenia partnership. The bipartisan leadership of the Congressional Armenian Caucus, […]
Following the landslide victory of Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan’s ‘My Step’ Alliance in the first election since the resignation of president-turned-prime-minister Serzh Sargsyan, the populist leader faces his biggest test – transitioning from revolution […]
Armenia’s Acting Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan announced last week that his government is ready to establish diplomatic relations with Turkey, however, without any preconditions. This announcement came as a surprise to most Armenians who were […]
To no one’s astonishment, Nikol Pashinyan’s “My Step” alliance won big in the Republic of Armenia’s (RoA) first ever snap elections held on December 9, 2018. And, as cautiously hoped, the election was largely clean […]
GYUMRI—Authorities in Armenia have confirmed the arrest of a yet unnamed Russian soldier for the brutal murder of an Armenian woman. The 23 year-old serviceman allegedly accosted 57 year-old Julieta Ghukasyan on the morning of December […]
We hope these gift suggestions from Armenia and the Diaspora will satisfy someone on your list this holiday season, right up through Armenian Christmas on January 6, 2019. This list has not been sponsored or […]
Domestic violence is arguably one of the most pressing social issues facing Armenia today. It is estimated that one in four women in Armenia are subjected to abuse in their lifetimes. Too often, victims who […]
Far away in the mountains of the Gegharkunik Province of Armenia near Lake Sevan, there’s an insignificant and inaccessible village known as Kalavan. Its population of 108 inhabitants are mostly survivors from Sumgait, Azerbaijan who […]
CAMBRIDGE, Mass.—Zoravik invites the public to an informal talk and discussion on the Velvet Revolution in Armenia by poet and academic Arto Vaun. We are living in a historical moment in which Armenians have the […]
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