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Download (PDF) YEREVAN STATE UNIVERSITY CENTER FOR CIVILIZATION AND CULTURAL STUDIES Analytical Bulletin № 8 Yerevan 2015 ԵՐԵՎԱՆԻ ՊԵՏԱԿԱՆ ՀԱՄԱԼՍԱՐԱՆ ՔԱՂԱՔԱԿՐԹԱԿԱՆ ԵՎ ՄՇԱԿՈՒԹԱՅԻՆ ՀԵՏԱԶՈՏՈՒԹՅՈՒՆՆԵՐԻ ԿԵՆՏՐՈՆ Վերլուծական տեղեկագիր № 8 Երևան – 2015 Published by Scientific council of Center for Civilization and Cultural Studies Editorial Board David Hovhannisyan Professor and Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Aram Simonyan Doctor Professor, Corresponding member of the Academy of Science of Armenia Ruben Safrastyan Doctor Professor, member of Academy of Science of Armenia Arman Kirakosyan Doctor Professor and Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Anna Ohanian PhD in Political Science (USA) Sergey Minasyan Doctor of Political Science Ketevan Khutsishvili PhD in Anthropology (Georgia) Hayk Kocharyan Dr. Associate Professor © Center for Civilization and Cultural Studies‚ 2015 © Yerevan State University‚ 2015 Հրատարակվում է ԵՊՀ Քաղաքակրթական և մշակութային հետազոտությունների կենտրոնի գիտական խորհրդի որոշմամբ Խմբագրական խորհուրդ՝ Դավիթ Հովհաննիսյան բ.գ.թ., պրոֆեսոր, Արտակարգ և լիազոր դեսպան (նախագահ) Արամ Սիմոնյան պ.գ.դ., պրոֆեսոր, ՀՀ ԳԱԱ թղթակից-անդամ Ռուբեն Սաֆրաստյան պ.գ.դ., պրոֆեսոր, ՀՀ ԳԱԱ ակադեմիկոս Արման Կիրակոսյան պ.գ.դ., պրոֆեսոր, Արտակարգ և լիազոր դեսպան Աննա Օհանյան քաղ.գ.դ. (ԱՄՆ) Սերգեյ Մինասյան քաղ.գ.դ. Քեթևան Խուցիշվիլի մարդ.գ.դ. (Վրաստան) Հայկ Քոչարյան պ.գ.թ., դոցենտ (համարի պատասխանատու) © Քաղաքակրթական և մշակութային հետազոտությունների կենտրոն‚ 2015 © Երևանի պետական համալսարան‚ 2015 CONTENT Forward by David Hovhannisyan 9-14 Arzoyan Lilit The Armenian-Georgian Window of Cooperation from the Economic and Geopolitical Viewpoint 15-28 Chitaladze Ana, Grigoryan Tatevik Understanding Europeanization in Georgia and Armenia - Discourses, Perceptions and the Impact on Bilateral Relations 29-54 Fljyan Amalya The Impact of Sunni Projects on Georgia: The Case of ISIS 55-66 Bazinyan Marieta Constructing a Nation: Identity Markers of Armenians (According to the Mshak Periodical Published during 1872-1892) 67-80 Khvadagiani Salome Religion as a Marker of Identity for Georgians (1860-1918) 81-104 Gevorgyan Anna “Maro the Fighter:” How Soviet Armenian Media Created Politically and Socially Active Women through Media Discourse, (A case study of the newspaper Avangard (1923-1926)) 105-121 Manucharyan Nelly The Reflection of Communist Ideology in the Street Renaming Policy in Soviet Yerevan (1921-1939) 122-155 5 Bodaveli Elene The Reflection of Communist Ideology in the Street Naming Policy in Soviet Tbilisi (1922-1939) 156-178 Gogava Iveta Defining a Conceptual Framework for Identity Construction in Georgia in the 1900s 179-194 6 ԲՈՎԱՆԴԱԿՈՒԹՅՈՒՆ Առաջաբան 9-14 Արզրոյան Լիլիթ Հայ-վրացական համագործակցության պատուհանը (հնարավորությունները) տնտեսական և աշխարհաքաղաքական տեսանկյունից 15-28 Չիտալաձե Անա, Գրիգորյան Տաթևիկ Հասկանալով եվրոպականացումը Հայաստանում և Վրաստանում. դիսկուրսներ, ընկալումներ և ազդեցությունը երկկողմանի հարաբերությունների վրա 29-54 Ֆլջյան Ամալյա Սուննիական նախագծերի ազդեցությունը Վրաստանի վրա. «Իսլամական պետության» օրինակը 55-66 Բազինյան Մարիետա Հայերի ինքնության ցուցիչները ըստ «Մշակ» պարբերականի (1872-1892թթ.) 67-80 Խվադագիանի Սալոմե Կրոնը որպես ինքնության ցուցիչ վրացիների համար (1860-1918) 81-104 7 Գևորգյան Աննա Պայքարող Մարոն․ ինչպես էր խորհրդային հայաստանյան մամուլը «նոր խորհրդային կնոջ» կերպար կերտում (Ավանգարդ (1923-1926) թերթի օրինակով) 105-121 Մանուչարյան Նելլի Կոմունիստական գաղափարախոսության արտացոլումը խորհրդային Երևանի փողոցների անվանափոխության քաղաքականության մեջ (1921-1939) 122-155 Բոդավելի Էլենե Կոմունիստական գաղափարախոսության արտացոլումը Խորհրդային Թբիլիսիի փողոցների տեղանվանաբանության մեջ (1922-1939) 156-178 Գոգավա Իվետա Սահմանելով 1900-ականներին Վրաստանում ինքնության կառուցման կոնցեպտուալ շրջանակ 179-194 8 Forward / Analytical Bulletin 8 (2015) Forward Escalation of the Tension in the South Caucasus and Use of the Potential of the Georgian-Armenian Relations. The South Caucasus sub region, since the dissolution of the Soviet Union, is constantly in tension. The problems of Nagorno-Karabakh, Abkhazia, and South Ossetia, wars, that occurred as a consequences of the escalation of situations related to these issues, the failure of almost all proposals and projects aimed at the creation of any systems and structures stem from a completely opposite interests and goals of the world powers and regional players. From the other side, these tensions could potentially stabilize the situation in the South Caucasus. The presence of frozen and latent ethnic and religious conflicts, tensions of the Armenian-Turkish and Russian-Georgian relations, the proximity of the Middle East which has fallen into chaos, as well as the penetration of the sub region of different kind of jihadist groups further complicate the situation in the South Caucasus sub region. Against this background, Armenian-Georgian relations are one of the few stabilizing factors, being based on the centuries-old tradition of good neighborhood, the ability to solve the problems, which is also the result of the same centuries of good neighborhood and similar civilization norms and cultural codes. However, at present Armenia is a member of the CSTO and the Eurasian Economic Union, being the only ally of Russia in the sub-region and Armenia has a powerful Russian military base in its territory. Meanwhile, Armenia is actively cooperating with NATO and the EU (though refused to sign the Association Agreement), and its relations with 9 Forward / Analytical Bulletin 8 (2015) the United States and with many European countries are at a very high level. At the same time, Georgia has signed the European Union Association Agreement and holds such a rapprochement policy towards NATO, the result of which should become a full-fledged membership in this organization. Its relations with Russia remain strained and at the same time, Georgia has constantly developed its cooperation with Turkey. All the mentioned problems were complemented by quite a foreseeable aggravation of Russian-Turkish relations, which further fuels the growing escalation of tension in our sub-region. Right because of the above mentioned reasons and the prevailing circumstances the initiators of the project, most of the results of which are being published in this collection of articles, set before themselves a gaol to consider the possibility of revealing the positive potential of the Armenian- Georgian relations in order to use them in helping each other in the field of politics and economy, continuing the long tradition of scientific and cultural cooperation. This collection of articles presents most of the researches conducted within the project. The articles are written by graduate and senior undergraduate students of Georgian and Armenian universities under the guidance of the leading experts in both countries. From the Georgian side the project was implemented by the Institutes of Ethnology and Cultural Studies and the Association of Anthropologists of Georgia. From the Armenian side the project was conducted by the Center for Civilizations and Cultural Studies at Yerevan State University and “Hazarashen” Armenian Center for Ethnological Studies. The initiators of the project pursued another important goal. The old generation of Georgia and Armenia which grew up in the Soviet Union know each other well, understands and respects the cultural and traditional differences between two nations while the young generation has quite a vague idea about it. The project was formed in such a way so that our students had an opportunity to communicate with each other, conduct researches jointly and write papers in collaboration with each other. 10 Forward / Analytical Bulletin 8 (2015) The project was realized with the support of Heinrich Boell Foundation, thoughtful and motivated work of the employees of which significantly contributed to its success. I would consider it my pleasure to express deep gratitude to all the Armenian and Georgian scholars, who took part in its realization, Dr. Hranush Kharatyan, Dr. Nino Chikovani, Dr. Hayk Kocharyan, Dr. Kornely Kakachia, Dr. Ketevan Khutsishvili and Dr. Satenik Mkrtchyan. David Hovhannisyan, Professor, Ambassador Extraordinary Plenipotentiary, Director of Center of Cultural and Civilization Studies, YSU 11 Forward / Analytical Bulletin 8 (2015) Предисловие Эскалация напряженности на ЮК и использование потенциала –грузино-армянских отношений Южнокавказский субрегион, начиная с развала Советского Союза, постоянно находится в напряжении. Проблемы Нагорного Карабаха, Абхазии и Южной Осетии, войны, возникавшие в следствие эскалации ситуаций, связанных с этими проблемами, провал практически всех предложений и проектов, нацеленных на создание каких-либо систем и структур, которые потенциально могли бы стабилизировать положение здесь, проистекают из совершенно противоположных интересов и целей мировых держав и региональных игроков. Наличие замороженных и латентных этнических и конфессиональных конфликтов, напряженные армяно-турецкие и российско-грузинские отношения, близость впавшего в хаос Ближнего Востока, проникновение в субрегион различного рода джихадистских группировок еще более усложняют ситуацию в субрегионе ЮК. На этом фоне армяно-грузинские отношения остаются одним из немногих стабилизирующих факторов, в основе которого лежит многовековая традиция добрососедства, умение разрешать возникающие проблемы, пришедшее именно в результате этого многовекового доброспседства, схожие цивилизационные нормы и культурные коды. Однако в настоящее время Армения является членом
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