ARTISTS’ HOUSE WILL SEE SARYAN’S PAINTINGS ON PATRIOTIC WAR
Tert.am
03.05.10
On May 3, the Armenian Artists’ House in Yerevan will host an exhibit
by the famous Armenian artist Martiros Saryan. Titled Martiros Saryan
during the Years of the Great Patriotic War, the exhibit is devoted
to the 65 anniversary of the great victory against the Nazi German.
Martiros Saryan referred to the topic of war rather frequently at
that time painting about 320 canvases.
THREE PARTIES WILL BE REPRESENTED IN NKR PARLIAMENT, SURVEYS SAY
Lena Badeyan
"Radiolur"
03.05.2010 18:28
About 60% of the population of the Nagorno Karabakh Republic is
interested in the parliamentary elections scheduled for May 23,
while 20% are indifferent towards electoral processes and another 20%
have not yet decided whether they will participate in the poll or
not. Head of the Sociometer sociological organization Aharon Adibekyan
says it’s a good level of political activeness.
Specialists of the Sociometer conducted a survey in Nagorno Karabakh
from April 8 to 10, which pursued a broad political objective of
revealing the real level of democracy in NKR, which is the highest
in the region, as Aharon Adibekyan is assured.
The results of the study show that three parties are leading today.
39% of the voters prefer the "Azat Hayrenik" (Free Motherland" Party)
head by the Prime minister. 36% say to be affiliated with the National
Democratic Party led by the Speaker of the National Assembly. ARF
Dashnaktsutyun comes third with 25%. Sociologists predict that these
very parties will form the political coalition.
Armenian Genocide in Art
24 Apr, 2010 Featured, History, Homepage Armenian Genocide
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The Woman of Sassoun by Arshak Fetvadjian (1866 – 1947)
One of the first artists to depict the Armenian Genocide in art was
Arshak Fetvadjian. His painting, The Woman of Sassoun displays a woman
breastfeeding her child with a rifle in one hand atop a mountain.
Sassoun was the site of the first major Armenian resistance movement
during the Hamidian Massacres of 1894. Sassountsis continued to resist
Turkish and Kurdish encroachment until Armenians were completely wiped
out during the Armenian Genocide of 1915.
L’Esperance by Hovsep Pushman (1877 – 1966)A painting entitled
L’Esperance by the Armenian-American artist Hovsep Pushman,
symbolizing hope for the future, was presented to President Woodrow
Wilson on November 27, 1917 by an Armenian delegation in recognition
of the help the United States gave to Armenia. The girl in the
painting is Pushman’s niece, she is holding a flower called antaram,
which means everlasting in Armenian. The painting hangs at the Drawing
Room of the Woodrow Wilson House in Washington D.C.
Arshile Gorky’s The Artist and His Mother is based on a photograph of
a young Gorky and his mother taken when they were refugees in the
Democratic Republic of Armenia. Gorky had escaped the Armenian
Genocide from Van with his mother and four sisters in 1915. His mother
died of starvation in Yerevan in 1919 when Gorky was 15. One version
of this painting is held in the Whitney Museum of American Art in New
York City, the other is in the National Gallery of Art Washington, DC.
Panos Terlemezian was one of the organizers of the self-defense of Van
from the 19th of April until the 4th of May, 1915. Having survived the
assault on Van thanks to the advance of Russian forces, Terlemezian
moved to Yerevan. He featured the composer Komitas in many of his
works. Komitas was one of the Armenian intellectuals who was arrested
and deported together with 180 other Armenian notables to Central
Anatolia on April 24, 1915. Thanks to the intervention of U.S.
ambassador Henry Morgenthau, by special orders from Talat Pasha,
Komitas was sent back to Constantinople after 15 days. Having gone mad
after witnessing the Armenian Genocide, Komitas died in a Paris
psychiatric clinic in 1935.
The Artist and His Mother by Arshile Gorky (1904-1948)
Komitas by Panos Terlemezian (1865-1941)
Vardges Surenyants (1860-1921), a native of Tiflis, painted several
works that depicted the suffering of his kin under Ottoman rule
following the Hamidian Massacres.
The Abandoned (1899)
After the Massacre (1899)
Profanation of the Shrine (1895)
French artist Jansem was born Hovhannes Semerdjian in 1920 in the town
of Selez near Bursa. His family escaped to Greece in 1922 in fear for
their lives. In 1931 they moved to Paris and settled in the suburb of
Issy-les-Moulineaux. In 2001 Jansem visited Armenia for the second
time by the invitation of then president Robert Kocharyan. He donated
34 canvases entitled Genocide to the Armenian Genocide Museum and
Institute in Yerevan.
Homme, femme et enfant
Requiem
Desolation
Etude pour violence
Various
Genocide (circa 1960) by Gerardo Orakian
Crucifixion (1961) by Paul Guiragossian
The Captured (2000) by Hagop Hagopian
Crucifixion (1988) by Hagop Khoubesserian
Deportation: On the Road to Der-Zor (1965 – 1967) by Minas Avetissian
Deportation (1999) by Vahé Gasparyan
Dink’s family demands quick action from prosecutors
armradio.am
01.05.2010 13:22
Two lawyers representing the family of the late Turkish-Armenian
journalist Hrant Dink have asked the Ä°stanbul Public Prosecutor’s
Office to appoint prosecutors who would conduct a thorough
investigation into the murder of Dink because it has proven to be a
three-year-long `operation’ through the legal cases, investigations
and inquiries conducted up until the present day.
The lawyers also requested that the prosecutors appointed allocate
most of their time to the investigation.
`The prosecutor or prosecutors who will be appointed to this
investigation should be released from other duties and attending
hearings because the acts we mentioned in our petition covers a period
of more than three years; the number of individuals and institutions
involved is quite high and thus require intense concentration and
time. This is why we requested from the office that prosecutors focus
primarily on this investigation to conduct it in a timely and thorough
manner, as one should not expect satisfactory work from them with
their existing workload,’ lawyer Fethiye Ã?etin said.
The petition, which was submitted to the prosecutor’s office
yesterday, lays out the course of the murder in phases of
`preparation,’ `creating public opinion,’ `action’ and `manipulation,’
and `destroying evidence’ after the murder.
The elements of the preparation phase are described in the petition as
news made by the media to turn the public opinion against Dink,
official complaints against him with identical petitions and the
indictments prepared against him without having any legal grounds. The
members of the National Intelligence Organization (MÄ°T), the
intelligence services of the gendarmerie and the police are mentioned
as being part of this phase, as they had not taken any preventative
measures although they had been closely following the plan and the
triggerman at the time, Today’s Zaman reports.
WISCONSIN ARMENIANS COMMEMORATE THE GENOCIDE
Armenian Weekly
Thu, Apr 29 2010
MADISON, Wisc.-April 20, 2010 marked the 10th anniversary of the
adoption of Assembly Resolution 42, the Armenian Genocide Resolution
in the Wisconsin Assembly. In the years since, Armenian Americans from
around Wisconsin met at the State Capitol in Madison to commemorate
the Armenian Genocide. Along with 10 co-hosts, this event has been
arranged by the Armenian National Committee (ANC) of Wisconsin to show
our appreciation following the adoption of that resolution in 2000.
Two years later the State Senate adopted a similar resolution. These
two resolutions declare April 24 of every year as a Wisconsin Day of
Remembrance for the Armenian Genocide of 1915 to 1923. Additionally,
the event helps to educate and promote awareness of Armenia and
Armenian issues, particularly the Armenian Genocide.
Zohrab Khaligian, representing the ANC of Wisconsin, presented
the welcoming message. Khaligian reflected on the past 10 years of
commemorations, noting, "We are fortunate that we have the state’s
support, that in 2000 and 2002 they passed resolutions to have a
day of remembrance every year in Wisconsin." He also spoke about
the worldwide events occurring over the past year. "Turkey needs to
forget its empire mentality. We are all equal and we are all part of
the same humanity. Until we are able to get on an equal footing with
all people, normalizing relations with all nations, the world will
continue to be in crisis," he said.
Each co-host was invited to speak during the commemoration.
Representative Peter Barca (Kenosha), who was a co-host for the first
time this year, was one of the original co-authors of the resolution in
Congress and the State House. He spoke of his trip to Armenia in 2002
for a leadership training program. Barca was "proud that the state
legislature passed this resolution in 2000 because it’s important
to remember these tragic events and tell the world that they should
never occur."
Senator Bob Wirch (Kenosha), another co-host, pointed out that the
"occurrence of genocide has been a dark stain on the world’s history.
We have to work together to make sure this never happens again."
Senator Jeff Plale (South Milwaukee) echoed these sentiments. He said,
"Words are powerful. Genocide is a powerful word. But it is the only
word that truly defines what happened 95 years ago."
Ryan Knocke, representing U.S. Senator Herb Kohl, and Katie Crawley,
representing U.S. Senator Russ Feingold, each brought statements to
be read from the senators. They commemorated the 95th anniversary
of the Armenian Genocide and honored the Armenian American community
for their contributions to Wisconsin.
Representative Cory Mason (Racine) reiterated that "we have to accept
the truth about what has happened to us. Until we get to a point
where the world acknowledges what happened 95 years ago, we’re going
to be stuck."
Additionally, the following representatives and senators, and members
of their staff, were present at the event as co-hosts to show their
support: Rep. Peter Barca, Rep. Mark Honadel, Sen. Mary Lazich, Sen.
John Lehman, Rep. Cory Mason, Sen. Jeff Plale, Rep. Jeff Stone, Rep.
Bob Turner, Rep. Robin Vos, and Sen. Bob Wirch.
In his closing remarks, Khaligian stressed that we need to have a
constant and consistent presence in the State Capitol. "We need to
get involved and make as much noise as possible every year in this
building."
After enjoying some delicious homemade Armenian appetizers and
desserts, the attendees went to the viewing gallery of the Wisconsin
State Assembly to watch the representatives in session.
Co-host Bob Turner (Racine) welcomed the Armenians to the Capitol and
read Assembly Resolution 42 on the assembly floor. Earlier in the day
he stated, "You have to put what is right above other things, and it is
an honor to be involved in the recognition of the Armenian Genocide."
Other events in the Wisconsin area to commemorate the Armenian Genocide
took place later that week. These included a Joint Memorial Service
at St. Hagop Armenian Church in Racine on April 24; a commemorative
program and dinner with Dr. Carel Bertram and Dr.
Melissa Billal at St. Mesrob Armenian Church in Racine on April 25;
and a commemorative program and dinner at St. John Armenian Church
in Greenfield on April 25. Also, from April 18 to May 31 a traveling
exhibit-entitled "Legion Armenienne: The Armenian Legion and its
Heroism in the Middle East"-from the Armenian Library and Museum of
America (ALMA) will be at the Racine Public Library.
The Armenian National Committee is the largest Armenian American
grassroots political organization in Wisconsin and nationwide. The ANC
actively advances a broad range of issues of concern to the Armenian
American community.
ARF: NK ISSUE MAY HAVE SAME FORTUNE AS ARMENIAN-TURKISH NORMALIZATION PROCESSES
Panorama.am
28/04/2010
ARF Bureau member Aghvan Vardanyan didn’t exclude the same thing may
happen with the resolution of NK conflict as has already happened
with the Armenian-Turkish ties.
Today, ARF politician says, the most significant issue is the
resolution of NK conflict. But A. Vardanyan also said that Armenia
should continue its efforts for Europe to make tenses pressures upon
Turkey to open the border closed by them irrespective of the "dead"
protocols.
"I think we’re almost in that condition," A. Vardanyan said adding
that there is big difference between Aliyev’s statements and our
national-state interests.
A. Vardanyan doesn’t agree with the view point that the international
community will play certain pressure on Armenia after the suspending
of the protocols to reach concessions in NK issue.
"We acknowledge that the most important issues shouldn’t be concessed,"
he said.
Results of the research on ‘Armenia and the Armenians, Turkey and the Turks in Armenian Mass Media’ represented
ARMENPRESS
APRIL 27, 2010
YEREVAN
YEREVAN, APRIL 27, ARMENPRESS: The results of the research on ‘Armenia
and the Armenians, Turkey and the Turks in the Armenian Mass Media’
were represented today at the Caucasian Institute. The research was
carried out from December 1 to 31, 2009 by 6 young researches of the
Caucasian institute in assistance with UNDP. More than 200 articles
of various Armenian mass media were involved in the research. Hrant
Mikayelyan, head of the research group, mentioned that the research was
aimed at making clear the opinion of the Armenians about themselves
and the Turks in the context of the Armenian-Turkish relations. The
research showed that the representatives of the Armenian authorities
expressed the same opinions, and the opinions of representatives of
the opposition varied from each other. The articles proved that the
process of the normalization of the Armenian-Turkish relations is
quite important for the political life of Armenia.
According to the representatives of the opposition, Turkey would be
the winner in the process, and the coalition members said Armenia
would win. In that period the opinions and statements on Turkey
were mostly negative. Opinions and statements, such as ‘The Turk
remains the same Turk’, ‘Turkey always cheats us’, etc. were made
quite frequently. Hrant Mikayelyan said it is quite strange that the
statements of the Turkish Prime Minister hold quite a firm place in
the Armenian mass media. Opinions on the Armenian Genocide were quite
various. There were some statements, according to which ‘the Genocide
is the fault of the whole Turkish nation’. As to the position of
Armenia about the process, it was mentioned that ‘Armenia should lead
a tougher policy’. The results of the research will be available on the
website of the Caucasian Institute in Armenian, Russian and English.
CIVIL ORGANISATIONS SET TO WORK OVER ARMENIA-TURKEY RELATIONS
Aysor
April 28 2010
Armenia
A Consortium, involving four civil organisations of Armenia, has been
established to work over the Armenia-Turkey relations, organisation’s
members announced at today’s press conference.
The Consortium consists of the International Center for Human
Development (ICHD), Armenia’s Union of Businessmen and Industrialists,
the Yerevan Press Club, and the Eurasia Cooperation Found. The
organisations signed a memorandum on April 26.
ICHD Executive Director Tevan Poghosian pointed out that the Consortium
is not a political body. "Henceforth all our initiatives and events,
aimed at the normalisation of relations with Turkey, will be carried
out by joint efforts," he said.
President of Armenia’s Union of Businessmen and Industrialists,
Armen Kazarian, said that despite the ratification of Armenia-Turkey
protocols had been suspended, the initiatives by the civil sector
can be useful.
"We can hardly move to friendly relations with our neighbors without
rapprochement between the two civil societies, without the public
diplomacy," said Armen Kazarian.
The members of the Consortium experienced the implementation of
programmes, aimed at the reconciliation between Armenia and Turkey;
they have established relations with nearly 150 partners, and will
cooperate with them within the framework of Consortium’s activities.
SEASONS OF ARMENIAN CULTURE TO BE HELD IN TBILISI ON MAY 3-5
ArmInfo
2010-04-28 11:31:00
ArmInfo. Seasons of Armenian culture will be held in Tbilisi on
May 3-5.
As Head of the Public Relations Department of Armenia’s Ministry of
Culture Gayane Durgaryan told ArmInfo, the Armenian delegation will
include the State Youth Orchestra of Armenia, the ballet company of
the National Academic Theatre of Opera and Ballet after Spendiarov,
as well as the quartet after Aram Khachaturyan. Moreover, a photo show
"Armenian monuments" of Zaven Sarkisyan and exhibition of works of
an artist- designer Arev Petrosyan will be held within the frames of
the Seasons.
To recall, Seasons of Georgian Culture were held in Yerevan in 2009.
EVERYONE RECOGNIZES FACT OF ARMENIAN GENOCIDE EXCEPT GREAT BRITAIN
ArmInfo
2010-04-26 16:22:00
ArmInfo. "Everyone recognizes "the fact of Armenian Genocide except
Great Britain," Kiro Manoyan, Head of the Armenian Revolutionary
Federation (ARF) Bureau’s Hay Dat and Political Affairs Office told
media on Monday.
Great Britain refuses to recognize Armenian Genocide disputing this
acknowledged fact hereby favoring Turkey, he said. Manoyan believes
that to increase pressure on Turkey, Armenia must reach recognition
of the massacre of Armenians in Ottoman Turkey as Genocide by the US
President. If Obama repeats the words by US President Ronald Reagan
confirming the three resolutions adopted by the House Subcommittee,
Armenia will get additional triumph card in the fight for international
recognition of Armenian Genocide.
Genocide of Armenians has been recognized by 44 United States as well
as by 21 countries, including Canada, Argentina, Switzerland, Uruguay,
Russia, Belgium, France, Poland, Slovakia, the Netherlands, Greece,
Cyprus, Vatican, Sweden, Lithuania. The European Parliament passed a
resolution recognizing the fact of Armenian Genocide in the Ottoman
Turkey on June 18 1987 and demanded the Council of Europe to exert
pressure on Turkey in order that country recognizes the Armenian
Genocide. Turkey still denies the genocide of 1,5 million Armenians
in 1915-1923.