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(37410)520567 BY THESWISSARMENIANUNION THE ENGLISH TRANSLATION THE ENGLISHTRANSLATION ............................................................contents...... 28 4-7, 13,26,36,37 30 20-21, 24 38 22 27 25 14 16 33 31 11 4 7 5 3 Samvel Khalatyan, 80th Anniversary ofZakarKhachatryan) Ararat Aghasyan, An Interview byAniFishenkjianwithSimonean-Terean “Commander Njdeh”) Daniel Erazhisht, Father HarutiunPstikyan by ofSt.LazarusinArmenia,APresentation The Treasures Gallery Zaruhi Dilanyan, Gabrache An Intervew withVahe The Exhibition of Armenian Letters by Karolyn Puzovio The ExhibitionofArmenianLettersbyKarolyn Artsvi Bakhchinyan, Ruzanna Movsisyan, the ArmenianNation Harutiunyan, Varazdat the OriginalWitness ofSt.Stephen, andDecorationoftheChurch Symbolic Structure Romen Kozmoyan, Theatrical Festival Mirakyan, Vahram (Onik Sahakyan) Momik Vardanyan, Zakar Khachatryan Laura Avetisyan Cover Picture: donation ofRussianpaintingstothePicture He willIllumineOurPassage(thesong The LoveroftheColorMoonlight(the Armmono InternationalShakespeare Poppies Lori is an Inspiration not for Writers Alone Lori isanInspirationnotforWriters With ElviraUzunyan Exhibition oftheDali-EstMen The UnknownCompatriot(Shamira) The Narekatsi ArtUnion The Narekatsi Cultural News Contemplations bythePatrioticSonof , 17 Poghos Haytayan, Henri Elibekyan-70 g u "The non-Armenians will see and will become e s t r aware of the high-rate o o Armenian art" m On October 19, the editorial office of “Armenian Art” played host to Mr. Vahe Gabrache, President of the Armenians Union of Switzerland. Karen Matevosyan, Editor-in-chief of the Magazine, and Hasmik Ginoyan, executive director, testi- fied their gratitude to Mr. Gabrache and the Armenians Union of the Switzerland for extend- ing his sponsorship to the English publication of “Armenian Art” magazine. VAHE GABRACHE Mr. Gabrash was asked to answer a few questions: Armenian propagandistic material denying the occurrence of the Genocide. We filed a suit against the “Time”. And it seems, they - When did the Armenians Union of the Swiss come suspended it, they wrote an apologizing letter, (as if they had about and what activities does it pursue? ignored the contents of the DVD), however, we want them to put our DVD into their paper, describing the Genocide. It is our The Armenians Union of the Swiss was established about 50 hope that we shall succeed. years ago, when following the Genocide Armenians arrived in different countries, the Swiss, too brought some Armenian - What is the purpose of your visit to Armenia? orphans taking them under their custody. Having assumed adult- hood, they decided to establish the “Armenians Union of the The purpose of this visit is business. First of all, opening the spe- Swiss”. They built a church which later became a free and inde- cialized center “Cooking and Hotel Business” with the participa- pendent institution, since church is basically different from edu- tion of our “Alliance” Foundation which has been scheduled for cational or cultural establishments. During that period the Swiss today. a Armenian Alliance used to be the most important organization of r locally based Armenians.. Yesterday we opened an orphanage for 25 girl minors, where m they can stay for two years after school. We have also the e With the passage of years, more Armenians came from different “Philipossian” Foundation donating scholarship to students. countries, the colony augmented, many Armenians came from n i Turkey to the German-speaking and Italian-speaking communi- Another one is the “Armenia” Foundation (with myself as a ties, to start forming their own organizations. The Swiss President), building a school, a medical facility in two villages of n Armenian Alliance, being a powerful entity, assisted them by Kharabakh, as well as other structures, I will have to visit the con- advise and other means. The Swiss Armenian Alliance today is struction sites to evaluate the progress. a concentrated around the French-community Armenians, howev- r t er in affairs of overwhelming significance they get consolidated - How did you learn about the “Armenian Art” Magazine to exercise unity and cooperation. Our most expedient opera- and decided to have it translated into English? • tions are aimed at April 24, the anniversary of the Genocide, the 4 Festival of Translators, the 28 of May, and September 21. On We were in the middle of a meeting, when for the first time we those days we display joint action, arrange various cultural saw this publication brought in by Ms. Nevrik Azatyan. As to me, 1 4 events. I have a small collection of pictures, so that when I saw that issue, I thought it was terrific, it had to be made known, the non- / Is has already been for two years that a new operational front Armenians also had to see it and to get an idea of the Armenian 2 has been opened to counter the Turkish propagandistic efforts at fine art. Others, when they have a little of anything, they make 0 denying the occurrence of the Armenian Genocide altogether. the whole world know about it. It was a unanimous decision of 0 We, along with an organization based in the German section, our meeting that it should be translated into English and spread 5 are doing joint work to counter those efforts. Perhaps you know around. We are deeply satisfied that this matter has been put that lately in the European “TIME” the Turks put a DVD with into operation, and that in the coming year, too, this sponsorship allegedly tourist purposes, but in reality it is completely anti- will continue. 3 CONFERRING THE AWARDS AT THE MINISTRY OF CULTURE culture On October 24 the RA Ministry of been acknowledged by Armenia. I have unexpected. And today, when I came Culture convened the award distribution justified my having left Armenia. The back to my land, I am very thankful to ceremony. Hovik Hoveian, the Minister, respect that I have reaped here today is everyone.” awarded the gold medal of the Ministry response to my work during the years of Culture to Aghvan Hovsepyan, that I was away. All my works are purely To the minister’s remark “Hopefully, you Honorary Chairman of the Compatriotic national, since I have been able to show will leave a few sculptures in Armenia” Union, “for significant contribution into the aliens that the Armenian nation can Arto Chakmakhchian added: “That is my the reinforcement of cultural life and for compete and exhibit the Armenian art, duty”. sponsoring activities”. Meanwhile, Gagik which was for them quite new and K. M. Giurjan, Deputy Minister, delivered to Aghvan Hovsepyan a membership card of the International cultural organization DONATION OF RUSSIAN PAINTINGS ICOMOS. TO THE NATIONAL GALLERY The Armenian National Gallery has a large collection of Russian art, however in the last two decades there have been no new additions. But now an occasion recurred, and 2005 was declared the year of Russia in Armenia, while the second week of September were the days of St. Petersburg in Yerevan. In the interpretation of the Gallery Director Pharavon Mirsoyan (a graduate of the St. Petersburg Repin Art Academy), the Museum arranged an exhibition of modern Russian art. The success of the action was due to the competence of Ashot Khachatryan, a painter living in St. Petersburg, the National Gallery opened an exhibition of Modern 5 Russian Art, in the presence of Valentina Matvienko, the Governor of St. Petersburg. It was a pleasant surprise that the 18 participating painters presented 22 of their exhibits 0 to the Gallery. 0 In his acceptance speech Aghvan Hov- 2 Gagik Giurjan, Deputy Minister of Culture, RA, made a speech of acknowledgement to / sepyan indicated that the award was the visitors. the multiply emphasized century-old friendship between the Armenian and received as a tribute to the work done by the Russian nations is in the context of political expressions and evaluations, this valu- 4 the Nig-Aparan Compatriotic Union, able donation being its good evidence. 1 mentioning the leading members of the Zaruhi Dilanyan, Gallery Research Unit Union name by name. He noted that the 4 Compatriotic Union pursued non-politi- cal aims, the overall trends of the work • being the cultural activities. Ô Î Subsequently the minister presented Arto Chakmakchyan, a notable sculptor, â repatriated to Armenia from Egypt in Ì 1948 and residing in Canada since Ò 1975. The minister read a message by Å R. Kocharyan, RA President, awarding the artist with the “Movses Khorenatsi” © medal. Å ü Accepting the high