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61. Karabakh: Edging Towards the Big Agreement

...  The dispute between Armenians and Azerbaijanis over Nagorno Karabakh–a small enclave of 4388 square kilometres in Azerbaijan, with a population of about 150,000–is the oldest conflict in the former Soviet ...

62. Karabakh: Internationalising the Enclave

... of the Soviet Union, the dispute over Nagorno-Karabakh was transformed from a domestic Soviet conflict into an international issue. Besides Russia, a number of countries--including regional players such ...

63. The Nagorno Karabakh Conflict

... is not an internal problem of Azerbaijan. "Armenia and Azerbaijan should solve the problems with each other, whereas our task is the defense of the borders of former Soviet Union", he added. (Azg 11/2/95) ...

64. Nagorno-Karabakh Impasse

... According to official estimates, there are around 450,000 Armenian refugees in Armenia and other former Soviet republics as a result of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, as well as around a million Azeri ...

65. The Forgotten Diaspora: Bulgarian-Armenians after the end of Communism

... established the first Armenian school in Sofia in the 1930s. "In the Soviet-dominated Diaspora, Communism destroyed the communities. We were forced to become Bulgarians without ethnic or national distinction. ...

66. The Forgotten Diaspora: Bulgarian-Armenians after the end of Communism

... established the first Armenian school in Sofia in the 1930s. "In the Soviet-dominated Diaspora, Communism destroyed the communities. We were forced to become Bulgarians without ethnic or national distinction. ...

67. Catholicos Visits John Paul II

... challenges," he continued. "On the cultural and religious level there is still much to be done to fill the spiritual void left behind by a godless and collectivist ideology," a reference to Soviet years ...

68. Council of Europe Votes In favor of Armenia’s membership

... former Soviet states have access to CE’s democracy and human rights programs. The Council of Europe is not a structure of the European Union (EU). While the CE cooperates with the EU and the Organization ...

69. A Noble Cause: Violinist Levon Chilingirian

... in age." Chilingirian recalls that during Soviet times, Armenia had one of the best and most advanced music schools. And, arguably, "the most spoiled artists because state authorities treated them like ...

70. Seven Years in Prison:

... That’s when I realized something was going on. In fact, I only saw those “documents” up close when the judge showed them to me in the court. One of them was a Soviet Armenian newspaper, Hayreniki Dsayn ...

71. The Evangelicals in Armenia: On the Road to Pluralism

... that huge endeavor, the Armenian Evangelical community has a well-defined niche. Soon after Armenia’s independence, the remnants of the only two Armenian Evangelical communities in Soviet Armenia – the ...

72. When Small is Big: Armenian Evangelicals

... implements the “common mission” of the evangelical churches. It’s supported by congregations in other countries, as well. Since the collapse of the Soviet Union, the Armenian Evangelicals have kept step ...

73. Integration: The Point of No Return

... the most unexpected change in the “mission” of the established community institutions — the preservation of Armenian identity — was the collapse of the Soviet Union. “I would say, especially after Armenia’s ...

74. The Historical Present

... However, “the Karabakh war interrupted the project,” Sourouzian explains with disappointment. “These researchers were afraid of the war and left Armenia. Then came the collapse of the Soviet Union and ...

75. OSCE Istanbul Summit

... parties to the conflict, but so far, the oldest conflict in the former Soviet Union remains unresolved. New in Armenia’s foreign policy was President Robert Kocharian call for the creation of a South ...

76. A New Beginning: Catholicos Garegin II

... US Western Diocese, explained, “We have many properties which were confiscated during the Soviet period. Some were given back, some were not; their legal status has to be clarified.” Several high-ranking ...

77. Catholicosal Elections in Armenia

... Church." Most concerning for the hierarchy of the Church is the problem of church properties and their legal status in Armenia. "We have many properties which were confiscated during the Soviet period. ...

78. Back In Karabakh: Church Celebrates 10th Anniversary

... and monasteries remained under its care. During the Soviet period, Artsakh was turned into the Mountainous Karabakh Autonomous Region and gradually all the churches were closed. Indeed, hundreds of churches ...

79. Electing A Holy Father

... expectations, excitement and vigor: It convened for the first time in 40 years and in an independent Armenia. The old, Soviet era had ended and a new one was about to be shaped. But this time around, ...

80. The End of a Journey: Catholicos Karekin I

... tenure was marked by Soviet pressure and state control of the church. The nation anticipated the beginning of a new era under the leadership of Karekin I. Upon his election, Karekin I had listed four ...