The Armenians of Lithuania Are Struggling for their Identity The Establishment of Armenians in Lithuania: Structures and Organizations We start the introduction with the Armenian communities of Baltic republics with Lithuania. Lithuania, once a...
The Armenians of Lithuania Are Struggling for their Identity The Establishment of Armenians in Lithuania: Structures and Organizations We start the introduction with the Armenian communities of Baltic republics with Lithuania. Lithuania, once a part of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth (Rzeczpospolita), declared its independence on March 11, 1990, the first...
The oldest Armenian church and sanctuary in Europe are in Romania Hakob Asatryan Bucharest-Prague We begin our coverage of Armenians in Europe our acquaintance with the Armenians of Europe from Romania, as the richest Armenian cultural and spiritual heritage throughout Europe is in Romania . It is surprising that,...
British MP Feryal Clark has called on the UK Government to recognize the Armenian Genocide. “What happened to Armenian people 100 years ago was a genocide, and it is about time that our Government recognized that,” she said during the debate on Holocaust Memorial Day, “I was born in...
The new FAMU Films streaming platform offers films made by Věra Chytilová, Jan Svěrák and Jan Prušinovský FAMU students during a film shoot as part of the mentoring module guided by Hungarian film director Béla Tarr, November 2021 Photo: Andrea Petrovičová Prague’s FAMU is the first film school in Europe...
10 leading filmmakers, musicians, writers, and artists selected to receive year-long strategic support, including funding, mentorship, and industry connections to bring Armenian culture to the global stage January 18, 2022 Creative Armenia and the Armenian General Benevolent Union (AGBU) are thrilled to expand on their long-standing partnership and announce...
Dr. Vahagn Vardanyan is a forward-looking academic. He is a politicalgeographer by training and teaches at Han Academy, Hong Kong. On 6January, 2022 – on Armenian Christmas – he gave a presentation to amixed audience of professionals in education, finance, trade, andothers. His 25-minute presentation was based around his...
Located near the Turkish border, Yervandashat lies on the bank of the Arax River.
Boston Globe’s Anush Elbakyan received two Emmy awards at the 44th Boston/New England Emmy Awards Virtual Ceremony on June 26. She received one of the awards for “The virus’s tale,” an inside story of how coronavirus spread in Massachusetts. Elbakyan also became the winner in the “Editor News – No...
The first Armenian woman to be running for a political seat in the upcoming Canadian Federal Elections. Anna Simonyan was selected to represent the Ahuntsic-Cartierville riding in Montreal and therefore became the first Armenian woman to obtain the privilege to try to gain a political seat in Canada. Miss...
On August 3, 2019, upon invitation of His Grace Bishop Abgar Hovakimyan, Primate, a family of Original Peoples of Canada from Alberta visited the Diocesan Headquarters. His Grace, accompanied by Rev. Fr. Komitas Mirzakhanyan, Parish Priest of Holy Cross Armenian Church of Laval, Rev. Fr. David Margaryan, Parish Priest...
