State or colony?


What identity and state is Azerbaijan building today at our expense? What kind of identity is being formed in us after the 2020 war. Candidate of historical sciences, Israelologist Sergey Melkonyan is in the pavillion. Anna Sargsyan conducts the conversation.

Marriage or Giving Birth?


Whoever hates his brother is a murderer, whoever hates his wife commits a suicide. Reverend Fr. Ruben Zargaryan speaks on this. 

The youngest muesum of the Mother See, the "Ruben Sevak" museum, is ten years old


Sargis Muradyan's painting "Calvary of Armenian intellectuals" will be placed in the museum named after Ruben Sevak in Holy Etchmiadzin. 

State and dignity


Did you imagine that there will come a day when Artsakh will be under indefinite siege for more than 2 months, and nothing will happen on the streets of Yerevan? We talk about post-war national identity with ethnographer Mkhitar Gabrielyan. Anna Sargsyan conducts the conversation.

Husband and wife, as one body


What is the first recorded human speech, when was it uttered, what change did it bring? Reverend Fr. Ruben Zargaryan speaks on this. 

Jazz in today's Armenia


Why have jazz festivals and jazz clubs declined?  Are untrained jazzmen competitive? How often does Jazz go to the region? What do the Russian jazzmen immigrated to Armenia do? Double bass player, composer Davit Geodakyan and saxophonist, arranger Davit Melkonyan talk in "Artfocus".  Anahit Margaryan conducts the conversation.

The issue of protecting Artsakh's spiritual and cultural heritage


After the 2020 war, under the direction of the Patriarch of All Armenians, the "Office for the Protection of the Spiritual and Cultural Heritage of Artsakh" was established in the Mother See, which is active in raising the issues of protection and preservation of Artsakh's cultural heritage. Rev. Fr. Archimandrite Garegin Hambardzumyan, Director of Artsakh spiritual and cultural heritage preservation office spoke about the activities of the office, the fate of thousands of historical, cultural and religious monuments in Artsakh under the military control of Azerbaijan. Anahit Margaryan moderated the conversation.

The blockade as threat of genocide


On January 30, the International Association of Genocide Scholars adopted a new statement condemning the blockade of Artsakh. In October 2022, the organization also adopted a statement condemning the Azerbaijani attack on the territory of the Republic of Armenia. We discuss the threat of genocide and the long-term blockade of Artsakh with Genocide expert Suren Manukyan. Anna Sargsyan conducts the conversation. 

New strategy of education and science. Part 99


We are discussing the issue of science and education strategy with Artur Karapetyan, deputy director of Monte Melkonyan College.

The State Symphony Orchestra of Armenia is 17 years old


On January 25, the State Symphony Orchestra of Armenia celebrated its 17th anniversary with a concert. Artistic director and chief conductor of the orchestra, Sergey Smbatyan, is the guest of "Artfocus".  Anahit Margaryan conducts the conversation.

Feast of Saint Sargis in the monastery complex named after the Holy Commander of Ushi


According to the tradition, Mesrop Mashtots brought from Persia and right here, on the height of the village of Ushi, he summed up the marks of the Sargis general. Today, on February 4, a liturgy was also held in the Saint Sargis monastery complex in Ushi on the feast day of Saint Sargis.

War Hanging in the air


There is growing anticipation that the region is being drawn into a major conflict. What is the perception of it in Armenia? What role does the besieged Artsakh play in the complex military-political rearrangements? We discuss it with military analyst Robert Nazaryan. Anna Sargsyan conducts the conversation.