From Protecting the Corrupt to Punishing the Corrupt (or It Seems)

By Lusine Sargsyan , Nerses Kopalyan

Can the popularity of the National Security Service be sustained after the dismissal of Artur Vanetsyan? It can, but only through one mechanism: rigid institutionalization and the complete alleviation of the personalization of politics in Armenia.

From the Arab Spring to Afghanistan: Lessons For Armenia

By Paruyr Abrahamyan

Back in the 2010s, Armenian policymakers were too short-sighted to assess the implications that the Arab Spring had for our own country. Does the recent American withdrawal from Afghanistan have any significance for Armenia?

From the Forgotten Pages of History

The Forgotten Pages of History is a special series of articles, EVN Report's tribute to Armenian women who have been left out of the collective memory of the nation, women whose work and devotion to ideals and whose biographies can inspire generations if only they are remembered.

From the Forgotten Pages of History: Countess Mariam Tumanyan

By Arpine Haroyan

Mariam Tumanyan was a member of Tbilisi’s Armenian elite at the end of the 19th and turn of the 20th centuries. Her patronage of Armenian intellectuals and then her care of orphans from the Armenian Genocide have largely been forgotten. Here are some excerpts from her memoirs.

From the Forgotten Pages of History: Ellen Buzand’s Journey From the Battle of Sardarapat to a Cheka Prison

By Arpine Haroyan

A writer, resistance fighter, political prisoner and so much more. The life of Ellen Buzand (Yeghisabet Stamboltsian) is the stuff of legends. Her diaries and memoirs remain unpublished in the archives of the Yeghishe Charents Museum of Literature and Art.

From the Forgotten Pages of History: Margarit Babayan, Her Music, Her Passion and Komitas

By Arpine Haroyan

The young girl, who was almost “killed” by the stunning music of Komitas Vardapet on a beautiful spring day in Tbilisi, was Margarit Babayan, a 28-year-old mezzo-soprano, who later would become a renowned singer and a vocal teacher across Europe, and be remembered as the beloved friend and muse of Komitas Vardapet.

From the Forgotten Pages of History: Shushanik Kurghinian, a Voice for the Oppressed

By Arpine Haroyan

Shushanik Kurghinian was a poet passionate about the plight of the oppressed, from the working class to the condition of women in Armenian society. Her poetry reflected her fierce spirit and indomitable will.

From the Forgotten Pages of History: The Life and Times of Mari Beylerian

By Arpine Haroyan

Western Armenian writer and editor Mari Beylerian perished during the 1915 Armenian Genocide. While there is scarce information about her life, she left behind the legacy of Ardemis, a monthly magazine published in Egypt and devoted to women’s rights.

From the Forgotten Pages of History: The Prolific Leola Sassouni

By Arpine Haroyan

Arpine Haroyan traces the life of Leola Sassouni, born in a small town in the Ottoman Empire, who would go on to fight for the independence of the First Armenian Republic, dedicating her life to her nation, and leaving behind a rich legacy.

From the Forgotten Pages of History: The Resistance of Louise Aslanian

By Arpine Haroyan

From Tabriz to Paris, from resistance to a Nazi concentration camp...this is the story of Louise Aslanian, an Armenian woman whose convictions, commitment and words have largely been forgotten.