Books & Arts

The second annual “One Nation, One Culture” pan-Armenian cultural festival. It almost sounds majestic. Not because the government spent 117 million AMD and not because it is the second festival. There were about 2,000 participants from Armenia and the Armenian Diaspora. The events took place in all the elegant auditoriums and theatres of Yerevan. All …

Generally, in civilized countries, it is normal to see commercials that draw their attention to the issues facing society, including social, health, ecological and religious issues. The classic example of those programs is the advertisements about social issues, which have an influence on a person’s sub-consciousness and senses. Those advertisements are non-profit and are aimed …

A couple of days ago, “168 Hours” found out that the painting by Ayvazovski entitled “Sunrise” has been stolen from the museum in Astrakhan. The canvas had been stolen four years ago, but according to some rumors, it was going through restoration. Restorer Elena Maslova and the museum administration are currently accused of robbery, while …

“My grandfather is already 96 years old and I would really like to see the day when I could tell him that America has recognized the Armenian Genocide,” said member of the rock group “System of a Down” Serge Tangyan during one of his interviews. “System of Down” is really doing a lot by organizing …

The famous “Mona Lisa” painting by Leonardo Da Vinci is 500 years old. Japanese scientist Matsumi Suzuki has conducted various experiments and brought back the voice of Jaconda by 90% exactness. The scientist has used modern technology, the shape of Jaconda’s head, neck and other characteristics to recover the voice. According to Japanese sources of …

World famous Armenian pianist Vardan Mamikonyan had a concert in the National Gallery hall several days ago. V. Mamikonyan has played around the world and has taken part in many festivals. He lives in Paris, but often leaves for Germany, where his parents currently live. The historical name of this pianist makes him more responsible, …

There are a lot of interesting films from different countries in this year’s film festival. First of all, these films are very interesting due to the fact that they mainly have human beings in their scenarios, who try to find solutions in different situations. Most of the heroes of these films are women who try …

Animator Robert Sahakyants is certain that there’s a code for each name. “If a Armenian soccer team wears uniforms with the name “Phoenix” on it and it’s hard to pronounce for the players, then the team won’t play that well. If the team’s name is “Ararat”, then the players play with pride. But when the …

Animator Robert Sahakyants has sharp and obstinate opinions on many issues. The talented and hard-working animator is a very good patriot and the Homeland is not abstract or shining for him, but rather more concrete-perhaps not that attractive, but a very dear place. – Do you think it’s good that Armenian society is too involved …

The Mikhalkov family has left a legacy and each member of the family is involved in the field of art. Actor and film director Nikita Mikhalkov’s wife, Tatiana, was under the shade of her famous husband for many years and it seemed as though she didn’t want to appear in the public eye. However, ten …