Thursday, May 28, 7:30 p.m. ET \/ 4:30 p.m. PT<\/p>\n\n\n\n
NAASR Vartan Gregorian Building, 395 Concord Ave., Belmont, MA Please join NAASR for a special presentation by Dr. Hayk Demoyan drawing on his massive publication \u0422\u0438\u0444\u043b\u0438\u0441: \u0418\u043b\u043b\u044e\u0441\u0442\u0440\u0438\u0440\u043e\u0432\u0430\u043d\u043d\u0430\u044f \u0438\u0441\u0442\u043e\u0440\u0438\u044f \u0410\u0440\u043c\u044f\u043d\u0441\u043a\u043e\u0433\u043e \u043d\u0430\u0441\u043b\u0435\u0434\u0438\u044f <\/em>(Tiflis: An Illustrated History of Its Armenian Heritage<\/em>, 2024). This volume presents previously unknown or little-known pages of the history of Tiflis (Tbilisi)-the center of Armenian intellectual, economic, and cultural activity in the South Caucasus before and after the region’s annexation by the Russian Empire. Historically, the capital of Georgia developed into a unique micro-civilization where the heritages of many peoples and confessions intertwined. The Armenian presence in old Tiflis is an impressive and valuable legacy of both the Georgian and Armenian peoples, who for centuries endured together the trials and hardships of a shared destiny.<\/p>\n\n\n\n This event is free and open to all. Following the program there will be a reception.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Dr. Hayk Demoyan<\/strong> is an independent researcher who has been a U.S.\u00a0Fulbright Visiting Scholar at the Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian\u00a0Studies, Harvard University (2017-18), where he researched identity\u00a0transformation processes in the South Caucasus. He served as the Director\u00a0of the Armenian Genocide Museum and Institute in Yerevan from 2006 to\u00a02017 and as chief editor of the International Journal of Armenian Genocide\u00a0Studies. Among his publications are Western Media Coverage of the\u00a0Nagorno-Karabakh Conflict 1988-1990 <\/em>(2010), Armenian Sports and Athletics\u00a0in the Ottoman Empire <\/em>(2015), Armenian Legacy in America: A 400-Year\u00a0Heritage <\/em>(2018), and Armenian Entrepreneurship: A Visual History <\/em>(2023).<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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