The running marathon initiated by the "Yes" platform of the Armenian Relief Fund of the Armenian Apostolic Church was held


On the initiative of the Armenian Relief Fund of the Armenian Orthodox Church, a therapeutic horticultural area will be created in the Botanical Garden of Yerevan. On this occasion, a running competition was organized, the participation fees of which were directed to the establishment of the area. Runners with children first took part in a fun run of 1 km, and then in a 5 km race for adults.

The newly elected rector presented the problems of the State Academy of Fine Arts


What are the cracks of the State Academy of Fine Arts and what is its development perspective? In May, Vardan Azatyan, a professor of art, was elected as the rector of the academy. He is an art critic, historian, theoretician, has been teaching at the academy for more than 20 years, and has also lectured at foreign universities. In 2014, he founded the Institute of Humanitarian Studies named after Ashot Hovhannisyan. Anahit Margaryan discussed the future of the academy with the new rector in "Artfocus".

How to enjoy life and prepare for war


The head of the government says that the times of scraping are over, the time to live has come. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the same government declares: peace is aborted, prepare for war. What does a citizen agree to live with? What does the ruling power get? Anna Sargsyan discussed the topic with public administration specialist Hovhannes Avetisyan.

There is no complex content, there is a complex delivery method


Hovhannes Yeranyan discussed the educational programs implemented in Matenadaran throughout the year and the content of the "Summer School" educational program with Jemma Papoyan and Mary Ghazaryan, the coordinators of Matenadaran's educational programs and exhibitions.

7 deacons of the Mother See were ordained to priesthood with the blessing of the Catholicos of All Armenians


With the blessing of the Catholicos of All Armenians, an offering ceremony was held in the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin. The Celebrant Bishop Mesrop Parsamyan, Primate of the Eastern Diocese of the USA, addressed questions to the priests. The deacons testified that they are steadfast in the Orthodox faith, and then promised to be disciples and followers of the holy fathers and blessed patriarchs of the church. The ordained rejected and reviled all the heretics and schismatics by name. Five of the seven donors, married, two chose the celibate priesthood.

Winner of international competitions


Pianist Levon Karapetyan is in his homeland
 
Pianist Levon Karapetyan is a laureate of national and international competitions. Having become blind at the age of 6, he accepted the challenge of fate and graduated from A. Hekimyan and A. Spendaryan Music schools. Then he studied at the Yerevan State Conservatory named after Komitas, received bachelor's and master's degrees, improved in Strasbourg. He regularly performs in solo concerts and accompanied by symphony orchestras. After a long absence, Levon is in his homeland.

The participants of the "Armen" research project studied medieval Armenia


Mashtots Matenadaran hosted the participants of the "Armen" scientific research project at the University of Florence, funded by the European Council, who participated in a two-day workshop on "Armenia and Armenians in the World Middle Ages" with more than ten researchers of the Matenadaran. Research topics range from the restoration of Bagratuni Armenian statehood to the fall of Mongol rule in Armenia. Little-known manuscripts and originals kept in the Matenadaran, the libraries of the Mkhitaryan Congregation of Venice, Vienna, Jerusalem and Paris became the material of study.

A book about the legacy of German philanthropist Armin Wegner will be published


Manushak Markosyan, PhD student of Hamburg University, member of Wegner Society, wrote the thesis about Wegner's pro-Armenian activities. Wegner, a great friend of the Armenian people, and Patriarch Vazgen I met and corresponded by letter. In 1968, Armin Wegner visited Soviet Armenia at the invitation of the government and Holy Etchmiadzin. Wegnerologist Manushak Markosyan translated Wegner's letters. He studied them in the Marbach archive, where the personal archives of prominent German figures are stored.

The movement as a result of the state crisis


Has the domestic political life in Armenia ever been fueled by the talk of the state's security or struggle for sovereignty? What makes the "Tavush for the sake of the Motherland" movement unprecedented? Who benefits from the sharp polarization of society? Anna Sargsyan discussed the topic with ethnographer Arsen Hakobyan.

New strategy of education and science. Part 162


Hovhannes Yeranyan discussed with Davit Poghosyan, the director of the History Museum of Armenia, "Bagratunyac, the space-famous capital" opened in the museum: Ani in 13-14 centuries" exhibition and the significance of the international conference that followed it.

Who will inherit the earth?


Respecting the motherland, the native land, means respecting the past life, it means respecting the present life, because that heritage is under our responsibility and care today. It also means respecting the life of the future, what we will leave behind. Is it only us, is it our generation, what will we give to the new generation? What does meekness have to do with the country's heritage? Archimandriye Ruben Zargarian speaks on this. 

The director of the film "Stone" presented a new film


The focus of attention of Armenian film writers has almost always been on the genre of war cinematography. Many of the figures of Armenian cinema went to the front, took part in military operations, in order to make more realistic films. The continuation of this tradition is the young director Arman Ayvazyan who lives next to us today. His film "Stone" tells about a group of volunteers who risk their lives to enter Kashatagh days before the deadline for the handover of Artsakh territories to search for and save the Armenian khachkars from destruction. The film won the Silver Apricot at the Golden Apricot Festival in 2023. And the other day, the closed screening of Arman Ayvazyan's new film took place. Anahit Margaryan spoke with the director about films, war, documentary in "Artfocus".