INTERNATIONAL SCIENTIFIC CONFERENCE DEDICATED TO ISSUES IN THE HISTORY OF THE SECOND WORLD WAR

On 11–12 November, Moscow hosted the international scientific conference “1944 in the History of the Second World War,” organized by the Institute of World History of the Russian Academy of Sciences and the Russian Military-Historical Society. The conference brought together prominent scholars from Russia, CIS countries, Europe, the United States, China, India, and Brazil. Academician Ashot Melkonyan, Director of the NAS RA Institute of, delivered a presentation titled “The Armenian People’s Contribution to the Battles for the Liberation of Eastern Europe in 1944.” Addressing the issue of the ongoing destruction of Soviet military monuments in certain countries, he noted that this situation has long been evident in the territories of Artsakh occupied by Azerbaijan from 2020 to 2023. There, in addition to numerous Armenian historical and cultural monuments, memorials to Armenian soldiers who fought in the Great Patriotic War have been destroyed, including those dedicated to Marshal Hovhannes (Ivan) Baghramyan, Marshal Hamazasp Babajanyan, Marshal Sergey Khudyakov (Khanperyants), and Nelson Stepanyan, a Shushi native and twice Hero of the Soviet Union.

Book Presentation

The NAS RA Institute of History hosted a presentation for the book Levon Gabriel Shaghoyan (1887-1974) by Seda Ohanyan, Cd. hist. sci., a researcher in the Department of the History of Armenian Colonies and the Diaspora.

Presentation of the Collection

On 29 October 2024, the presentation of two collections, From Lori Fortress to Stepanavan: Following the Traces of Historical and Cultural Heritage and XLIII Scientific Session of the Council of Young Researchers of the NAS RA Institute of History dedicated to the 100th Anniversary of Simon Krkyasharyan, took place.

Memorandum of Cooperation

On October 24, the Institute of History of NAS RA hosted Colonel, Dr. sc. pol., Professor T. Kocharyan, Acting Head of the National Defence Research University of the Ministry of Defense of the Republic of Armenia, and the retired Colonel S. Sujyan, Cd. sc. in Geography, Associate Professor and Head of the Center for Military Arts History Research of the same university. During this meeting, a memorandum of scientific cooperation was signed between the Institute of History of the NAS RA and the National Defence Research University of the RA Ministry of Defence, furthering collaborative efforts between the two institutions.

Conference Entitled “Hovhannes Kajaznuni: Architect”

On the initiative of the Yerevan office of the Hamazkayin Armenian Educational and Cultural Society, and in collaboration with the Chamber of Architects of Armenia, a pan-Armenian conference dedicated to the First Prime Minister of the First Republic of Armenia was held on 15 October, titled “Hovhannes Kajaznuni: Architect.”

HOVSEPYAN KARINE GAGIK «Reflection of the Western Armenian National Liberation Struggle (1890-1908) in the Pages of the Journal "Droshak"»

Dissertation for the degree of Doctor of Historyon the specialization of “History of Armenia” 07.00.01.

The Defense of the Disseration will be held on Novenber 8, 2024, at 1400 at the Session of the Specialized Council 004 on Armenian History of HESC RA by the Institute of History of the National Academy of Sciences of RA (0019, Yerevan, Marshal Baghramyan ave., 24/4).

International Conference at I. Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University: Commemorating the 100th Anniversary of the 1924 Anti-Soviet Uprising in Georgia

 The Institute of History and Ethnology of I. Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University, in collaboration with the NAS RA Institute of History and various European academic institutions, organised an international scientific conference titled “National Liberation and Anti-Soviet Movements in the Caucasus and East-Central Europe during the post-Versailles Period”.

International Conference Announcement

On 22 November 2024, the NAS RA Institute of History will host an international in-person and online scientific conference titled Historical Primary Sources on Armenian Colonies, dedicated to the 100th anniversary of the distinguished source studies scholar, historian, and academician, Dr. Hist. Sci., Professor Vardges Mikayelyan.

 

YESAYAN ANDRANIK ARARAT «TAVUSH AND ZAKAM PROVINCES OF NORTHEASTERN ARMENIA FROM THE XVII CENTURY TO THE FIRST QUARTER OF THE XVIII CENTURY (HISTORICAL-DEMOGRAPHIC STUDY)»

Dissertation for the degree of the Doctor of History on the specialization of «History of Armenia» 07.00.01.

The defense of the dissertation will be held on Օctober 11, 2024, at 1400 at the session of the Specialized Council 004 on Armenian History of HESC RA by the Institute of History of the National Academy of Sciences of RA (0019, Yerevan, Marshal Baghramyan ave., 24/4).

VOSKANYAN ANI HRACHYA «THE EXTERMINATION OF THE ARMENIAN POPULATION OF ADANA PROVINCE AND THE CONFISCATION OF THEIR PROPERTY BETWEEN 1909 AND 1918»

Dissertation for the degree of Doctor of History on the specialization of  “History of Armenia” 07.00.01.

The Defense of the Dissertation will be held on September 24, 2024, at 1400 at the Session of the Specialized Council 004 on Armenian History of HESC RA by the Institute of History of the National Academy of Sciences of RA (0019, Yerevan, Marshal Baghramyan ave., 24/4).

The Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Russian Federation to Armenia, S. P. Kopirkin, visited the Institute of History of the NAS RA

 On July 2, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Russian Federation to Armenia, S. P. Kopirkin, visited the Institute of History of the NAS RA. During the meeting, issues related to regional matters and perspectives on bilateral cooperation in the field of historiography were discussed

 

Two-Day Conference

On June 18-19, an international conference titled “Controversial Issues of the Common History of the CIS Member States: Modern Views and Approaches” was held in Moscow. The two-day event saw participation from scientists representing Russia, Armenia, Belarus, Georgia, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, and Tajikistan.

Hakhoyan Vazgen Vahan, THE MASS CRIMES COMMITTED BY THE TURKISH ARMY IN VANAND (KARS) AND SHIRAK PROVINCES (1920-1921)

Dissertation for the degree of Doctor of History on the specialization of “History of Armenia” 07.00.01.

The Defense of the Dissertation will be held on September 20, 2024, at 1300 at the Session of the Specialized Council 004 on Armenian History of HESC RA by the Institute of History of the National Academy of Sciences of RA (0019, Yerevan, Marshal Baghramyan ave., 24/4).

Presentation of Picture Book

On May 7, the National Academy of Sciences of RA hosted the presentation of the picture book “Marshal Baghramyan” in its session hall. The event commenced with an opening speech by the Director of the Institute of History, Academician Ashot Melkonyan.

Presentation

On April 27, a presentation of the first and second volumes of the document collection “The Egyptian Armenian Community in the Evolution of the Armenian Question” was held at the Blgdanian Hall in Cairo. The event was chaired by His Eminence Bishop Ashot Mnatsakanyan, Prelate of the Armenian Diocese of Egypt. The collection is curated based on documents from the Archives of the National Prelacy of Cairo.

  

Book Presentation

On April 19, 2024, under the auspices of Catholicos of the Great House of Cilicia Aram I, the “Birds’ Nest” institution in Jbail hosted the presentation of the collection of materials from the “Armenian Genocide and Armenian Orphans” roundtable discussion, commemorating the 100th anniversary of the establishment of the orphanage.

 

Annual Armenological Conference

On February 16, 2023, the annual Armenological conference titled “21st Annual Graduate Student Colloquium in Armenian Studies” was convened at the University of California (Los Angeles, UCLA). Andranik Yesayan from the NAS RA Institute of History delivered a presentation there (“Demographic changes of Tavush province in the 17th-18th centuries”).