ARMENIAN GENOCIDE SURVIVOR D. BAGDASARYAN’S FAMILY STORY

This is the story of D. Bagdasaryan’s great-grandmother, Mary, and her parents, Khach Khatoon and Hovanes, who survived the Armenian Genocide. As recounted by Mary’s daughter, Nevart Cholakian—Khatoon and Hovanes’ granddaughter—this is the tale of a family swept into the horrors of the Armenian Genocide.As a tribute to her grandparents’ resilience, Nevart heard these stories […]

THE SYMBOL OF ARTSAKH – “We and Our Mountains”

The symbol of Artsakh is the monument “We and Our Mountains”. The sculpture completed by Sargis Baghdasaryanon in 1967 People often call him “Dedo-babo” or “Tatik-papik” (“Grandma-grandpa”). This is a symbol of the roots of the Armenian people on the Artsakh land. The Tatik and Papik monument has become a true symbol of Artsakh and […]

ARMIN WAGNER GERMAN JOURNALIST DOCUMENTED ARMENIAN GENOCIDE

Armin Wagner was a German journalist and photographer who worked in the Ottoman Empire all throughout World War I. He was a physician by profession. He is well-known for his documentation of the events that occurred in the years leading up to the Armenian Genocide of 1915. His images reflect the anguish that the Armenian […]

ISLAMAZED AND TATTOOED ARMENIAN WOMAN FROM 1920s – Armenian Genocide

The Ottoman Empire’s genocide strategy against the Armenian people began with the slaughter of males and continued with their exile to the Syrian deserts. “Death marches” became the new term for these deportations. Predominantly, deportation caravans included women, children, and elderly individuals. Tens of thousands of women and children died on the journey to the […]

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