Towards the metropolis of the Medz Yeghern (Avetis Aharonian, 1918)1 In our previous article, we established that “Medz Yeghern” literally meant “Great Crime” for the survivors of the genocide. It becomes clear that the phrase cannot be arbitrarily translated to a completely different semantic field …
‘We want to believe in the victory of Freedom and of tomorrow’s brotherhood, we want to enjoy smiles, we want to strengthen our faith that famine is not eternal, blood is not eternal, yeghern is not eternal.’ E. Aknuni (1910)1 The meaning of yeghern in Classical …
Then he stopped and announced, ‘You know, there was on this land a medz yeghern, a great cataclysm,’ as the survivors called the genocide. —Aris Janigian (2009)1 The following spring, the Armenian and Turkish ministries announced that they had agreed on a plan of good …
The Soviet Union may have dissolved more than two decades ago, but its nuclear legacy is still a matter of contention and controversy in and among its former territories and their neighbors. One nuclear power plant stands in the town of Metsamor, located 32 km. …
After two years of painfully detailed research through thousands of documents, the Hrant Dink Foundation in Istanbul has produced a monumental work on the history and present status of the properties that once belonged to the Armenian charitable foundations in Istanbul—properties that were all seized …
The Sanjak of Alexandretta/Iskenderun was an autonomous province within Syria during the interwar years. Its inhabitants included a significant number of Armenian natives and refugees, among them the indigenous population of Musa Dagh near Antioch. A political crisis beginning in 1936 shook Sanjak society to …
The setting is the Westin Boston Waterfront Hotel, where the All-Stars are playing for the AYF Olympics Grand Ball. The band is just getting into the groove during the first of several sets to come. It’s just after 10 o’clock and the ballroom is mostly …
Jora Aleksanyan (Photo by Aaron Spagnolo) Jora Aleksanyan stood by the half-built hanging bridge and smiled. He was wearing a large straw hat, a jean jacket over a white button-up, and black pants. His dark tan suggested he’d been working in the sun for some …
The “Metz Yeghern,” which means “Great Evil” in Armenian, is the name we Armenians use for the genocide. –Robert Attarian (2006)1 The quote comes from a lecture in Italian by the spokesperson for the Consiglio per la comunità armena di Roma (Council of the Armenian …
An Interview with Nairy Ghazourian The Real Medicine Foundation (RMF) has been providing assistance to countries struck with disaster since the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami. The village of Shinuhayr in the Syunik province of Armenia has been receiving support from RMF since 2010. Nairy Ghazourian, …
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