Director Vahe Sukiasyan

Artak Gulian

Armenian Monastery complex of Moscow is a weighty architectural and cultural presence in the Armenian Diaspora. The complex includes big and small churches, the building of Armenian Prelacy in Russia, cultural, educational institutions, and also reception facilities. This construction fully adheres to the national architectural principles and represents one of the works of architect Artak Gulian.
The famous architect of nowadays has his own viewpoint on the current church construction. It's worthwhile knowing his own interpretation of the history of Armenian Church construction.
The film also presents other churches and structures designed by the architect both in Armenia and other countries.

Pargev Ohanyan

Hamlet Martirosyan

Following the “Daredevils of Sassoun” or “David of Sassoun” epic, the Armenian pictograms with 15-20 thousand years of history are planned to be inscribed next in the UNESCO Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. Hamlet Martirosyan has been doing a research of the pictograms for quite a long period. To the researcher, Armenian pictograms are a unique writing system and relate to other ancient writing systems – that of Egyptian and Sumerians. Hayk Hambardzumyan had a conversation with Hamlet Martirosyan referring to these and other related issues.

Gagik Ginosyan

Henrik Edoyan

It’s growing more difficult
to write poetry
or live with eyes on the subtle ray of autumn,
or else on the open pages
of Gospel. It’s growing more difficult to walk
in a street with no friends or faces you know,
and every single word
and every silence
turns into an ill-omened
veil of oblivion…
Why does it become increasingly difficult to create, why does the perception of genuine poetry and art become difficult, why is a man getting further from literature, art and high values? Hayk Hambardzumyan talks with the writer Henrik Edoyan about the crisis of the human, poetry and reality.

Eternal Mystery, Liturgical Attire, part 2

The liturgical attire of the celebrant priest is different from his every-day garment not only with its glitter. The attire consists of a dozens of garments and every single one has its sacrament. Before the liturgy the change of attire of the celebrant that takes place in the sanctuary, is a ceremony which makes the celebrant ready for the service. What garments does the liturgical attire include, what prayers and verses from Scriptures are read, how the believers should get ready to partake in the Divine Liturgy - all these topics are covered by Reverend Father Asoghik Karapetyan.

Liturgical Attire, part 1

The liturgical attire of the celebrant priest is different from his every-day garment not only with its glitter. The attire consists of a dozens of garments and every single one has its sacrament. Before the liturgy the change of attire of the celebrant that takes place in the sanctuary, is a ceremony which makes the celebrant ready for the service. What garments does the liturgical attire include, what prayers and verses from Scriptures are read, how the believers should get ready to partake in the Divine Liturgy - all these topics are covered by Reverend Father Asoghik Karapetyan.

Ashot Melkonyan

Historian Ashot Melkonyan considers the heroes of foundation of the First Republic as an excellent examples for the youth today. As the historian believes, the victories won in May came to reaffirm our right and will for sovereignty. The role that the Armenian clergy and Holy Etchmiadzin playes in the establishment of the First Republic of Armenia was also of no little significance.

Liparit Sargsyan

When speaking about promoting book-reader linkage, bringing modern man closer to book, changing the attitude for book and reading, very often we arrive at a conclusion, that in order to have a reader we need to grow one first. Are there any mechanisms in place for encouraging children and pupils to read and how much does the contemporary literature drive the youth to read? Hayk Hambardzumyan talked about these issues with writer, children’s writer Liparit Sargsyan.

Never-ending Avarayr

Priests of the Mother See, Rev. Father Shahe Ananyan and Father Vardan Navasardyan, present the sacrament of the Battle of Vartanantz and Avarayr across the evolution of times. What was the task of Avarayr in the 5th century and thereafter? What were the values to inspire the soldiers of Vartan? Do we now experience issues in respect to conscious existence of nation, preservation of statehood, as well as bringing up the generations with these values?