250th anniversary of establishment of Armenian settlements in Rostov

250th anniversary of establishment of Armenian settlements in Rostov
region marked
23.05.2009 12:38 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ 250th anniversary of establishment of Armenian
settlements was marked from May 18 to 21 in Rostov region, Russia.
AAC Russian and Nor-Nakhijevan diocese Yezras Nersesyan served a
liturgy in Surb Hambardzum Church and met later with governor of
Rostov region Vladimir Chub.
The participants of the event attended the local ethnographic
museum. The program ended in performance of children’s creative
groups.

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress

Emil Lazarian

“I should like to see any power of the world destroy this race, this small tribe of unimportant people, whose wars have all been fought and lost, whose structures have crumbled, literature is unread, music is unheard, and prayers are no more answered. Go ahead, destroy Armenia . See if you can do it. Send them into the desert without bread or water. Burn their homes and churches. Then see if they will not laugh, sing and pray again. For when two of them meet anywhere in the world, see if they will not create a New Armenia.” - WS