Times of Homelessness


According to the UN, 150 million people are homeless. Most of them were forced to leave their homes as a result of conflicts, violence and other violations of human rights. Homelessness is not only a real life, but also a concept. Do attitudes affect public relations, states? Anna Sargsyan talked with candidate of philosophical sciences Armen Sargsyan.

From culture to state, from state to bread


Managing the state well also means managing the culture well, otherwise the process of decay and disintegration takes place. Different sectors become self-sufficient, collapse, political processes may go normally, but some sectors may become dead. It can lead to the death and disintegration of the state. What is a state, what creates a state? What must an individual be able to do in a state to justify his decision to live there? Anna Sargsyan talked with Doctor of Arts, Professor Mher Navoyan.

Features of restoration of the cathedral


Holy Etchmiadzin Cathedral opened its doors after a long and complex restoration. This is the first time that work on the restoration of such a large-scale monument has been carried out in Armenia. Anna Sargsyan spoke with Gagik Galstyan, the founder of the "Horizon-95" construction organization, about the temple's construction features, design, and fixing processes.

 

Muron, a symbol of peace


The Church Fathers called muron the oil of reconciliation. According to Bishop Gevorg Saroyan, Primate of Masyatsotn Diocese, the church means internal, national, and interpersonal reconciliation. According to him, reconciliation is forgiveness in the Christian sense. How can reconciliation be achieved when there are many disagreements, even enmity, in public life? Anna Sargsyan discussed the chain of myrrh, reconciliation and forgiveness with Bishop Gevorg Saroyan.

 

Holy Etchmiadzin raised the sphere of monuments restoration to a new level- material scientist


"In the event that traditional technological tricks are considered insufficient, the monument's strengthening can be carried out using modern technologies, the effectiveness of which is proven by scientific reasoning and guaranteed by experience," defines the international charter for the restoration of monuments. All international standards of restoration were observed during the restoration works of Holy Etchmiadzin Cathedral. Anna Sargsyan had a conversation with Hasmik Gevorgyan, the chief material scientist of the restoration of the Cathedral, director of the "Horizon-95" experimental laboratory.

 

The restoration of the Cathedral is complete


On September 29, the Cathedral of the Holy Etchmiadzin will be consecrated. It has been restored from the foundations to the cross of the dome. Holy Etchmiadzin is an extraordinary structure, it is not only the spiritual center of the Armenian people and the seat of the Armenian Apostolic Church, but also an exceptional monument of universal significance, which is included in the UNESCO world heritage list. Anna Sargsyan talked with Amiran Badishyan, the chief architect of the restoration project of the Cathedral.

Political semester. Part 1


In the first half of the year, the main topic of the political agenda was the settlement of relations between Armenia and Azerbaijan and, in that context, the so-called peace agenda with its consequences.
Anna Sargsyan discussed the most colorful topics of the political palette with knowledgeable specialists in the "3rd Millennium" pavilion, where we present the best ideas in one breath.    
So: 
The government proposed to replace the name of the subject "Armenian History" with "History of Armenians ". 
Individual representatives of the ruling power on various occasions questioned the meaning of the existence of the state. 
As a result of the establishment's policies, there may be a Republic of Armenia, but not an Armenian state. 
The Artsakh war obviously affected the national behavior of the Armenian society and its manifestations are tangible. 
The Armenian government continued to meet the demands of Azerbaijan, advancing the concessionary policy.
Immediately after the war, Azerbaijan, at the state level, started to destroy the Armenian traces in Artsakh.
After the war, the Society lost faith in its resources, as a result of which the consequences of defeat are more devastating.
After the forced deportation from Artsakh, our compatriots found themselves in the status of "familiar foreigners" in Armenia.
The main narrative of the political authorities after the war is that the events happening with Armenia are inevitable.
 

Creeping peace


Whose war is the peace treaty to advance? Anna Sargsyan discussed the topic with Gevorg Melikyan, director of the "Armenian Institute of National Resistance", candidate of political sciences.

Vandalism: state policy of Azerbaijan


The Foundation for the Study of Armenian Architecture published the booklet "State Policy of Vandalism in Azerbaijan". The English book published by the initiative of the Artsakh Diocese exposes the multi-year anti-cultural activities of Azerbaijan with facts. Anna Sargsyan discussed the topic with the fund's co-director Raffi Kortoshyan.

How to enjoy life and prepare for war


The head of the government says that the times of scraping are over, the time to live has come. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the same government declares: peace is aborted, prepare for war. What does a citizen agree to live with? What does the ruling power get? Anna Sargsyan discussed the topic with public administration specialist Hovhannes Avetisyan.

The movement as a result of the state crisis


Has the domestic political life in Armenia ever been fueled by the talk of the state's security or struggle for sovereignty? What makes the "Tavush for the sake of the Motherland" movement unprecedented? Who benefits from the sharp polarization of society? Anna Sargsyan discussed the topic with ethnographer Arsen Hakobyan.

The people of Artsakh are going through a difficult psychological period


The encirclement of Artsakh by Azerbaijan was a type of military operation. When it is not possible to capture the fortress, they close the entrances and exhaust, starve and despair those inside. Even after being in that difficult situation for 10 months, people were ready to endure and live in their land. But on September 19, the enemy launched an attack against unarmed and besieged Artsakh using all modern weapons and in large numbers. In terms of military equipment and numbers, Azerbaijan was many times superior to Artsakh, which resisted for a whole day. Added to that was the explosion near Stepanakert, which killed hundreds of people. People who have gone through all this experience collective and individual traumatic shock, post-traumatic mental disorders, complex psychological, socio-cultural stages of forced resettlement and adaptation. Anna Sargsyan discussed the topic with candidate of psychological sciences, associate professor Vitya Yaramishyan.