First, I would like to thank Matt for the opportunity to post my thoughts here on Blogrel. As you can tell from my name, I am not Armenian; however, I have lived for many years in rural Armenia.
First and foremost, I have come to love Armenia very much. I have been to […]
Armenia occupies the 82nd place by economic competition indices among 125 countries of the world (one position down as compared to 2005).
As the latest developments in the UN are showing, Azerbaijan is shifting its attention towards forming bigger alliances and burying the essence of the Karabakh problem under the global contradictions around energy security, anti-Russian moods and ducking behind the scandalous image of Mikhail Saakashvili.
Shamiram, Aragotsotn Region, Republic of Armenia © Onnik Krikorian / Oneworld Multimedia 2006
As a matter of interest, and especially for me as I recently returned from Tbilisi where I made contact with the Yezidi there, a film crew from from Georgia was recording the event. There was also a rather nice Yezidi girl, originally from […]
Shamiram, Aragotsotn Region, Republic of Armenia © Onnik Krikorian / Oneworld Multimedia 2006
Today saw this year’s annual festival in the Yezidi village of Shamiram. This was the third time I’ve attended the event and has become somewhat of a photographic “ritual” for me. Interesting to note that Shamiram still has no water and residents have […]
Yerevan, Republic of Armenia © Onnik Krikorian / Oneworld Multimedia 2006
Once dubbed the Silicon Valley of the former Soviet Union — and even though the IT sector is one area of the economy registering genuine growth — ArmInfo reports that the use of computer technology in Armenia is a matter of concern.
The level of IT use by society in Armenia is one of the lowest […]
With some opposition activists believing that the 2008 Presidential Elections will see Robert Kocharian pass on power to his trusted lieutenant, Defense Minister Serzh Sarkisyan, while he takes over the position of Prime Minister, Panorama.am has a funny news item on what it sees as a possible freudian slip and forecast for the future.
No […]
Zarchka has a wonderful post on contemporary Armenian music and the way in which honours are dished out by the authorities. Often these are linked to how well individuals — especially singers — serve the Government in pushing out propaganda during elections and referendums. Somewhat alarmingly, honours were recently handed out to “journalists” for the […]
Having docked in the Shahumyan square, Yerevan for 5 days, Cilicia will sail to the harbor near the Opera house, most probably the wharf of the Freedom square in Yerevan, where it will spend 5 days – to the joy of the children and some romantic airheads, wide open for anybody to get on-board, take photos, talk to the sailors and wonder: where will it go from here?
