The members of the Young Scholars Council of the Institute of History of NAS RA gathered on May 23, 2017, to discuss the upcoming 38th annual scientific session of young scholars. Hamo Sahakyan, the Leader of the Council, presented the main issues of the session which will be held in the Institute of History.
Scientific conference dedicated to the 25th anniversary of the liberation of the city of Shushi held on May 23 in the ArSU.
Under the auspices of the Catholicos of the Great House of Cilicia Aram I and by the invitation of the Head of Education and Armenian Studies Department of the Catholicosate Girayr Danielyan the Director of the Institute of History of NAS RA Ashot Melkonyan visited Lebanon in the second half of April.
Prominent scholar, literary critic, Doctor of Science, Professor Samuel Muradyan gаve a public lecture entitled «The reflection of the Genocide (Mets Eghern) in the Armenian Literature».
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Prominent scholar, Counselor of the Presidium of NAS RA, Doctor of sciences, Professor, Academician of NAS RA Vladimir Barkhudaryan passed away. |
More closed pages on the Armenian liberation struggle are revealed bringing to light the historical truth.
The presentation of a new book titled ‘’Hamazasp Srvandzyanc’’ was held on February 17, 2017 in the Institute of History conference hall. The author of the book is Gevorg Stepanyan, Doctor of historical sciences, Professor, Director of the Department of History of the Armenian Communities and Diaspora.
The 12th volume of the archival documents edition titled ‘’Materials for the history of ARF’’, which has recently been published in Beirut, is an important historiographical work.
In September 2016 Armaveni Miroghlu, Candidate of Historical Sciences, previous Master student and applicant of the Institute of history, had presented her book "Armenians from Constantinople (1923-1939)" at the Institute’s conference hall. In November 3 the presentation of the book was also held in Esayan School of Constantinople with the participation of many Armenian intellectuals, spiritual and religious leaders of the city.
On October 28 the Institute of History of NAS RA the International Conference "The contribution of foreign Armenologists in the study of ancient and medieval history of Armenia" took place. The conference was devoted to the role of foreign Armenologists in the study of various problems of ancient and medieval history of the Armenians, historical geography of Armenia, Armenian culture and civilization values, was also represented the significance of their works in modern Armenology.
In 22-23 October 2016 an international conference dedicated to the 25th anniversary of Artsakh independence was held in Artsakh State University. M. Minasyan the Rector of university delivered opening speech. Welcoming speeches were made by Chairman of the NKR National Assembly Ashot Ghulyan, Minister of Education, Science and Sport Slava Asryan.
In an effort to strengthening the cultural relations between Armenia and Iraq, a delegation of Iraqi historians, visited Yervan from 17th to 21st October 2016. The members of the delegation were Messrs. Jawad Al-Badheni and Mansoor Husayn Hadi, both hold PhD. in history.
The International Academic Conference on “The Armenian Diaspora and Armenian-Russian Relations: Past and Present” took place in Moscow, 14-16 September 2016.
