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Honored vs People's Artist: Armenian cultural figures debate country's honorary titles

Armenia

June 21, 2022

"The only advantage this title has is a free spot at the cemetery" - Abolition of honorary titles in Armenia has sparked heated discussion among artists

A girl named Haykanush, or find 10 similarities

Azerbaijan-Armenia

March 21, 2022

With the help of animation, an artist wants to show the degree of similarity between the Armenian and Azerbaijani peoples and help them get rid of the “enemy image”

US criticism, elections and accusations - Week in the Caucasus from JAMnews

January 26, 2020

The week of 20-25 January 2020 in just 90 seconds

Curtain closes on opera scandal involving Azerbaijani tenor, Armenian singer

January 24, 2020

Ruzan Mantashyan and Yusif Eyvazov will perform on the same stage in Dresden, despite Eyvazov’s earlier protestations “for political reasons”

Baku cinema wins bid to save building from destruction

July 02, 2019

The two-month fight to save the former Molokan house of worship and current underground cinema may finally be nearing a victorious end

In 90 seconds: Shebeke – Azerbaijan’s take on stained glass

June 04, 2019

Windows without nails – just glass, wood and exact calculations

Georgian street art - art or social protest?

Travel Georgia

May 31, 2019

Most street art with political or religious overtones is quickly destroyed

Youth theatre begins street protest in Abkhazia

November 18, 2018

Two theatres have to work in the same building, but the local Bolshoi Drama Theatre does not want to share the stage with a young troupe of actors

600 shades from six colours: carpet weaving and restoration in Yerevan

September 21, 2018

Photos and videos from Megerian Workshop, which was founded more than 100 years ago in New York

36 films at independent film festival in Abkhazia

August 30, 2018

The international, open-air Russian film festival 'Point in an infinite universe' took place this year in a village of Kodori Gorge

Op-ed: ‘Good Neighbour’ biennial in Turkey focuses on raising questions and searching for answers

December 14, 2017

No Armenian or Greek artists were included, though organizers claim that there were no political reasons behind the decision

Exhibition dedicated to Aivazovsky’s 200th birth anniversary opens in Yerevan

September 16, 2017

Aivazovsky’s anniversary has been included in the UNESCO’s list of memorable dates of 2017

Azerbaijani provincial authority publishes a list of 30 must-read books

August 29, 2017

These books are seen as fostering love of homeland and strengthening a sense of national identity

Op Ed: Bronze people

June 13, 2017

The mysterious rhythm of construction and demolition of buildings in Yerevan. One person's opinion

Charles Aznavour receives symbolic key to house-museum in Yerevan

June 01, 2017

The Aznavour Foundation will be the first to turn the house-museum into an interactive multimedia center.

Salvador Dali, or paintings on the gates in South Ossetia. Video

Traveling the Caucasus

May 18, 2017

Are you interested in Salvador Dali? This way, please

How to make a successful theatre

January 23, 2017

Abkhazia’s popular theatre director has answers to this question

The Azerbaijani carpets woven in Georgia

January 04, 2017

Nabat Anazarova lives in Kosalar in Marneuli region. Everyday she walks eight kilometers to get to her job - saving the ancient art of carpet weaving