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Richard M. Chashoudian, professional handler, breeder, mentor, judge, writer and sculptor, passed away on Sept. 19, 2011, at the age of 80. Born in 1931, Ric got his first Airedale Terrier when he was just 12 years old. Registered Ric’s Lucky Boy, the Airedale and his young owner earned a CD title in obedience and …

Vazrik Bazil is a German-Armenian scientist, PhD of Philosophy and one of the top PR specialists of Germany. During his visit to Armenia he managed to give a press conference, during which he sharply criticized our officials for not being able to properly represent our country abroad. We started the interview with him by the …

Interview of the ABBYY Company’s Chairman of the Board of Directors David Yang to Mediamax Agency Recently, in Armenia people have been talking actively about the necessity to develop science-intensive economy, involve the scientific potential, which successfully fulfills itself in different countries of the world, in the republic’s development. Mediamax correspondent asked David Yang, the …

Lawyer Varand Gourjian represents the American Gourjian Law Group company, which is occupied in resolving disputes connected with real estate property. Varand Gourjian, aged 35, is an experienced lawyer, who not only knows his profession well but speaks several languages as well. He has studied not only jurisprudence in the university of California, but philosophy …

On August 5 was the birthday of famous actress Violet Gevorgyan. She is currently at exactly the same age as her heroine, Aghun. Since 1980 she has performed Hrant Matevosyan’s “In the autumn sun” casting her heroine Aghun for over 800 times. Everybody was admiring Violet – colleagues, theater experts, etc. However the actress hasn’t …

Our compatriot Karo Armen is the main owner of New York’s famous “Anti-jenix” biotechnological institute as well as the founder of the “Armen Partners” pharmaceutical company. Doctor of physical chemistry Karo Armen is a famous businessman, entrepreneur and humanist in New York. At present he’s the director of the board of two major companies, worth …

French-Armenian fashion designer and modeler Karin Arabyan is well-known around the world of fashion. The shoes, purses, jewelry and other accessories are very popular and he makes huge profits in different cities worldwide, including Paris, London, New York, Tokyo…Recently, he also introduced his “Karin Arabyan” brand to women of Moscow. Karin Arabyan’s ancestors have also …

Very often we like or dislike a certain foreign city taking into consideration many minor details. The architecture of the city, the culture, night life, cafes, transportation, the dirty or clean streets outline the entire image of the city. However, we don’t only like the city for that. No matter how much we adore the …

When Karen Hovasapyan’s friends and relatives were waiting for him at the Los Angeles airport, people who didn’t know who he was were approaching and asking, “Who is Karen Hovasapyan? Is he a political or state figure, a national hero, or a well-known composer?” However, when they found out that he’s an alpinist and has …

Manoug Khoudanian was born in 1911 (January 16) in the city of Van. The Khoudanians escaped from Van due to oppressions when Manoug Khoudanian was two and half years old. Kurds helped the Khoudanians to escape from Van to Egypt. After living in Egypt for some time, the Khoudanians left for Ethiopia, where Manough’s aunt …