Raw & Unfiltered

A number of factors have continuously impacted the family structure in Armenia. Despite concerns that the influence of Western culture is causing the traditional multigenerational family to break down, nuclear and alternative family structures have been around in Armenia much longer than many believe.

A personal account by Alexander Thatcher of what it means to be targeted and attacked by Azerbaijani trolls, a kind of harassment made possible because of the ambiguity afforded by anonymity.

Over the past decade, the number of marriages in Armenia has been decreasing, while divorces are on the rise. Gohar Abrahamyan looks at the psychological, social and financial implications of deciding to untie the knot.

There has been a dramatic increase in the number of Armenian nationals crossing the U.S.-Mexico border following the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh War. This trend speaks to the urgency and desperation of those leaving a country plagued by conflict. Maral Tavitian’s investigation.

For the first time, a book in English traces the history of the Social Democrat Hunchak Party, which has been largely overlooked in Armenian historiography.

For over a decade, there have been attempts by the conservative and even the extreme right to protect Near Eastern Christians and other Eastern minorities, which all too often does a disservice to the cause of the very populations they claim to defend.

While there is enough food produced in the world to feed everyone, almost one third of all food produced globally is lost or wasted. With an almost 30% poverty rate, the issue of food waste in Armenia should become part of the public discourse.

As the lights dim on the stage of the Opera, it’s not difficult to imagine that 136 pieces of shrapnel and bullets have been removed from the bodies of the boys on stage. As they dance, all one sees is their passion to keep living.

The home of Aram Manukyan, widely recognized as the founder of the First Armenian Republic, located on 9 Aram Street in downtown Yerevan, continues to be abandoned and dilapidated and its future uncertain.

Although Russia viewed itself as a European power throughout much of the 19th century, it had to turn eastward due to its distinctive geography and socio-economic dynamics. This article embarks on a journey through 19th-century Russian history culminating with the 1917 October Revolution.