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Dadivank

Azerbaijan walks back plans to erase Armenian traces from churches

The Ministry of Culture issued a new statement responding to international criticism of an earlier announcement that it intended to “remove” Armenian “forgeries” from churches on its territory.
Heydar Isayev, Ani Mejlumyan Feb 8, 2022
Dadivank

Azerbaijan announces plans to erase Armenian traces from churches

The minister of culture said that a working group will be set up to identify what he called “Armenian forgery” from churches, putting into practice a pseudoscientific theory that denies the churches’ Armenian origin.
Heydar Isayev Feb 4, 2022
Artaxa baths

Roman empire’s easternmost aqueduct discovered in Armenia

The unfinished structure was the result of a brief period of direct Roman control over Armenia in the second century CE.
Joshua Kucera Nov 24, 2021
Tbilisi lettuce

New study adds to Caucasus’ brag sheet: Cradle of lettuce

Geneticists say the popular vegetable was first domesticated in the region.
David Trilling Sep 17, 2021
The building in the mid-19th century (Wikimedia commons)

Fate of beloved Georgian art museum uncertain amid demolition talk

To renovate or destroy? The Culture Ministry is dragging a dispute about Georgia’s heritage into the country’s muddy politics.
William Dunbar Aug 13, 2021
Koma Wetan

The world's first Kurdish rock group and its roots in Soviet Georgia

When Koma Wetan was formed, singing in Kurdish was illegal in Turkey. Now, the group is a legendary influence among Turkish Kurdish rockers..
Paul Benjamin Osterlund Aug 6, 2021
Photos: Solidarity Museum

Azerbaijani Georgians seek recognition of their culture

Azerbaijanis, the largest ethnic minority in Georgia, say that Tbilisi neglects their culture while Baku tries to co-opt it. Now they are claiming it for themselves.
Ulkar Natiqqizi Jun 25, 2021
Dadivank

Perspectives | Now comes a Karabakh war over cultural heritage

Fears are growing in particular for Armenian monuments being handed over.
Thomas de Waal Nov 16, 2020
Jamal Ali

Koranic rock song ignites debate over secularism in Azerbaijan

The song used verses from the Koran, resulting in death threats from some religious Azerbaijanis. But the singer says he quoted the book respectfully.
Durna Safarova Aug 7, 2020
FC Lokomotiv Yerevan

Huge match-fixing scheme uncovered in Armenian soccer

The conspiracy involved many players from around the former Soviet Union who have previous records of match fixing.
Ani Mejlumyan Jul 8, 2020
Screenshot from the video for Azerbaijan's entry for Eurovision 2020, Cleopatra.

Eurovision shines a light into Caucasus identity politics

This year, Azerbaijan embraces both the Orient and bisexuality, while Georgia complains about the West.
Joshua Kucera May 14, 2020
Kancheli

Post-Soviet world mourns passing of iconic Georgian composer

Former Soviet states are coming together to mourn the death of Gia Kancheli, who personified a positive memory from their shared past.
Giorgi Lomsadze Oct 4, 2019
The Fast and the Furious in Tbilisi

The Fast and the Furious occupies Tbilisi

The Georgian capital has become a stage set for a Hollywood action flick; some joke that the name of the film franchise is just driving as usual in the city.
Giorgi Lomsadze Sep 6, 2019
Nativity

Behind blockbuster Armenia! exhibit, the hand of the old regime

The new government has embraced the New York show while underplaying the role played by its political enemies.
Grigor Atanesian Mar 22, 2019
monument to Mikayil Mushfig

Unearthed remains of Soviet poet at center of Azerbaijani power struggle

The poet was executed in 1938, and the whereabouts of his remains had been unknown until an Azerbaijani-Russian oligarch claimed to have found them.
Lamiya Adilgizi Nov 7, 2018

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