1. System of a Down interested in Eurovision 2009
(News/Latest News)

... has been advocating for Armenian Genocide recognition since its early garage band days is noted for the liberal political views expressed in their songs. The band's music tackles a myriad subjects including ...

2. 17-year old Arthur Mkoyan Still Facing Deportation
(News/Latest News)

... to escape persecution, but the Federal Court has denied several of their requests for political asylum, so they may be deported to Armenia. Arthur's mother said, "This is not fair to my son because it ...

3. Interview - R-Mean
(Music and Videos/Interviews)

... Federation) in general ? -I was raised in a family that supported the AYF and ARF. I’ve gone to their demonstrations and performed at AYF events as well. I personally do not belong to any political parties ...

4. Nagorno-Karabakh and Independence
(Armenians/History)

... Armenians of Nagorno-Karabakh against Azerbaijani rule began in the spirit of perestroika, but the movement evolved quickly into a political organization, the Karabakh Committee, a broad anticommunist ...

5. The Communist Era
(Armenians/History)

... 1980s. Stalinist Restructuring Stalin's radical restructuring of the Soviet economic and political systems at the end of the 1920s ended the brief period of moderate rule and mixed economy under what ...

6. World War I and Its Consequences
(Armenians/History)

World War I and Its Consequences As was the case for most of Europe, World War I changed Armenia's geopolitical situation. The war also precipitated an ethnic disaster of rare magnitude and brought the ...

7. Between Russia and Turkey
(Armenians/History)

... as well as the lands to the south and west) became the object of a military-political struggle among three empires: Ottoman Turkey, tsarist Russia, and Safavid Persia. In 1828 Russia defeated Persia and ...

8. Early Christianity
(Armenians/History)

... and historical works began to appear as part of the effort to consolidate the influence of Christianity. For the next two centuries, political unrest paralleled the exceptional development of literary ...