Yakov Zargaryan’s collection of painted eggs comprises about 1,200 eggs painted by 940 artists from more than 100 cities in 52 countries.
Armenia
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Meet the Oligarch Who Wants to Build the World’s Tallest Jesus Statue
Armenia’s Trump-like business tycoon Gagik Tsarukyan is determined to surpass Rio de Janeiro’s Christ the Redeemer.
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Is the Destruction of Armenian Heritage Not Important Enough for the Getty?
When asked why Azerbaijan’s ongoing assault on Armenian heritage was excluded from a major Getty publication, a co-editor responded with appalling condescension.
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Commemorating the 2020 Artsakh War in LA’s Armenian Community
“Shelter,” a new installation by She Loves Collective, features 3,906 ribbons with the names of Armenian soldiers who lost their lives.
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US Researchers Confirm 98% of Cultural Armenian Heritage Sites in Nakhichevan Destroyed by Azerbaijan
At least 108 Armenian monasteries, churches, and cemeteries in Nakhichevan have been demolished or blown up by the Azerbaijani government, according to the Caucasus Heritage Watch.
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European Parliament “Strongly Condemns” Azerbaijan’s Destruction of Armenian Heritage
Meanwhile, Azerbaijan attacked several Artsakh villages and reportedly cut off gas from inhabitants in below-freezing temperatures.
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Emboldened by Ukraine Crisis, Azerbaijan Escalates its War on Armenian Heritage Sites
A “specialists committee” to purge traces of Armenian history in the occupied region of Nagorno-Karabakh (Artsakh) is the latest in an ongoing campaign to rewrite the history of the region.
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International Court of Justice Rules Azerbaijan Must Stop Destroying Armenian Cultural Heritage in Artsakh
The ruling points to major implications for protection of all cultural heritage during peacetime.
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Satellite Imagery Reveals Azerbaijan’s Persistent Erasure of Armenian Heritage Sites
Using high-resolution satellite imagery, Caucasus Heritage Watch identified over a dozen Armenian sites that have been destroyed, damaged, or threatened by Azerbaijan.
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In New Jersey, an Unlikely Monument to the Syrian and Armenian Communities
Bryan Zanisnik’s “Silk Monument” features archival images to honor the contributions of Syrian and Armenian migrants who worked in New Jersey silk mills.
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The Raw DIY Documentaries Transforming Journalism
Jake Hanrahan of Popular Front is part of a new wave of war reporters making their own documentaries and podcasts to offer us a candid look at conflicts around the world.
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A Home of Armenian Relics Becomes a Space to Heal From Trauma
“My Relic” tells stories of Armenian culture through the lens of female Armenian artists living in the diaspora.
