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Opening of Ruben Sevak Museum in the Mother See


The historical building Ghazarapat which used to serve as the dining hall for the brotherhood, was selected as a Museum for the renowned Armenian writer, poet Ruben Sevak. The official opening ceremony of the Museum was attended by Karekin II, the Catholicos of All Armenians, Ministers of Culture and Diaspora, member of the Mother See brotherhood, education and cultural workers.
“Today we come to answer the crime by eternalizing the memory of the noble son of our nation; wge respond to the destruction with construction, to devastation – with restoration, to the death – with life. The Christian spirit of answering the evil with the good has become the characteristics and essence of our nation which will ever invigorate us” – stated the Supreme Patriarch in His speech.
The idea of opening the Museum was Hovhannes Chilingarian's, the nephew of Ruben Sevak. On the opening day of the Museum, the benefactor was granted the honorable award of the Armenian Church - "St. Gregory the Illuminator" Medal.
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Father Mesrop Aramian


Father Mesrop Aramian, Chairman of the Ayb High School Board of Trustees, states with pain, that around 1500 existing schools are not capable of fulfilling the same mission which was back then fulfilled by just one educational institution -- Gevorkian Theological Seminary. To the priest, the indifference towards education has to do with the lack of respect towards teacher, as well as the lack of cooperation between family-school.
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Historical-Cultural Heritage of Aghtamar


Island Aghtamar in Lake Vana has an exceptional role and significance in our culture. In the 7th Century, in the period of the fight agains Arabs, this ancient settlement became a military base; in the 10th Century it was already an administrative and spiritual-cultural center of Artsrunis Kingdom, a flowering monastery complex, center of writing and seats of catholicoses. Hayk Hambardzumyan talks about the historical-cultural heritage of Aghtamar with Karen Matevosyan, Doctor of Science in History.
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Vahe Keushguerian


After living in Lebanon, US and Italy for many years, Vahe Keushguerian finally made up his mind to move to Armenia. He’s the sales manager of Karas Armenian wine production. “Armenia is my last stop”,-says Vahe. “Unlike all other countries I’ve lived in, here everything worries me – the issue of Karabakh, the political and social state. I can’t urge everyone to come back, but one thing I can say for sure is tht here I am in peace, secure and happy”.

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Raffi Elliott


Raffi moved to Armenia from Canada one year ago. He founded Nest Innovations to deal with advertising web-sites of businesses. He is half Armenian, half Irish. “I grew up in the midst of influences from two cultures and I think differently about many issues, and it is very important nowadays”, - thinks our hero. Raffi Elliott is the first one in his family who made his mind to settle down and make a family in Armenia.
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Pietro Marcello


Italian filmmaker Pietro Marcello is fascinated with the art of Artavazd Peleshian. The documentary of Marcello entitled “Silence of Peleshian” was screened in the Golden Apricot film festival this year. Pietro Marcello was in Armenia for the first time. He told Fr. Ruben Zargarian about the impressions he got from the Golden Apricot and Yerevan, talked about the specifics of Armenian and world film industry.

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Nairi Mkrtichian


9 years ago Nairi Mkrtichian moved to Armenia from Syria. One year ago, she established the only web-site in Western-Armenian called “Yeraguin (Tricolor)” with her friend, which was meant to set up a bridge between Armenia and Diaspora.
In the initial first stage, she was unemployed as many were, and now she is just like other Armenian women – her husband went overseas for work. She has got all the reasons to consider herself as a full Armenian, one of main one being that she doesn’t imagine her life without Armenia.

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Grigor Muradyan


Constitution is the key development milestone of a democratic state. What is its role and significance to an ordinary citizen, how much do we realize the importance of constitution in our personal lives, do we recognize our constitutional rights and obligations? Fr. Ruben Zargarian talks about the above-mentioned issues with the First Deputy Minister of Justice of Armenia.
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Davit Muradyan, part 2


Davit Muradyan considers the goals of religion and culture as the same; both are designed for the improvement of man. The conversation with Rev. Fr. Ruben Zargarian is about the art-culture relationships and preservation mechanisms for culture.

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Davit Muradyan


The language is a memory, national integrity, the language is a vital means of forming independence and identity. The conversation of Rev. Fr. Ruben Zargarian with film critic, writer Davit Muradyan on the inmost and applied role of language. According to the film critic, the basis for any culture makes the language, however, to his pity, at present, we are not making use of the huge ethical, cognitive, spiritual reserves that the Armenian language possesses.
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TOPIC: guest – Rev. Father Shahe Ananian


Our Church attaches high importance to the role and significance of translation movement by the Feasts of the Holy Translators. An unprecedented cultural uplift, which originates from the exceptional translation of the Bible.

The Armenian Holy Bible is matchless in its accuracy of translation and elegance of style. It is still a matter of debates for the specialists, as to how could our holy translators, without having any culture of writing and respectively elaborated literary language, manage to create such monumental piece of work. Hayk Hambardzumyan discusses this cultural phenomenon and the specifics of the Bible translation with Rev. Father Shahe Aanian
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Harutyun Khachatryan


The jubilee 10th annual Golden Apricot Yerevan International Film Festival will soon launch. Harutyun Khachatryan, the Director of the Film Festival, is sure that we’ll have a second chance of telling about us through the Golden Apricot, invite different people and represent ourselves to world. The festival is a wonderful opportunity to get familiarized the world cinematography. In his conversation with Rev. Fr. Ruben Zargarian, the film director addressed also the development prospects of film production in Armenia, the role of cinematography in protection of our cultural borders.