The BBC reports that Hollywood actor Johnny Depp is to produce a film on the life and death of former KGB spy Alexander Litvinenko who was poisoned by a radioactive substance in London in November last year. The film will be based on a book, Sasha’s Story: The Life and Death of a Russian Spy, […]
Homeless, Chamber Music Hall, Yerevan, Republic of Armenia © Onnik Krikorian / Oneworld Multimedia 2005
Following on from running into a dead homeless person lying in the middle of the street on the way to kindergarten with my son last week, I ran into one that was thankfully breathing today. Actually, I’ve seen Samuel around my […]
For those of you that know me, this is no joke. I really am trying to give up smoking. No need to explain why I guess, and not least since apart from Princess Margaret, there are few who smoked as much as I do. Basically, when even Armenians tell you that you smoke too much […]
The BBC reports that former KGB officer Alexander Litvinenko died last night in a London hospital after apparently being poisoned at the beginning of November. According to the report, Litvinenko was investigating last month’s murder of Anna Politkovskaya and dictated a letter in his final hours accusing Russian President Vladimir Putin of being behind his […]
Blogian carries news that the BBC Russian site says Borat’s Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan will not be shown in Russia. Unfortunately, Simon thinks Armenia will follow suit and I guess he’s right. However, I live in hope that it will at least make it here on DVD and […]
I’ve just come back from a quick drink with Tom de Waal, Caucasus Editor of the Institute for War & Peace Reporting, before he had to shoot off for some reception, and IWPR’s Armenia Country Director, Seda Muradyan. Beforehand, Tom launched the Russian translation of his book on the Karabakh conflict, Black Garden: Armenia and […]
Nothing to do with Armenia, apart from relatively close proximity and an Armenian minority, but the BBC reports that the deposed Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein has been found guilty of crimes against humanity and sentenced to death. Hussein will apparently be hung.
The former Iraqi president was convicted by a Baghdad court for his role […]
With the Armenian President scheduled to make an official visit to Kazakhstan tomorrow, PanArmenian.net says that it will coincide with the second meeting of the Kazakh-Armenian Commission on Trade and Economic Cooperation. However, Artyom at iArarat jokes that all might not be as it seems.
And so the rumor has it, that after meeting Premier George […]
Nothing to do with Armenia yet again, but as with music I like pointing local Armenians in the direction of those things that have defined my life entertainment wise. So, after being pleasantly surprised at the albeit small underground popularity of Da Ali G Show, and especially Kazakh journalist Borat, as well as the highly […]
It’s the third day of my Mum’s visit to Armenia and British Airways still has no idea where her luggage is. There were about a dozen others on the same flight who are also without their bags, as well as those who came over on the the Air France flight that arrived a few hours […]
