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NAGORNO-KARABAKH: At the Crossroads of Self-Determination and Subjugation ~ Monday, March 6, 2023 ~ In-Person Event

NAGORNO-KARABAKH: At the Crossroads of Self-Determination and Subjugation ~ Monday, March 6, 2023 ~ In-Person Event

Nagorno-Karabakh's call for self-determination in the late 1980s was one of the earliest events of democratic fervor signaling the fall of the Soviet Union. It resulted in a backlash of pogroms against Armenians in the streets of Baku, Sumgait and other cities in Azerbaijan. More than thirty years later, the conflict between Nagorno-Karabakh and Azerbaijan remains unresolved and, after a 2020 war that left thousands dead, it is no longer "frozen" but in active eruption.

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BLACK GARDEN AFLAME: The Nagorno-Karabakh Conflict in the Soviet and Russian Press ~ Tuesday, January 24, 2023 ~ On Zoom/YouTube

BLACK GARDEN AFLAME: The Nagorno-Karabakh Conflict in the Soviet and Russian Press ~ Tuesday, January 24, 2023 ~ On Zoom/YouTube

Dr. Artyom Tonoyan's talk will focus on some of the most interesting and critical themes emerging from the decades-long Soviet and Russian press coverage of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.

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POSTPONED ~ A HAWK'S-EYE VIEW of ARMENIA and ARTSAKH with MASTER PHOTOGRAPHER HRAIR HAWK KHATCHERIAN ~ TBD ~ In Person Event

POSTPONED ~ A HAWK'S-EYE VIEW of ARMENIA and ARTSAKH with MASTER PHOTOGRAPHER HRAIR HAWK KHATCHERIAN ~ TBD ~ In Person Event

POSTPONED ~ Hrair Hawk Khatcherian has spent almost three decades presenting exhibitions, conferences, and photographic lectures around the globe. His photographs have appeared in numerous magazines, newspapers, books and publications. Khatcherian has published more than a dozen photography books.

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MANUSCRIPT HERITAGE OF ARTSAKH AND UTIK ~ Tuesday, July 19, 2022 ~ On Zoom/YouTube

MANUSCRIPT HERITAGE OF ARTSAKH AND UTIK ~ Tuesday, July 19, 2022 ~ On Zoom/YouTube

In this webinar, Dr. Vahan Ter-Ghevondian, the Director of the Matenadaran/Mesrop Mashtots Institute of Ancient Manuscripts, will present the recent Matenadaran publication Manuscript Heritage of Artsakh and Utik, co-authored by Dr. Hravard Hakobyan, Dr. Tamara Minasyan, and Dr. Vahe Torosyan. The publication was made possible by a grant from the Lawrence Terzian Fund of the AGBU within the framework of the AGBU Artsakh Research Grants.

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ARTAK BEGLARYAN in Conversation with ANNA OHANYAN ~ Monday, November 8, 2021 ~ On Zoom/YouTube

ARTAK BEGLARYAN in Conversation with ANNA OHANYAN ~ Monday, November 8, 2021 ~ On Zoom/YouTube

Artak Beglaryan, State Minister of the Republic of Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh) and the former Artsakh Human Rights Ombudsman, will engage in a conversation with Anna Ohanyan, Richard B. Finnegan Distinguished Professor of Political Science and International Relations at Stonehill College in Massachusetts.

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