Saturday, December 29, 2012

Soviet Russia’s Decree on Turkish Armenia - December 29, 1917

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The Russian October Revolution (October 25/November 7, 1917) introduced sweeping changes in the situation of Armenia. At that moment, R...
Friday, December 21, 2012

Death of Gareguin Nezhdeh - December 21, 1955

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Gareguin Nezhdeh was an important military and political figure of the twentieth century, particularly during the first Republic of Arme...
Wednesday, December 19, 2012

Death of Grigor Artzruni - December 19, 1892

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Grigor Artzruni was one of the most prominent names in Armenian journalism during the nineteenth century. He founded and edited the mos...
Friday, December 7, 2012

Beginning of the Armeno-Georgian War - December 7, 1918

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One of the many conflicts which the first Republic of Armenia had to confront was the short, but crucial Armeno-Georgian war. Relation...
Sunday, December 2, 2012

The Treaty of Alexandropol - December 2-3, 1920

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The Armenian-Turkish war of 1920 put the Republic of Armenia on the brink of collapse. It also brought back the very real threat of phy...
Thursday, November 22, 2012

Introduction of the “Dram” as Armenia's Currency - November 22, 1993

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The first independent Republic of Armenia (1918-1920) used Russian rubles as currency. The Armenian banknotes, which kept “rubli” (ռուբլի,...
Sunday, November 18, 2012

Death of Hovhannes Masehian - November 18, 1931

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Hovhannes Masehian (1864-1931) was a Persian Armenian diplomat and writer, who became the foremost translator of Shakespeare into Armen...