On May 21, 1918, the Battle of Sardarapat begins. Already on May 21, Armenian troops liberated a number of Armenian villages and occupied a very convenient strategic position.

On May 21 and 22, the Turkish troops conduct reconnaissance battles in order to find the vulnerable directions of the Armenian troops and to achieve their goal with a direct attack on that point.

Until May 24, very hot battles are going on, the Turkish troops show stubborn resistance, and the Armenian troops are able to break the resistance of the Turkish army with attacks and counter-attacks.

On May 24, the Turkish troops start retreating, fleeing, which causes great enthusiasm among the Armenian troops. The commander of the Armenian First Division, Movses Silikyan, who was faced with the task of stopping the retreat of the Armenian troops and preventing the advance of the Turkish troops to Yerevan, addresses the following appeal to the people:

“Armenians, hurry to liberate the homeland.

The moment has come when every Armenian, forgetting his personal, for the sake of the Great Cause, the salvation of the motherland and the protection of the honor of his wife and daughters, must make his last effort to strike the enemy.

We did not want to fight. for the sake of peace and reconciliation, we were ready to make all kinds of sacrifices, however, our fierce enemy is going along his planned path. he apparently wants to enslave us, but really wants to destroy our long-suffering nation. But since we are going to perish, isn’t it better that we try to protect ourselves with weapons in our hands? Maybe we will manage to win the right to live by fighting.

And that we can defend ourselves was shown by the last battles on our front, where the enemy outnumbered us retreated before our heroic attack. One more effort is needed, and the enemy will be expelled from the borders of our country, where our grandfathers and fathers worked with blood and sweat for many years to find a way to earn their daily living.

Armenians, it’s not time to slow down. All men under the age of fifty are obliged to come under arms. I demand everyone to show up with their weapons and bullets for the defense of the motherland. Armenian women, remember the gentle ladies of the fifth century, who encouraged their husbands to the Great Cause, during the battles of the immortal Vardan. follow their example. if you do not want your honor to be violated, encourage those cowards who avoid coming to the front under various pretexts. Collect ammunition, bread, clothes and other food…

I am deeply convinced that this call of mine will not go unanswered, and within two or three days such a valiant army will be organized that will manage to expel the enemy from the borders of the native land and ensure the existence of the Armenian people.

For the physical existence of the long-suffering people,

For the trampled truth,

Stand up! To the holy war!

All men capable of arms are obliged to present themselves in Yerevan. Bezhanbeg, and all the collected food should be delivered to the local Azg. to the Khorhuds.” (S. Vratsyan, “Republic of Armenia”, Yerevan, 1993, p. 147-148).

Movses Silikyan’s call inspires not only those on the battlefield, but also recruits new groups of volunteers who go to the battlefield. That call and that period of the war are turning points, as the Armenian troops begin their advance and slowly approach their ultimate goal, the liberation of the homeland.

On May 25 and 26, Armenian troops made unsuccessful attempts at attacks on different fronts of Sardarapat, after which Movses Silikyan developed a new strategy. On May 27, the Armenian forces started new attacks and had success, and the Turkish troops, having suffered a heavy defeat in different parts of the front, began to retreat.

On May 28, the Armenian troops continue their attacks, the Turkish army retreats, but on May 29, being replenished with new troops, the Turks launch a counter-attack, but do not achieve success. On the same day, May 29, a cease-fire was established. The battle of Sardarapat ended with the victory of the Armenian troops.

The call of Movses Silikyan and the actions following the call showed that the enemy can be defeated only with weapons, on the battlefield. Dignified peace and liberation of the motherland can only happen in this way.

Z. I hesitated

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Betghehem Arabyan, the general director of the “Kentron” TV company, wrote on his Facebook page: “If the Kars-Akhalkalaki railway is so savior, why isn’t a single resident of Akhalkalaki or Ninotsminda using it?

Pashinyan announced that the Akhalkalaki-Kars railway is no longer open for exports from Armenia and imports to Armenia. He mentioned the word no longer, to show that there was no alternative to the Russian bans.

First, that railway started working from 2020, and in 2024, the first cargo train from Baku to Kars was officially resumed with 20 containers.

However, Pashinyan does not say the truth about the possibilities. before making loud announcements about the railway and giving misleading information to his own electorate, the journalist-prime minister definitely wondered if there is a single person from Akhalkalaki and Ninotsminda who is engaged in agriculture and supplies Georgia with agricultural products, who uses the Kars-Akhalkalaki railway to export his goods. There is not that one person.

And now with the facts.

Mikheil Saakashvili’s project, the Baku-Tbilisi-Akhalkalaki-Kars railway, aimed to work in two directions: passenger and freight, visa liberalization, which happened in 2017, to sit through the door and reach Turkey and Europe…

Even then, the local government told its electorate that the local product would be exported to the European market.
That railway never worked for passenger purposes, it worked sometimes for freight, then it was interrupted, the reason is that the width of the railway in Georgia is 1520 mm according to the standards of the Central Railway, while in Turkey it is European standards with a difference of about 1 m, and there are regular interruptions.

In addition, cargo wagons need to be changed in Akhalkalak, which slows down and also increases the cost of cargo transportation. And the purpose of the railway is fast cargo transportation, otherwise there is the sea, which is slow and affordable.

In addition, the railway capacity is limited, incomparably limited compared to Russian or sea routes.
According to various statistical data, in 2021, the Azerbaijani side transported 1,770 wagons of cargo on that railway.
In 2025, Georgia transported about 13 million tons of cargo on the Georgian Railway, of which about 58 percent is transit cargo from other countries, 34.5 percent is international import, and only 7.5 percent is domestic cargo.

Why can’t they use that railway in Akhalkalaki and Ninotsminda?
First, it is expensive, it is beneficial only in the case of transit or transportation of large containers and industrial cargo.
It is not available to farmers engaged in agriculture.

If that two-line was so savior, then the Armenian communities in Georgia, for example, would not have a problem selling potatoes when there is a fertile year. They would get on the train from their front door and take their goods to sell.
But what is being done? they either sell the agricultural product to middlemen who visit their community, or load the cars onto trucks and deliver them to the Georgian market. The same is the case with cheese production, and every farmer in that region produces tens of tons of cheese.

Therefore, when the Akhalkalaki-Kars railway is not used, for example, the resident of Ghulalis village, whose train passes almost in his yard, it is unlikely that the resident of Armavir will load grapes, cross the Armenian-Georgian border, then reach Akhalkalaki, and transport 20 tons of fruit by train. “Unfortunately, the Akhalkalaki-Kars opportunity is not real and is not an alternative, it is generated by falsehood.”

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The musical instrument created by the Armenian master is 197 years old.

May 23 is celebrated around the world Accordion player’s birthday, but few people know that the author of the first accordion patent in the world is the Armenian craftsman Kiril Demyan. On this occasion, events are often organized in musical educational institutions and other centers of Armenia, where Armenian accordionists perform. And Armenia has traditionally had great masters of the accordion who shone on different stages of the world.

And so the author of the accordion, a maker of musical instruments is Armenian master Kirill Demyan (1772-1847). He was born in a town founded by Armenians who migrated to Romania in the 16th century after the fall of the Armenian kingdom of Cilicia. Armenopolis (present-day Gerla) city.

Kiril or Kyuregh Demyan was a master maker of musical instruments: pianos, organs, he had his own shop where he sold the parts he made for these instruments, as well as individual parts for keyboard and brass instruments. By the way, today the samples made by Kirill Demyan are exhibited at the Vienna House of Music.

Demyan has been thinking about creating his musical instrument for many years. He drew up blueprints, made calculations in an effort to create an improved instrument, and created the accordion with his sons Carl and Gwydon. Damian’s instrument had only five keys, designed for the left hand only. Each key corresponded to one chord, which gave rise to the instrument’s name, “accordion” (from the Latin “accordo”).

In 1829, Kirill Demyan completed the construction of the accordion. On May 6, 1829, it was patented in Vienna. 17 days later, on May 23, 1829, Demyan’s patent was officially recognized, after which, until today, May 23 is celebrated all over the world as the birthday of the accordion.

The accordion created by Demyan could play simple melodies in one key. However, this did not stop music lovers from purchasing the newly created instrument from music stores and accordion factories.

It is noteworthy that today the accordion, which is popular all over the world, includes features of various instruments. in its appearance it resembles the bayan instrument, in its technical structure it is related to the harmonica, in sound it is closer and “compatriot” to the organ, and in terms of keyboard and capabilities it is close to the piano. It can give the impression of an ensemble with its sound.

Since its creation, the accordion has undergone rigorous development and renewal, becoming more and more perfected, becoming an irreplaceable instrument in various types of orchestras. In the Soviet years, including in Armenia, the accordion was more applicable and accepted in folk instrument ensembles, but it should be emphasized that especially in Europe and around the world, the accordion is used in classical music works: Bach, Mozart, Vivaldi, Rossini, Verdi, Brahms, Liszt, Chopin, Rimsky-Korsakov, Rachmaninov, Schubert, Shostakovich, Aram Khachatryan and many others. and famous works of many other famous composers, as well as waltz, jazz, Argentine tango, folk and for reproduction of works of other genres.

After the advent of the accordion, the popularity of the harmonica began to fade in Central Europe. The accordion gained widespread recognition and popularity in the British Isles, and in the 1840s in the United States. Adolf Müller in his book “Accordion School” presented descriptions of different types of the instrument.

Once upon a time, decades ago, in Armenia, almost every family had to send a child to a music school in order to learn an instrument. Among those instruments, the accordion had its stable and stable place, which competed equally with both folk instruments and the most popular classical instruments: violin, piano, and guitar. The accordion was an integral part of every gathering. Today, it has significantly lost its spread among the people.

There are not many accordion masters in Armenia, but they exist and are highly respected among musicians. Just as there are few high-quality and expensive accordions with which Valery Kovtun, Nick Ariondo, Richard Galliano, Pasquale Coviello, Alexander Hrustevich and other world-famous accordionists have demonstrated their skills.

However, Armenian accordionists note one important feature of this instrument. many people are not familiar with this instrument, but there is not a single listener who hears the accordion’s magical sounds and does not fall in love with it. Maybe this very love will cause a new revival of the accordion in the homeland of Kiril Demyan’s ancestors. Who knows…

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“Classes” in the program constitutionalist, political scientist, internationalist Vardan Poghosyan, among other issues, he also referred to the upcoming parliamentary elections.

According to him, the fate of Armenia will be decided in the June 7 elections.

“I want to emphasize very clearly that if we are going to have a Republic of Armenia, we can have the honor of bearing that name when we decide our own destiny. Today our fate is decided by a person who has nothing to do with Armenianness. Maybe he didn’t have it in 2018, but few people saw it,” he said.

The latter noticed: hThere are very simple formulas for June 7. the first is that you should go to the elections, because if you don’t go, you give an artificial advantage to Nikol Pashinyan, who possesses enormous resources, including administrative ones. 

“If you don’t go, you contribute to her reproduction. It wouldn’t be elected in 2021 either, if people went to the polls. Going to the polls is necessary. If you want to get rid of Nicole, go to the polls. If you go to the elections, you should choose such a force that has a real chance to enter the Parliament. If you don’t do it, you give Nikol Pashinyan another chance. This is the second step.

There are 3-4 parties that have a real chance to enter the Parliament: the “Strong Armenia” bloc, the “Armenia” bloc, the “Prosperous Armenia” and the “Wings of Unity” parties. Only if we vote for any of these 4 forces will we have a chance to escape from the dusting of votes,” said Vardan Poghosyan.

Details in the video.

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They seized the phone of the President of Artsakh. According to the General Directorate of Military Investigation, the interest is the events related to the gas station explosion on September 24, 2023, while the phone is of 2025 production. lawyer Roman Yeritsyan wrote.

“The former military commissar of Artsakh (1999-2011), former head of the combat training department of the Defense Army (1993-1998), member of the military council of the RA Ministry of Defense, former minister of environmental protection of Artsakh (2018-2023), head of the Artsakh CPA service sent a notice to vacate the 60 square meter service apartment allocated in 2008. (2013-2018), advisor to the President of Artsakh, with the rank of colonel in the military service since 1998, deputy of the first convocation of the National Assembly of the Republic of Artsakh and a great contributor to the formation of the state, recipient of the “Combat Cross” medal of the first degree, who lost his brother and father in the first war, Felix Gabrielyan, on the grounds that “the apartment was allocated illegally”. The mentioned apartment is the only place of residence of Felix Gabrielyan and his family members in RA.

The process mentioned in the second point was also initiated against the former Minister of Defense of the Republic of Azerbaijan Mikael Arzumanyan, but by the decision of the administrative court, the administration aimed at eviction from the apartment was suspended, and the claim was later satisfied, considering the action of eviction from the apartment illegal. In addition to the mentioned ones, according to my information, hundreds of such processes have been initiated. The factual basis of the violation was not cited in the notice, the legal grounds speak of a completely different situation, and the notice consisting of only 3 sentences has dozens of spelling and factual errors.

On May 22, 2026, the verdict on the claim of the prosecutor’s office to expropriate the property of the representative office building belonging to the Republic of Artsakh, located at 17/2 Nairi Zaryan, Yerevan, but the verdict has not been published until today,” he wrote.

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