Life after the war: Gevorg Hambardzumyan


23-year-old Gevorg Hambardzumyan, who suffered a severe brain injury, speaks with great difficulty, his hand does not work due to the brain injury, and walking has become difficult. After the war, during the rehabilitation phase, at the suggestion of a friend, he decided to continue training, but not in boxing, but in the field of para-arm wrestling. The former boxer returns to Armenia with laurels. He has more than 10 medals, which he won at the world and European para-arm wrestling championships.

Archbishop Michael stated in court that the government has been targeting him since 2018


Archbishop Michael believes that the biggest mistake of his life was made in 2018, when he welcomed Nikol Pashinyan, but when Pashinyan announced that he was becoming prime minister, he was against it. According to him, the change in the government's approach towards him began from that day. The Archbishop recalled that he spoke about the need to remove the government back in the days of the 2020 war, for six years, but not once did law enforcement officers see a criminal element in his words. He believes that this is a clear political persecution.

A festive liturgy was served at the Holy Cross Church in Arabkir


A festive Liturgy was served at the Holy Cross Church in Arabkir on the occasion of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross. The Holy Cross in Arabkir was built on the initiative of the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin, with the philanthropy of Louise Simone Manukyan. The architect of the church is Artak Ghulyan.

 

Pilgrimage participants departed from the Saghmosavank Monastery with prayers to the Holy Cross and the Altar of Hope


On the eve of the feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross in the Diocese of Aragatsotn, the youth of the diocese gathered in the courtyard of Saghmosavank under the leadership of spiritual shepherds. The participants of the pilgrimage, carrying cross-stitches and singing hymns, set off on foot to the Holy Cross and the Altar of Hope. They covered about 5 km of the way with prayers and songs. They conveyed the good news of the holiday to the residents of neighboring settlements.

Honored Ballet Artist Suzanna Pirumyan


Ballet dancer Syuzanna Pirumyan has been an artist of the Alexander Spendiaryan Opera and Ballet Theater since the age of 18. She has been the theater's leading soloist for about twenty years. For years, she has been involved in the development of Armenian ballet and the education of a new generation. Art critic Anahit Margaryan's guest at "Artfocus" is Honored Artist, ballet dancer Syuzanna Pirumyan.

Vardan Grigoryan's historical novels and the modernity of the genre


September 5 marks the 75th anniversary of the talented historical novelist Vardan Grigoryan. He lived only 38 years, but his historical novels “Eternal Return”, “The Century of Destruction” and especially “Manya Ayrk” changed the description of the genre in our country and determined its further developments. What innovations did he bring and are his historical novels and the genre in general relevant? These questions are discussed in the “Parallel Readings” program with literary critics Hayk Hambardzumyan and Arkmenik Nikoghosyan.

The scribes of Azatan


Robert and Rafael are brothers, they visit St. Stepanos Church together every Sunday, wear vests and participate in the Liturgy. The brothers talk about their interests, everyday life in the village, and pilgrimages with love.

Memory and security


Collective memory is a security tool that has an important component: what to forget. That is why Azerbaijan is erasing and completely destroying any symbol of Artsakh's statehood. After annexing Artsakh, Azerbaijan was the first to destroy the institutions reminiscent of statehood. It is destroying and re-editing the evidence of Armenians' centuries-old life in Artsakh - churches and historical and cultural monuments. Why is collective memory part of security? Anna Sargsyan spoke with ethnographer Ruzanna Tsaturyan.

Grigor Ghapantsyan


Just three years after the closure of the Gevorgyan Seminary, the first state university of Armenia was opened. The vast majority of the teaching staff were former teachers of the seminary, and one of them was the linguist and Armenologist Grigor Ghapantsyan. In 1913, having rejected Nikoghayos Mar's offer to stay at the University of Saint Petersburg and work together, he returned to his homeland and entered the teaching staff of the Gevorgyan Theological Seminary. He immediately joined the group of Stepanos Malkhasyants, who was appointed Dean of the seminary, who was called upon to reform the educational programs of the seminary and write a new charter. He conducted his first serious studies at the seminary and published them in the journal "Ararat" of the Mother See. In 1918, with weapons in hand, he fought with Armenian clergy and scientists in the Battle of Sardarapat. He was the head of the Department of Linguistics of the newly opened State University, and the director of the Institute of Language of the newly established NAS. Some of the works written in Russian by the linguist who left behind a great scientific legacy have not been translated into Armenian to this day.

The Right Hand of Saint Aristakes, the Relic-Bearing Patriarch, was brought out to the Ecumenical Conference


The inter-church conference entitled “Living the Faith Today: Commemorating the 1700th Anniversary of the First Ecumenical Council of Nicaea” that began in the Mother See has concluded. A Sunday liturgy was held in the Mother Cathedral under the presiding authority of His Holiness the Catholicos of All Armenians. In celebration of the 1700th anniversary of the First Ecumenical Council of Nicaea, the relic-bearing Right Hand of Saint Aristakes, who participated in the Council on behalf of the Armenian Church, was brought out.

Members of the Ecumenical Conference visited Geghardavank


Members of the inter-church conference entitled “Living the Faith Today: Commemorating the 1700th Anniversary of the First Ecumenical Council of Nicaea” held at the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin, accompanied by the Director of the Department for Inter-Church Relations of the Mother See, His Holiness Karekin Hambardzumnan, visited Geghardavank. The clergy toured Geghardavank, got acquainted with the architecture and sacred history of the church, and then an ecumenical prayer was performed with their participation, during which prayers and hymns were sung in different languages

Hayrik Muradyan 120


Hayrik Muradyan bridged time with his life and work, forming a living connection between generations and transmitting values ​​that shape our identity. A concert dedicated to the 120th anniversary of Hayrik Muradyan, a connoisseur of Armenian song, performer of traditional songs, folklorist and ethnographer, will be held at the National Academic Theater of Opera and Ballet. Anahit Margaryan's guest at "Artfocus" is the president of the "Hayrik Muradyan" NGO, violinist, Narine Delalyan.