Tigran PASKEVICHYAN

The 15th anniversary of the Armenian National Army is, of course, a big, glorious celebration. It had to be celebrated ceremonially and it was. But the ceremonial celebration often ends in itself in Armenia and causes confusion among Armenians. What precept did we want to pass on to the Armenian society by celebrating the anniversary …

On January 19 at 5:00 p.m. in the evening, a 16-year old Turk by the name of Ogyun Samast murdered chief editor of the “Agos” weekly of Istanbul and Turkish-Armenian well-known activist Hrant Dink. The crime committed by the 16-year old teenager could either be considered a casualty or error if Dink were not to …

“…It’s impossible not to take note that in this project of creating a “variety of centralized occupations” for “all individuals” by the “governing individuals” in the “government of individuals”, the internal (i.e. social) and international integration components are pushed to the background.” If any villager of Armenia considers me as a citizen, better yet, a …

Everyone, either the people receiving guests or the people going to others’ houses, was complaining about the abundance of pig-thighs in Armenia during the Armenian Christmas and New Years’ celebration last year. They used to say “maaan, we’re sick and tired of it; we can’t eat pig anymore” and told everyone that they weren’t going …

Not many people take the metro in the early hours of the morning. I like to go to work during those hours because I don’t like crowds, pushing-and-shoving, and I must say that I hate the smell of perfume and sweat mixed together. I also go early because I like to be the first to …

This man is Samvel Movsisyan. He will soon turn fifty years old, but will never get to have his own home where he was supposed to live a normal life with his wife and three sons. Samvel is a refugee. After leaving his two-story home and garden in 1992 and not being able to take …

Soon the foreign term VIP will make its way in the Armenian explanatory dictionaries and obviously the meaning will be different. VIP is the abbreviation for “very important person”. But Armenian philologists will be forced to think hard, consult with influential parties to find the explanation of this word and understand who or what is …

Although there are legends about the intellect of the Armenian people, however that doesn’t bother the Republic to stay without a national anthem at least temporarily or, as some presses write, have a transitional anthem. I have talked about the writing a new anthem a couple of times and I don’t want to repeat what …

One of the most widespread errors is confusing birthday with anniversary. For example, many say or write ‘this year marks the seventieth birthday of Komitas’ or ‘this year marks the 15th anniversary of Armenia’s independence’. You have to know the basics in order to not make such mistakes-birthdays only refer to joyous events, while anniversaries …

Last week politician Aghasi Yenokyan worried over the fact that Robert Kocharyan can violate the Constitution of Armenia and run for president the third time and if there is a lack of a counterinfluence, he will put up his nomination and he won’t even care about the electoral fraud. I don’t think that this will …