The life of one of Armenia’s greatest composers father Komitas has always fascinated me. I’ve often considered his tragic story to represent the history of the Armenian people of the last century. To him we owe much for the preservation of Armenian folk music. His musical genius and poetry are yet to be fully...
Documentary about the Kingdom of Ararat (Urartu)
A new documentary about the ancient Armenian kingdom of Ararat (a.k.a. Van or Urartu) has recently been published to YouTube by Artak Movsisyan. Check it out guys, it’s worth to watch. For those who want it to see it in a different language click bellow: Russian – ЦАРСТВО АРАРАТ – УРАРТУ Armenian – «ԱՐԱՐԱՏ-ՈՒՐԱՐՏՈՒ ԹԱԳԱՎՈՐՈՒԹՅՈՒՆԸ» (Ամբողջական տարբերակ)...
Documentary about one of the leading composers of the 20th century; Aram Khachaturian
https://vsnagfilms.akamaized.net/films/aol/us/aoltruestories/2009/khachaturian/khachaturian_500.mp4 – This multi-part documentary is based on the memoirs of Armenian composer Aram Khachaturian (1903-1978). Rare archival materials have been gathered from Russian archives in Moscow and Armenia, family members have been interviewed on camera, and research is underway for a film that will be the first in the West to document the...
Never Again: A brief chronology of the Armenian Genocide
In honor of the 102th Armenian Genocide commemoration I present this short video of the chronology of the Armenian Genocide. As we remember the past let us make sure that this will Never Again happen. In 1915, the Turkish government launched a plan to massacre and expel Armenians living in the Ottoman Empire. While much of...
Angela Sarafyan stars in the new HBO hit series ‘Westworld’
The talented Armenian American actress Angela Sarafyan is starring in in the new HBO hit series ‘Westworld’, which is highly praised by critics and already received a 9.2 rating on IMDB. Westworld is a science fiction thriller television series created by Jonathan Nolan and Lisa Joy for HBO and is being co-produced by J. J. Abrams, Jerry Weintraub and...
Trailer for “The Promise” (2016) – Armenian Genocide movie with Christian Bale & Oscar Isaac
Based on true historic events and set during the last days of the Ottoman Empire, “The Promise” follows a love triangle between Michael, a brilliant medical student, the beautiful and sophisticated Ana, and Chris — a renowned American journalist based in Paris. Bale will play Chris, an AP reporter in love with both a...
New trailer for the Russian Superhero movie “GUARDIANS”
A new trailer for the Russian Superhero movie “Zaschitniki”, meaning “Guardians” in Russian, directed and produced by Sarik Andreasyan has been released. I cannot judge the content yet but the trailers look promising, especially for a superhero movie coming out of Russia. The movie is set during the Cold War, a secret organization named “Patriot”...
Ivan Aivazovsky exhibition opens in Moscow
In honor of his 200th birthday the Russian state gallery opened an exhibit to the public on the 29th of July at the State gallery of Tretyakov in Moscow titled: “Ivan Aivazovsky. In honor of the 200th anniversary of his birth.” To this event the gallery made a beautiful trailer, see above. Equally in honor...
Stephen Hawking Pays Tribute to his Armenian Teacher in a Powerful Video Message
Famous physicist Stephen Hawking has paid tribute to the teacher who inspired his early steps into scholarship and “changed his life”. Dikran Tahta at St Albans School opened his eyes to mathematics. Hawking says: “I have to admit – I wasn’t the best student – but with his support I became a professor of mathematics at...
