INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE
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On October 11, “Limits of Empires: Identities on the Borders of World Systems” was held in the conference hall of the RA NAS Presidency.
The conference was organized by the initiative of Yervand Margaryan, Head of the Department of World History and Foreign Regional Studies of the Armenian-Russian University, Senior Researcher at the NAS RA Institute of History.
Researcher Zohrab Gevorgyan made a report from the NAS RA Institute of History.
On October 11, a round table-discussion entitled “Problems of Assimilation and Challenges in the Modern Diaspora” was held in the conference hall of the NAS RA Institute of History.
The round table-discussion was organized by the initiative of the Department of the Diaspora and History of Armenian Colonies of the NAS RA Institute of History.
On October 11, the double-sided postcard with 1 stamp dedicated to the theme “Armenian History. 150th Anniversary of Founding of ‘Mshak’ Weekly” was put into circulation in the conference hall of the NAS RA Institute of History. The redemption of the postcard was carried out by Davit Sahakyan – Minister of High-tech Industry of the Republic of Armenia, Araik Khzmalyan – Deputy Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sports of the Republic of Armenia, Araik Abrahamyan – Acting Chief Executive Director of “HayPost” Company, Albert Kharatyan – Head of the History of of Armenian Periodical Press and Public Thought Department of the NAS RA Institute of History and Hovik Musayelyan – President of the Armenian Association of Philatelists.
On October 6, 2022, the “Vache and Tamar Manukyan” Matenadaran of the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin hosted a conference entitled “Holy Etchmiadzin – a haven of books”, dedicated to the 10th anniversary of the activity of the Matenadaran. It was organized with the blessing of the Catholicos of All Armenians His Holiness Karekin II and the patronage of “Vache and Tamar Manukyan” benevolent union.
An international conference attended by representatives of 18 countries was held in St Petersburg on 29-30 September 2022. The conference was dedicated to the problems of history teaching in school textbooks. Academician Alexander Chubaryan, Academic Director of the Institute of World History of the Russian Academy of Sciences, as well as representatives of the St. Petersburg authorities spoke at the opening of the conference.
On 4 October 2022, the international conference "Armenians of Cilicia in 1908-1922" was held in the conference hall of the Institute of History of the National Academy of the Republic of Armenia. The conference was organized by the initiative of the Department of New Ages of NAS RA.
Director of the Institute of History of NAS RA, academician Ashot Melkonyan made a welcoming speech to the participants.
The presentation of the book “Call Me Spring” (a novel about Armenia and Armenians) by linguist, publicist Vesna Pesic (Serbia) – director of the Belgrade “Pesic and Sons” publishing house, took place in the conference hall of the NAS RA Institute of History.
On September 22, “The 135th Anniversary of the Social Democrat Hunchakian Party (SDHP): from the Liberation Struggle to the Independent Statehood” scientific conference jointly organized by the NAS RA Institute of History and the SDHP was held at the National Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Armenia.
On August 23-25, the RA NAS delegation with the participation of directors of six academic institutes and led by NAS President Ashot Saghyan visited the Republic of Artsakh. The delegation visited the Holy Ascension Church in Berdzor, had meetings with the staff of the Artsakh Scientific Center, and the official circles of the republic.
On May 31 of this year, a memorandum of scientific cooperation was signed between the NAS RA Institute of History and the Institute of Ancient Manuscripts named after K. Kekelidze of Georgia. For the strengthening and development of Armenian-Georgian scientific relations, Mr. Abashidze – the Director of the Institute of Ancient Manuscripts after K. Kekelidze, awarded Harutyun Khudanyan, researcher of the Institute of History, an honorary gift – a badge of the same institute.
On July 11-12, 2022, the regular 42nd scientific session of young researchers took place in the meeting hall of the NAS RA Institute of History. In addition to the institute’s young employees, post-graduate students and applicants, the conference was also attended by representatives from AGMI, YSPU, YSU, Scientific Information Analysis and Monitoring Center of the NAS RA.
This year marks the 800th anniversary of the foundation of Khoranashat monastic complex. On this occasion, on May 28, in St. Astvatatsin Church of Khoranashat, the leader of the Diocese of Tavush, His Grace Bishop Bagrat Galstanyan, offered a Holy and Immortal Liturgy. For this purpose, the “Gospel of Khoranashat” dated 1224, kept in the Mashtots Matenadaran, was brought to the monastic complex. On the same day, in the village of Chinari, and the next day in St. Harutyun Church of Berd a religious ceremony was performed with the “Gospel of Khoranashat”.
On May 20 of this year, the presentation of Albert Kharatyan’s book entitled “Armenian colonies of Smyrna and the Aegean Coast (16th - mid 19th c.)” was held in the NAS RA meeting hall.
On May 3, the Institute of History of the NAS RA hosted Doctor of Sciences in History, Prof. Igor Vladimir Kryuchkov – the Head of the Chair of Foreign History, Political Science and International Relations of the North Caucasus Federal University of the Russian Federation, who participated in scientific-educational events.
