Submitted by global publisher on Tue, 09/22/2015 - 23:02
“Forty-seven years in cinema: it was a wonderful adventure and I’m grateful to all the people with whom I worked who made it a success.”
Who he was
Born Ashot (Achod) Malakian in Turkey in 1920, Henri Verneuil was an acclaimed French film director. He was nominated for a Palme d’Or at Cannes as well as an Academy Award. He was awarded the latter’s equivalent in France, a Cesar, for his life’s works.
Submitted by global publisher on Tue, 09/22/2015 - 22:57
“In him alone there are combined a general, a bishop, an artist, an Armenian, an naive old peasant and an Othello.” - Anton Chekhov
Who he was
Ivan Aivazovsky was born in Crimea in 1817 and became one of the great artists of the 19th century and the most renowned artist of seascapes in history. His deft use of the paintbrush was recognized early in his life and he painted tirelessly, producing around 6,000 paintings.
Submitted by global publisher on Tue, 09/22/2015 - 22:45
“Peace can only come out of righteousness, even as strife cometh out of unrighteousness; and we know where there is no unrighteousness there is also no strife.”
Who she was
Diana Apcar was appointed the honorary consul of the first Republic of Armenia to Japan. She is among the first, if not the first, female diplomats in modern history.
Submitted by global publisher on Tue, 09/22/2015 - 22:37
“There was no other choice...I knew that it wouldn’t be right if the world’s fastest underwater swimmer was there and didn’t even try to help.”
Who he is
Shavarash Karapetyan was a 17-time world champion finswimmer in Armenia during the Soviet Union’s existence. Despite his success as an athlete, he is best known for his incredible heroism.
Submitted by global publisher on Mon, 08/17/2015 - 16:53
“I am absolutely sure that I was the first [computer science student] in Russia, but I am curious whether it was a university discipline anywhere else in the world before 1951.”
Submitted by global publisher on Mon, 08/17/2015 - 16:50
Who he was
Egypt is the most populous Arab country in the world, and is seen as a leader in global Arab affairs. It is curious, then, that its first prime minister was an Armenian by the name of Nubar Nubarian, or Nubar Pasha.
Submitted by global publisher on Mon, 08/17/2015 - 16:49
“It’s here, start digging.”
Who he was
Alexander Mantashev (Mantashyan), an oil baron and a philanthropist, was one of the wealthiest men of the early 20th century. He competed for domination of oil interests with John D. Rockefeller and the Nobel brothers, his juggernaut contemporaries, in Baku, the city where he helped to develop the oil industry.
Submitted by global publisher on Mon, 08/17/2015 - 16:47
“A writer cannot be a journalist. A photojournalist is a real journalist.”
Who he is
Istanbul is known as an eminently picturesque city. Thus being called the “Eye of Istanbul,” like the virtuosic Armenian photographer from Turkey Ara Guler, is no small feat.
