Exhibition devoted to Armenian legionnaires to be held in CaliforniaOctober 24, 2009 - 13:22 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The Armenian Studies Program in cooperation with the Henry Madden Library at Fresno State will mark the opening of a new exhibit, Légion Arménienne: The Armenian Legion and Its Heroism in the Middle East," to run in the Library through the end of November.Légion Arménienne: The Armenian Legion and Its Heroism in the Middle East" is a traveling exhibit developed and prepared by the Armenian Library and Museum of America (ALMA) in honor of the Legionnaires and their devotion to their nation and to the cause of liberty during World War I. The exhibit will open in late October and run through the end of November on the Second Floor of the Henry Madden Library on campus. The exhibit explores the formation, training, military action, and postwar activities of this all-volunteer force through photographs and narratives. ALMA commissioned this traveling exhibit, incorporating the community spirit of the original into an informative historic, literary, and artistic presentation. The reception will be held from 3 to 5 p.m. on Sunday, November 1, on the Second Floor of the Henry Madden Library. Admission to the special opening is free and open to the public. Top stories Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev arrived in Moscow on April 22 to hold talks with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. In 2023, the Azerbaijani government will increase the country’s defense budget by more than 1.1 billion manats ($650 million). The bill, published on Monday, is designed to "eliminate the shortcomings of an unreasonably broad interpretation of the key concept of "compatriot". Partner news | Get Started: An educational platform for young startuppers The Get Started program which operates in two phases is an important platform for young startuppers. Byblos Bank Armenia celebrates Students' Day with scholarship recipients YSU students who received scholarships from Byblos Bank Armenia gathered in a casual setting to meet with the Bank's CEO, Hayk Stepanyan. Azerbaijan extends Rune Vardanyan’s arrest by 5 months A court in Azerbaijan has extended the arrest of former Nagorno-Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan by five months. Armenia border residents dissatisfied with delimitation Residents Kirants are dissatisfied with the results of the delimitation of the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan. |