Day: April 2, 2024

We’ve been around for 8 years now, starting with the 2016 April clashes in Nagorno Karabakh. Want to thank all of our followers for sticking with us. pic.twitter.com/zfLDSNslAj

— Nagorno Karabakh Observer (@NKobserver) April 2, 2024

Now 8 years ago today… A lot has changed since then, but the threat of war continues to loom, with Nagorno Karabakh now captured, direct war between Armenia and Azerbaijan ever more possible. https://t.co/m85IVFphFN

— Nagorno Karabakh Observer (@NKobserver) April 2, 2024

Eddie Howe insists Newcastle United don’t “want to lose” Alexander Isak this summer amid claims Arsenal and Tottenham are lining up bids.

WATERTOWN, Mass.—Project Save’s “Conversations on Photography” series resumes on Tuesday, April 9 at 7 p.m. with an online presentation of Suren Oganessian’s unique memoir, Under Stalin’s Sun, which recounts his intense experience from Meghri to his brutal years in the gulags, and his harrowing escape and journey to the United States. Registration is required at projectsave.org.

From the 1930s-1950s Stalin’s gulag labor camps imprisoned over 18 million people, including at least 40,000 Armenians. Under Stalin’s Sun is a rare firsthand account by one of the Armenian survivors of the gulag. It is possibly the only such memoir available in English (available now on Amazon and other online shops). 

Ogannesian’s memoir was recently retranslated and republished by Raffi Meneshian, who is the founder of Pomegranate Music, an educator and publisher. He is also Ogannessian’s grandson. Meneshian will present the book, along with photos of his grandfather, followed by a discussion moderated by Arto Vaun, executive director of Project Save.

According to Vaun, “The Armenian world has understandably been very focused on the tumultuous events of the past 30 years in Armenia. But we cannot fully understand post-Soviet Armenia without a deeper assessment and discussion of the Stalinist years, which continue to haunt both Armenia and parts of the diaspora.”

Launched in 2021, “Conversations on Photography” is an ongoing series by Project Save that promotes discussions about photography, social history, culture and preservation. Past talks are available to watch on the Project Save website. 

This is an online event and registration is required at projectsave.org. For more info: archives@projectsave.org.

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BREAKING:

Zelensky just signed a law that lowers the conscription age from 27 to 25

Tens of thousands of new soldiers will join the army, receive training and go into battle against the Russian Army

The preservation of Ukrainian statehood depends on defeating the Russian Army pic.twitter.com/0I0i1pvm0a

— Visegrád 24 (@visegrad24) April 2, 2024

Russia: A new Ukrainian drone variant successfully struck a Shahed 136 drone production facility in Tatarstan, over 1,100km from Ukraine. pic.twitter.com/G5MQMte8RO

— Igor Sushko (@igorsushko) April 2, 2024

Israel deeply regrets the tragic incident which claimed the lives of seven humanitarian aid workers.

Our hearts go out to their families and to their home countries.

The IDF is conducting a swift and transparent investigation and we will make our findings public.

Israel…

— Benjamin Netanyahu – בנימין נתניהו (@netanyahu) April 2, 2024

Пашинян 5 апреля отправится в Брюссель на трехстороннюю встречу с ЕС и США. Этот визит расценивается как еще один признак отдаления Армении от РФ. Недавно Ереван отказался обслуживать российские карты “Мир”, а также запретил вещание программы российского пропагандиста Соловьева pic.twitter.com/qsmdzgyjcg

— DW на русском (@dw_russian) April 2, 2024

Manhattan offices set new record high for emptiness https://t.co/Oi71Cfhv8A pic.twitter.com/WJGeKfKC4e

— New York Post (@nypost) April 2, 2024