Books & Arts

On September 25, the city of Gyumri celebrated it’s birthday. On that occasion, the statue of Armenian military leader Andranik surrounded by the bronze busts of soldiers got transferred from the outskirts of Gyumri to the center of the city. According to the creator of the statue Martin Tonoyan, the statue occupies the area in …

On October 5, well-known Brazilian prose-writer Pablo Cuelo will visit Armenia by the invitation of the Armenian National Education and Culture Union. Pablo Cuelo, considered one of the most influential writers of the past century, was born in Brazil in 1947. His work has been translated in 68 languages and published throughout 150 countries in …

This collage by artist Sergey Parajanov entitled “Trio”(Troyka in Russian) belonged to a private collection months ago. It has been donated to the Parajanov house/museum by businessman and president of “ATAVANK LES’ Levon Hayrapetyan, who was born in Karabagh. The exact year of the collage is unknown. The owner of the museum Zaven Sargsyan predicts …

Armenian academicians think that Yuri Basmet’s visit to Armenia is not only important in that Armenian audience will be able to hear the great musician, but also that Bashmet can now proudly say that he is an academician in natural and social sciences and a member of the European Academy’s Armenian branch. The ceremony for …

Armenian academicians think that Yuri Basmet’s visit to Armenia is not only important in that Armenian audience will be able to hear the great musician, but also that Bashmet can now proudly say that he is an academician in natural and social sciences and a member of the European Academy’s Armenian branch. The ceremony for …

The “Nairi” printing press has printed the “Unfinished game” volume of works by Diasporan Armenian poet Karik Pasmajyan. The poet, who was born in Jerusalem, printed his first volume of English poems entitled “Reflections” in 1968 in Jerusalem. K. Pasmajyan is also the author of “Phototype in the Sun”, “Pollen” and “Spurts of rock” volumes. …

Today, after releasing an album, the singers and the recording studio have to follow up on the process of illegal copyrighting and flow of copies. The recording studios around the world lose billions of dollars every year due to the unlicensed and on line sale of recorded CDs. By taking into consideration the increase in …