12+ hour, 25+ min ago  (335+ words) The Armenian Mirror-Spectator Most read stories of the month Latest articles of the week California State Assembly Launches Select Committee on California and Armenia Mutual Trade, Art and Cultural Exchange SACRAMENTO " The California State Assembly has created a newly formed…...

1+ day, 1+ hour ago  (327+ words) YEREVAN " The late Armenian writer, literary scholar, and translator Felix (Feliks) Bakhchinyan was the author of more than sixty books and numerous literary translations, leaving a lasting contribution to Armenian literature and cultural life. Although Bakhchinyan passed away in 2024, his…...

1+ day, 12+ hour ago  (872+ words) Some people remain largely invisible and little known, yet they are the principal actors behind the scenes. They are creators and builders. The most fitting description for them is that they are "worker bees." Our field has lost one of…...

3+ day, 3+ hour ago  (294+ words) NICOSIA, Cyprus " Hundreds of alumni, supporters and officials have gathered in Nicosia, Cyprus to mark the 100th anniversary of the Melkonian Educational Institute through various events and gatherings. The celebration kicked off on Thursday with the presentation of the new Commemorative…...

1+ week, 25+ min ago  (256+ words) WATERTOWN " The Armenian Museum of America will host a literary conversation with bestselling novelist Chris Bohjalian and acclaimed author Nancy Kricorian in celebration of the launch of Bohjalian's latest novel, The Amateur. The event will take place on Tuesday, August…...

1+ week, 8+ hour ago  (662+ words) In a promising if uneven first collection, Decoding the Hill of Dead Kings, Alex Vartan Gubbins produces poetry that is at times profound and mournful. Many of the poems about Armenia are moving, suggesting that the poet's long attachment to…...

1+ week, 7+ hour ago  (618+ words) Dear Marina, it is rather rare among Armenians to come from a family of intellectuals whose cultural activity goes back to the nineteenth century. Your Smyrna Armenian ancestors played an important role in Armenian cultural life. Do you feel that…...

1+ week, 5+ hour ago  (648+ words) Kocharyan, who leads the Armenia Alliance, has sued the Central Electoral Commission (CEC), seeking to invalidate its decision to lift his parliamentary immunity in mid-June. The lawsuit was filed on June 19, two days after the CEC approved a request by…...

1+ week, 6+ hour ago  (474+ words) Telecom Armenia and Azertelecom have signed agreements to route internet traffic through each other's territories. According to RFE/RL, the agreement would allow Azerbaijan to provide its exclave Nakhichevan with internet connectivity using Armenian infrastructure. The agreements were announced on…...

1+ week, 6+ hour ago  (220+ words) YERVEN (Azatutyun) " Less than two weeks after the Armenian parliamentary elections, Azerbaijan's leadership renewed on Thursday its demands for Armenia to allow a mass influx of Azerbaijanis who had lived there in Soviet times. "Every Western Azerbaijani has the right…...