Ukrainian Museum of National History to host Armenian exhibitionJanuary 29, 2013 - 13:36 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Exhibits documenting Ukraine’s Armenian community’s history and culture will be showcased at Ukrainian Museum of National History, Analitika.at.ua reported. The exposition will comprise rare photographs, documents, awards, printed editions, national costumes, household items and other artifacts reflecting the Ukrainian Armenians’ long history. As head of the Union of Armenians of Ukraine Vilen Shatvoryan said, Kyiv attaches special importance to Armenian cultural and historic heritage, with different exhibitions and presentations planned. The number of Armenians in Ukraine totals 99,894 according to the 2001 Ukrainian census. Armenians first appeared in Ukraine during the times of Kievan Rus. During the 10th century individual Armenian merchants, mercenaries and craftsmen served at the courts of various Ruthenian rulers. Today, the Donetsk Oblast holds the greatest number of Armenians in Ukraine (~16 000, 0.33% of the population). Armenian communities can also be found in Dnipropetrovsk, Kharkiv, Kherson, Kiev,Luhansk, Mykolaiv, Zaporizhia, and Odessa where the late Ukrainian-Armenian artist Sarkis Ordyan spent most of his life. Top stories Six total incidents have burned 19 old-growth trees. Friday night 8 trees were torched along the beautiful main entrance. The EU does not intend to conduct military exercises with Armenia, Lead Spokesperson for EU Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Peter Stano says. Hikmet Hajiyev has said that there is no place for USAID operation in Azerbaijan any longer. A telephone conversation between Putin and Pashinyan before the CSTO summit is not planned, Peskov says. Partner news | U.S. warns Georgia not to side with Moscow against the west Georgia has been warned by the U.S. not to become an adversary of the west by falling back in line with Moscow. Power of One Dram sums up two-year program with Teach for Armenia Idram Junior also joined the companies during the visit, bringing with it a fascinating intellectual game for children Yerevan Mayor to travel to Paris on May 15-19 The official delegation headed by Yerevan Mayor Tigran Avinyan will travel to Paris from May 15 to 19. Armenia, India hold first defense consultations The meeting was attended by Indian Ambassador Nilakshi Saha Sinha and Defense Attaché Brigadier General Naveen Nijhawan. |