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Antoine Stepan Terjanian


Antoine Stepan Terjanian moved to Armenia from Canada. He lives in Yeghegnadzor and belives that to know real Armenia you have to live outsideYerevan, be in touch with soil and understand the concerns of farmers. "Main achievement of my wife Sheila and mine in Yeghegnadzor were that we taught people how to make money and earn in the concurrent conditions". Sheila is a Scotswoman and she sees her husband's happiness in Armenia. It is the happiness of someone who ultimately found his homeland.
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Emma Soghoyan


Emma Soghoyan thinks that it is possible to return to homeland, live and act. Carl and Emma Soghoyans started supporting Armenia from the USA since the Karabakh war and the earthquake of Spitak in 1988. The offer received in 2000 on reconstructing the Church in Vayk brought them back to Armenia yet another time. "The most vital initiative, however, is the opening of Manuscript Hall of the Mother See, which is the outcome of Carl's last 30 years efforts. I am extremely happy that the manuscripts are home at last, my only pity is that Carl did not see it, but I am sure that he is also satisfied; this is a special come-back to his homeland", - says Ms. Emma.
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Artak Zeynalyan


Human rights activist Artak Zeynalyan attaches big importance to independence of judicial system and protection of citizen’s rights by the state considering the level of legal consciousness of society to be the guarantee for having the law come to love. Father Ruben Zargarian who runs the conversation does not put off finding out the link between the rights and faith.

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Khachik Manukyan


To poet Khachik Manukyan, the decline of interest in books is closely related to the extensive decline of spiritual values. The poet recalls that in the Soviet Union years people would secretly pass spiritual literature from hand to hand. However, presently, when everything is seemingly full and free, the spiritual does not any how become part of daily life. The poet believes, that even writers are extremely materialized, which serves a bad example the youth in particular.
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Artak Ghulian


Architect Artak Ghulian thinks, that in the Church building not only the architectural skills, but also the exact reflection of Christian faith, spiritual-worship doctrines is equally very important. What is the impact of new contruction elements on the traditional Church building perceptions?
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Will, independence and education


What is the relation between the will power and free creativeness, how can these affect learning and self-organization? How do these values work in our education system? Within the scope of the topic "Education and reality", a discussion is held between ethnologist and social scientist Satenik Mkrtchyan and cultural anthropologist Tigran Matosyan. The conversation is hosted by Anna Sargsyan.
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Media Education


What is a media education? How to be guided in information flows, how to check the information? To what extent is media education introduced in modern education system? The topic is discussed by the Director of the Scientific and Educational Center of International Journalism, YSUL, and former Production and Training Director at Internews Armenia Harutyun Mansuryan.The conversation is hosted by Anna Sargsyan.
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Education and Reality


In this modern world eduction is often viewed as a factor of long-term changes that lies in the foundation of public, economic and social reform. Are OUR reforms conditioned by the factor of education? Moreover, are OUR realities conditioned by the education factor? Third Milennium pavilion hosted Henrik Grigoryan, professor, Doctor of Philosophy and Nikol Margaryan, ethnographer, Assistant Professor in the YSU Chair of Culturology to discuss the topic of the Education and reality. The conversation is hosted by Anna Sargsyan.
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Translation and Literary Ties


With the fall of Soviet Union, the literary-cultural ties also fell apart. Before, the works of Armenian writers were translated, under the state funding and plan, into the languages of USSR countries, later in the period of independence, writers had to connect, translate and dessiminate their works themselves. How do the writers of former USSR countries connect, what role does the literary translation play in developing those ties? Hayk Hambardzumyan talks with poet, translator Victoria Chembartseva about these issues.
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Writer, literature and reality


Why does the society reflect such a morbid and fervent response to anything related to the Writers’ Union, why does the modern literature become object of irony, why are the discussions of literature-related issues replaced by mostly “near-literature” ones? Who is to blame for this, the writer or the reality? Hayk Hambardzumyan spoke about these issues with the Chairman of Writers’ Union Edward Militonyan.

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Film Music


Modern films are hard to imagine without music, however, it is possible to see music without films. Favorite soundracks often become more popular, than the films they were composed for. We are all familiar with and love the music created by Ennio Marricone, Goran Bregovic regardless whether we've watched the respective films or not. Why is it so and what is the role of music in films? Hayk Hambardzumyan spoke to Ashot Khoyetsyan, a violin in Art Cinema Ensemble performing soundracks.
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Larisa Virginia Rine


Larisa and Megy moved to Armenia with their mother after living in the US and Russia for 24 years. Megy studies at the American University of Armenia, and Larisa founded Teach for Armenia organization.
"We are half-Armenian, half-Irish, however, our Armenian roots are stronger, our spirit is Armenian.. That is why we are in Armenia and will surely never leave", state the sisters.