Not everybody can become an entrepreneur: Shamshadin
“The only thing this government has done right is asphalt.”
An Armenian Reformer in Khrushchev’s Kremlin — A Conversation with Pietro A. Shakarian
Khrushchev had a different and much more utopian approach. He believed that national differences were no longer relevant. Mikoyan said “no”.
Demarcation on the Ground: Along Armenia’s Tavush
In Shamshadin, people want the borders to reopen. In Azatamut, they prefer things to stay as they are. One thing is clear: it won’t be like it was before 1987..
I’m a Workaholic. It’s Like Alcoholic, But For Work
Through foraging, Anahit raised four children and put three of them through higher education — “exclusively thanks to nature”..
The Allure of the Armash Lakes
Mary and I went down to Yeraskh, the last village in the Ararat Valley, right on the border with Nakhichevan...
The Coming Insurrection։ Invisible Committee
Mass personalization. Individualization of all conditions․ Diffuse schizophrenia. Rampant depression. Atomization into fine paranoiac particles. Hysterization of contact. We cling to our self like a coveted job title.
I call it chaotic war of all against all
Pain, humiliation, and anger are individual feelings, and they remain individual even if shared by millions who go individually to vote for an Avenger in Chief.
What the protests in Georgia are really about
While largely underreported by international media, these protests represent a pivotal shift in public consciousness.
Psychotic Little Worlds
“Safety” is no longer a possibility for which there is collective struggle but has become shelter from struggle. Queer feminist struggle: a diversified investment portfolio.
Dreams after Karabakh
I’m in Karabakh as a tourist. And I’m with Turks, but I try to act so they don’t realize I’m Armenian.
My friends feel closer to me than my family
Single people displaced from Karabakh have no way to find housing even in remote villages in Armenia. There...
Dream That Takes Over Your Life: Indian Laborers In Armenia
Touristic agencies are on the rise in India. Nearly every immigrant we spoke with had a “brother” working as a tourist agent, earning commissions for persuading......