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Ik kwam vorige week deze tijd terug uit #Armenië waar ik een kleine twee weken had rondgereisd met m'n geliefde. Erg indrukwekkend was dat, maar ik kan er eigenlijk niet zoveel over vertellen.

Ik besef nu dat een vakantie een beetje als een boek kan zijn: Het is gewoon goed, zonder dat er verder veel over te zeggen is. Armenië is voor mij in die zin het De Avonden van de reisbestemmingen.

#Armenia #Yerevan #Spitak #Dilijan

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Two buildings in Yerevan; a 4-story building in front, and a high-rise tower in the back. Both are covered by the reddish "tuff" stone.

Pillars of an unfinished viaduct in Spitak. Grass in the foreground, mountains and a factory in the background.

A snowy hill with some trees close to Dilijan, Armenia. The snow is in the ditches created by cars that have driven on the dirt road on wich the fotographer stands. This road with the white snow lines deminishes in the distance. The air is grey and misty.

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Gilles DePemig :TwinPines:

@DePemig@social.coop · 2 months ago

Do I maybe have followers from #Armenia? I will be in #Yerevan #Երևան on the 21st and 29th till new year and I would like to go to a concert there. I like any style if played by real musicians who like what they do. Any tips?

James Baillie

@JubalBarca@scholar.social · 3 months ago

The sort of thing that most gets me about reading historical sources is this sort of highlighted note, where amid the long detail of society and politics that a chronicler thought worthy of record we have this single note about a man otherwise more or less unknown to us - that in old age his feet pained him.

It's a small thing, but it's the sort of sudden moment of character and colour that I think really helps us connect to the past.

#History #Armenia #Caucasus

Kiwrike Bagratuni, who was in the city of Lorhe spent his entire life fighting against the Georgians to preserve the stability of his patrimony. After his death, his sons Dawit' and Abas, deceived by the Georgians, left the home [g151] of their ancestors and went over to the Iranians. They received from the Iranians as hereditary property [the cities of] Tawush, Matsnaberd and other places. Subsequently the Iranians took Tawush from them and they resided in Matsnaberd. Then Dawit' and Abas passed away. Kiwrike succeeded his father Dawit'. He was a mild man, accomplished in virtuous deeds; more so than his father. Passing from this world [117] in goodness, he left as heir his small son Abas, who was twelve years old. He took as a wife Nana, the daughter of the pious prince Sargis son of Zak'aria, son of Vahram, sister of the great princes Zak'are and Iwane. Their deeds were many, as we shall note in the proper places. After living with his wife for two years, Abas died at the age of nineteen. He had no son from this wife.

As soon as his sister Balrina saw that their line was extinct she fell into inconsolable mourning. They told her: "There is one woman who has a suckling baby from your brother." Balrina was delighted. She took the lad, nourished him, and named him [g152] Aghsart'an. He became the heir of Matsnaberd, and was a pious man who loved the priests. Aghsart'an was living in our time, though in old age his feet pained him. [Further text doesn't fit in this descr.] — Kiwrike Bagratuni, who was in the city of Lorhe spent his entire life fighting against the Georgians to preserve the stability of his patrimony. After his death, his sons Dawit' and Abas, deceived by the Georgians, left the home [g151] of their ancestors and went over to the Iranians. They received from the Iranians as hereditary property [the cities of] Tawush, Matsnaberd and other places. Subsequently the Iranians took Tawush from them and they resided in Matsnaberd. Then Dawit' and Abas passed away. Kiwrike succeeded his father Dawit'. He was a mild man, accomplished in virtuous deeds; more so than his father. Passing from this world [117] in goodness, he left as heir his small son Abas, who was twelve years old. He took as a wife Nana, the daughter of the pious prince Sargis son of Zak'aria, son of Vahram, sister of the great princes Zak'are and Iwane. Their deeds were many, as we shall note in the proper places. After living with his wife for two years, Abas died at the age of nineteen. He had no son from this wife. As soon as his sister Balrina saw that their line was extinct she fell into inconsolable mourning. They told her: "There is one woman who has a suckling baby from your brother." Balrina was delighted. She took the lad, nourished him, and named him [g152] Aghsart'an. He became the heir of Matsnaberd, and was a pious man who loved the priests. Aghsart'an was living in our time, though in old age his feet pained him. [Further text doesn't fit in this descr.]

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Institute for Iranian Studies

@IranianStudies@hcommons.social · 3 months ago

Our Caucasus research group is organising an October meetup! If you're based around Vienna and working on Caucasus studies of some kind, we'd love to see you there :)

#Caucasus #Georgia #Armenia #Azerbaijan #Vienna #Caucasiology

Vienna Autumn Caucasiology Meetup

We’re having another meetup! After our successful picnic event in summer, we’re going to have a late October gathering in the 8th district, and we look forward to seeing you there. The meetup is again organised by the Caucasus research group at the Institute for Iranian Studies of the Academy of Sciences: with these meetings we aim to improve networking and communication among researchers in Vienna who are approaching the Caucasus region from a wide range of different fields and angles. This is a casual meetup, do turn up at any point during the times below and we’ll be very happy to see you.

When: Saturday, October 25, 2025: 17:30-20:30pm

Where: Café Merkur, in the 8th district.

Open to: All academics at any level working on or from the broadly defined Caucasus region (including the North Caucasus, South Caucasus, and Subcaucasus). Interested friends in adjacent non-academic work and academic fields who’d like to come along are also all very welcome!

Contact: james.baillie@oeaw.ac.at – there is no obligation to ‘register’ or similar but it’d be good to have an advance idea of numbers, and we’re happy to answer any queries. — Vienna Autumn Caucasiology Meetup We’re having another meetup! After our successful picnic event in summer, we’re going to have a late October gathering in the 8th district, and we look forward to seeing you there. The meetup is again organised by the Caucasus research group at the Institute for Iranian Studies of the Academy of Sciences: with these meetings we aim to improve networking and communication among researchers in Vienna who are approaching the Caucasus region from a wide range of different fields and angles. This is a casual meetup, do turn up at any point during the times below and we’ll be very happy to see you. When: Saturday, October 25, 2025: 17:30-20:30pm Where: Café Merkur, in the 8th district. Open to: All academics at any level working on or from the broadly defined Caucasus region (including the North Caucasus, South Caucasus, and Subcaucasus). Interested friends in adjacent non-academic work and academic fields who’d like to come along are also all very welcome! Contact: james.baillie@oeaw.ac.at – there is no obligation to ‘register’ or similar but it’d be good to have an advance idea of numbers, and we’re happy to answer any queries.

Institute for Iranian Studies

@IranianStudies@hcommons.social · 3 months ago

Our Caucasus research group is organising an October meetup! If you're based around Vienna and working on Caucasus studies of some kind, we'd love to see you there :)

#Caucasus #Georgia #Armenia #Azerbaijan #Vienna #Caucasiology

Jan Penfrat

@ilumium@eupolicy.social · 5 months ago

There's an initiative for civil society orgs from #Albania, #Armenia, #BosniaAndHerzegovina, #Georgia, #Kazakhstan, #Kosovo, #Kyrgyzstan, #Moldova, #Montenegro, #NorthMacedonia, #Serbia, #Ukraine, and #Turkey:

The Digital #Democracy Initiative #Hackathon provides pilot #funding to develop & scale digital solutions to protect and expand #civicspace through technology.

You can apply for the fully funded 5-day hackathon in Bangkok (1-5 November 2025):

https://ddihackathon.org/

The Japan Times

@thejapantimes@mastodon.social · 5 months ago

Looking to bolster his legacy as a global peacemaker, Donald Trump has boasted often in recent days that he’s ended at least six wars. Critics of the president’s record say the truth is a lot more complicated. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/08/24/world/politics/trump-wars-settled-dispute/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #donaldtrump #nobelpeaceprize #nobels #us #india #pakistan #democraticrepublicofcongo #rwanda #armenia #azerbaijan #cambodia #thailand #israel #iran #serbia #kosovo #egypt #ethiopia

The Japan Times

@thejapantimes@mastodon.social · 6 months ago

Armenia and Azerbaijan have committed to a lasting peace after decades of conflict, U.S. President Donald Trump has said. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/08/09/world/politics/trump-armenia-azerbaijan-peace/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #armenia #azerbaijan #us #donaldtrump

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Hanse Mina

@hanse_mina@mastodon.social · 6 months ago

Armenian police have prevented Russian military officials from seizing a former Russian soldier who fled the country after refusing to serve in Ukraine, the exiled news outlet Novaya Gazeta Europa reported Monday, citing anonymous human rights activists.

https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2025/07/21/armenia-declines-to-extradite-russian-soldier-who-refused-to-fight-in-ukraine-a89905

#Ukraine #Russia #Armenia

Hanse Mina

@hanse_mina@mastodon.social · 6 months ago

https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2025/07/21/armenia-declines-to-extradite-russian-soldier-who-refused-to-fight-in-ukraine-a89905

#Ukraine #Russia #Armenia

James Baillie

@JubalBarca@scholar.social · 6 months ago

Call for Papers!

We're holding the first international conference of the Medieval Caucasus Network, 'Studying Non-Elites in the Medieval Caucasus' at the Vrije Universiteit Brussel in Brussels, Belgium, on March 13th-14th 2026. Details below.

Interested speakers should send a CV, abstract, etc to mcnconference2026@gmail.com by 30th September 2025. Queries may be directed to this email.

Boosts welcome!

#Caucasus #Medieval #Histodons #Georgia #Armenia