Extremely talented singer Sevak Khanagyan delivers another powerful live performance, this time singing in Armenian. His live performances give me the goosebumps. Not only does he posses a great voice and delivers his songs with much heart and soul, but he is also a great songwriter who writes amazing lyrics. Check out some of...
Sos & Victoria Petrosyan amaze on America’s Got Talent 2016
Sos & Victoria Petrosyan performed amazing quick-change acts in front of the live audiences and juries on America’s Got Talent 2016, reaching all the way to the quarterfinals. Their act amazed the audience and the juries resulting standing ovations for their stunning performance. Husband Sos an Armenian and his wife Victoria an ethnic Russian “The New Generation of...
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...
Illustrations from Armenia by Jean-Baptiste Tavernier (1605 – 1689)
Jean-Baptiste Tavernier (1605 – 1689) was a 17th-century Flemish-French gem merchant and traveler who became famous for his accounts of six voyages to the east. Passionate about travelling, Tavernier started out on his first journey to the Ottoman Empire and Persia in 1631. He stayed in Constantinople for eleven months, waiting for a caravan that would...
The Ethnic Origins of Beauty – Ethnographic Project
This is a very interesting project that was initiated a few years ago by Natalia Ivanova a Russian photographer and photojournalist with the aim to show the scale of ethnic diversity in a visually appealing and a creative manner. I personally love such projects and the original idea behind it. This ambitious project aims to cover all ethnic groups...
Armenian Calligraphy Animation by Ruben Malayan
Armenian Calligraphy (Komitas Edit 2:30 min) by Ruben Malayan 2015 from Ruben Malayan on Vimeo.
Beautiful animation displaying Armenian Calligraphy, created by Ruben Malayan, music by Komitas. Ruben Malayan is an Armenian artist and designer who has devoted many years to studying ancient Armenian manuscripts and is perhaps personally responsible for the revival of the Armenian calligraphy art. I’ve been a huge fan of his work ever since I stumbled upon some...
Sam Sevian a Chess Prodigy
Sam Sevian is 14, a chess grandmaster and probably the most intense kid you’ve ever seen.via FOX Sports Live
Posted by FOX Sports on Wednesday, April 1, 2015
A while back Sam became the youngest-ever American Chess Grandmaster at the age of 13. FOX Sports Live aired an interesting segment about Sam.
True Face of the King Of Kings [UPDATED]
The King of Kings in Armenian history refers to Tigranes II (also known as Tigranes the Great). He was one of the most successful kings in world’s history (yet remains fairly unknown to western audiences). He conquered the entire Mesopotamia, subdued the Parthians and challenged the greatest power of his time the Roman Empire. Tigranes invaded...
Pope Declares St. Gregory of Narek Doctor of the Church
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Pope Francis will formally proclaim a 10th-century Armenian mystic monk as a doctor of the church during a liturgy held today. As such St. Gregory becomes the first Doctor of the Church to have lived outside direct communion with the Bishop of Rome as St. Gregory was not a Catholic but a member of...
