Cameraman Vram Khanamiryan

New 6th, 8th and 10th grade art textbooks are being printed

 

Until 2021, arts subjects were taught up to seventh grade. According to the decision of the government, the textbooks and approaches of art subjects of public schools have been changed. During the 2024-25 academic year, the Ministry of Education and Culture will introduce new textbooks for the 6th, 8th and 10th grades in public schools. The books will be published by "Zangak" publishing house. Anahit Margaryan talked with the authors of the new textbooks, musicologists Artur Avenosov and Tatevik Shakhkulyan, in "Artfocus".

The 125th anniversary of the birth of the great Armenian novelist Aksel Bakunts was completed. Living and creating in difficult and tragic times, Bakunts has shown examples of patriotism and dedication in all the thunders of his activities, contributed to the development of Armenian literature, book publishing and agriculture. What was Bakunts like as a writer, farmer, translator and Armenian man? Literary experts Hayk Hambardzumyan and Arkmenik Nikoghosyan discuss these questions in the "Parallel Readings" program.

Currently, 62 students are studying in the higher educational institutions of the Mother See - Gevorgyan Seminary, Vazgenyan Seminary in Sevan, the Priest Accelerated course and Trbanchyan Seminary in Harich. His Holiness  urged the professors to maintain high quality of education, expressed his appreciation to the inspectorate, the entire teaching staff for their dedicated effort, blessed them to continue their mission in spiritual educational institutions.

The accelerator designed by Artem Alikhanyan was a unique phenomenon in the world 

 

Hovhannes Yeranyan discussed with the director of the National Laboratory named after Artem Alikhanyan Gevorg Karyan the prospects of scientific generation change and development of science at the Institute of Physics.

Nikoghayos Adonts, having taught at Gevorgyan Seminary for several years, left an indelible mark on the methods and content of teaching history. Having to live most of his life away from his homeland, the renowned historian never stopped working for Armenia and the Armenian people. Among Adontsi's works, significant studies concerning the Armenian Church and the Armenian religion occupy a large place.

What are the cracks of the State Academy of Fine Arts and what is its development perspective? In May, Vardan Azatyan, a professor of art, was elected as the rector of the academy. He is an art critic, historian, theoretician, has been teaching at the academy for more than 20 years, and has also lectured at foreign universities. In 2014, he founded the Institute of Humanitarian Studies named after Ashot Hovhannisyan. Anahit Margaryan discussed the future of the academy with the new rector in "Artfocus".

In classical and modern works of Armenian literature, minor heroes are traditionally little different from adults. They are burdened with domestic, social, and sometimes even political concerns and ideas. How and when does their childishness appear and does it exist?   Literary experts Hayk Hambardzumyan and Arkmenik Nikoghosyan discussed these issues in the "Parallel Readings" program.

Avetis Aharonyan, a student of the Gevorgyan Seminary, tried to combine literary and creative work with political activity throughout his life. He was the Speaker of the Parliament of the First Republic of Armenia and the head of the Armenian delegation in the international negotiations, which were crucial for the Armenian people. After the sovietization of Armenia, he had to leave his homeland. Aharonyan combined public activity with literary work until his death.

There are no insurmountable difficulties

 

If there was no war, the life of mechanizer Karo Hambardzumyan would have taken a completely different course. He spent most of the year in Russia working abroad. He returned to Armenia for the four-day, then 44-day war and went to Artsakh with the Tigran Mets detachment. On October 3, Karo Hambardzumyan was injured in Madaghis. He is now preparing for a complex operation and hopes that his leg will be restored as a result. Karo Hambardzumyan believes that there are no insurmountable difficulties in life and in general, there is no life without difficulties.