The Indo-European language family includes most of the European languages like English, Spanish, French, German, Greek, Russian, but also Armenian, Persian and Hindi. With over 400 languages (including dialects) it is by far the world’s largest language family and is spoken by almost 3 billion native speakers world wide. Armenian language is considered to...
3,000-year-old footprint found in historic Armenia
An ancient human footprint from the Iron Age kingdom of Van (also known as Urartu / Ararat) was recently discovered at a castle in the historic Armenian city of Van (today part of Turkey). The footprint, measuring some 26 centimeters long and fitting a modern shoe size of 36, was found at Van Castle...
World’s oldest surviving melody was composed by Armenian ancestors 3400 years ago
The 3400 year old hymn, is the oldest known fragment of noted music so far discovered in history. It was created by an anonymous Hurrian artist in 1400 BC. and dedicated to the goddess of orchards. At the time, the Armenians from the region of Van were known to their Hittite and Assyrian neighbors...
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...
Tracing the oldest Armenian script
Simple questions rarely have simple answers. That’s certainly true for the following question: “What is the oldest extant example of the Armenian alphabet?” Initially I though it was a fairly straightforward question to ask and a simple google search would provide the answer. Surely there has to be the oldest surviving image of Armenian...
Historic videos about Armenia
I stumbled upon this wonderful history channel on YouTube, that also contains several well created and informative historic videos on Armenia. Check it out guys.
Gegard Mousasi is the new Bellator middleweight world champion
The former UFC middleweight contender Gegard Mousasi proves again that he is one of the top mixed martial artists in the world, by winning the Bellator middleweight championship at Bellator 200 from inside The SSE Arena in London, England. Gegard finished the middleweight champion Rafael Carvalho via first-round TKO, ending the champ’s 15-fight win streak dating back...
Why Armenians had a constitution before the United States
It is generally considered that the constitution of the United States (created in 1787) is the oldest working constitution in the world. Its contents was directly inspired by the enlightenment movement of its era. In comparison, the Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen of the French Revolution was created in 1789 and...
Daron Malakian released a new song “Lives” from his upcoming new album
Daron Malakian known from System of a Down is set to release a new album titled “Dictator” with his other band Scars on Broadway on July 20th. The first song “Lives” and video from the album which is meant to commemorate the Armenian Genocide and celebrate its survivors has just been released. I absolutely love...
The Battle of Avarayr explained with a YouTube video
An excellent video on the history of one of the most iconic battles in Armenian history. The battle of Avarayr took place on 451 AD and helped preserve both the Armenian identity as well the Christian faith. The Legendary Battle of Avarayr, also known as Battle of Vartanantz was fought on May 26, 451...
