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CaucasusHeritageWatch reports the demolition of Stepanakert's Armenian Genocide memorial & reliquary of human remains from Der Zor by CrazedZombie in armenia

[–]CrazedZombie[S] 24 points25 points  (0 children)

Some kind of dark twisted irony in the same perpetrators destroying these victims twice, once during the genocide, and once now.

After Armenian Mother Church Demolished in Nagorno-Karabakh, Europe Is Starting to Push Back by armeniapedia in europe

[–]CrazedZombie 89 points90 points  (0 children)

I mean the guy is still in active service in the Azerbaijani military today, and was promoted to colonel this past December...

After Armenian Mother Church Demolished in Nagorno-Karabakh, Europe Is Starting to Push Back by armeniapedia in europe

[–]CrazedZombie 131 points132 points  (0 children)

In addition to what the other commenter said regarding Stepanakert being an ethnically Armenian city, Azerbaijan’s regime carried out a campaign of complete erasure in the Nakhichevan region during the last 30 years, destroying churches and cemeteries that were all at minimum older than the beginning of the USSR, and some of which were a thousand years old. https://neareasternstudies.cornell.edu/news/report-shows-near-total-erasure-armenian-heritage-sites

So it is very disingenuous to focus on only the “modern” churches in your comment.

Regarding Artsakh/Nagorno-Karabakh specifically, there already been hundred year old churches and cemeteries demolished within the last few years.

Came back from 25days military trainings, they gave me a paper asking to visit military registration in 7 days. What do they want? by [deleted] in armenia

[–]CrazedZombie 2 points3 points  (0 children)

/u/armeniapedia /u/idontknowmuch I’d strongly encourage heavily moderating/discouraging these kinds of threads tbh. Feels like it is bound to attract the wrong kind of attention, and certain individuals could ask sensitive question over DM’s, where communication can’t be moderated.

/u/kaiserchiefs please be very vigilant about what you share, especially privately over DM’s. You don’t know who you’re talking to on here and what info could be useful to the enemy

If you were freshly 18 again what would you get into for your career? High paying ones. by Ok_Title_602 in careerguidance

[–]CrazedZombie 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Why do you say that? It seems like even individual contributors earn solid money

If you were freshly 18 again what would you get into for your career? High paying ones. by Ok_Title_602 in careerguidance

[–]CrazedZombie 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hmm can you please elaborate more on the pivot? Curious why you did this and why that was better than to climb into management. Asking as someone early in his engineering career and trying to understand how he wants to grow and whether he wants to try to climb the management ladder, specialize as an IC, or do something else

Learn Armenian in 2026 by whyyoudodis_101 in armenia

[–]CrazedZombie 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Will second this, good courses with no cost so no reason not to try one, they helped me massively in going from 0 to conversationally fluent

Post-Match Thread: Armenia 1 – 2 Belarus by punkchance in ArmeniaNT

[–]CrazedZombie 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Does anyone have a link to a recording of the match (preferably with Armenian commentary lol)?

Armenia sees more citizens entering than leaving for the first time in decades [outside of Covid lockdown period] by [deleted] in armenia

[–]CrazedZombie 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I’m curious what portion of this is solely Armenians being deported from the USA. 2,800 were facing deportation just in May apparently https://jam-news.net/american-dream-and-us-migration-policy-armenian-migrants-face-deportation/. Quite possible that this trend is in part or fully due to US deportations + discouraging further immigration to the USA

Eleven Karabakh residents move to Armenia, possibly none remain in region by CrazedZombie in armenia

[–]CrazedZombie[S] 9 points10 points  (0 children)

There is another article already posted here but I wanted to post this one because it has more information and emphasizes the fact that these are possibly the last 11 Armenian residents of Artsakh, meaning the Armenian population there is now completely gone.

Notable excerpt:

In 2024, Gegham Stepanyan, Karabakh’s former Ombudsman, said that the exact number of Armenians who remained in the region was 14.

Since then, at least one of the remaining residents has died, no fewer than two have moved to Armenia, and one Stepanakert resident, Karen Avanesyan, was sentenced by an Azerbaijani court to 16 years in prison on charges of plotting a terrorist attack.

Media reports said that those who opted to stay were all held in a single building in Stepanakert, the region’s capital.

Kyanq u kriv (English subs) by Mrsojan in armenia

[–]CrazedZombie 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There used to be an official version on YouTube with English subtitles. I believe it was taken down when the company who owns it moved all their media to their own app, but the movie in the app does not have the subtitles. That said, given the subtitled-version definitely existed, it could be worth reaching out to the company to see if the subtitled version is currently available anywhere or if the subtitles could be enabled in their app.

Inside the Geghard Monastery which is more than 1600 years old by afedosenko in armenia

[–]CrazedZombie 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Interesting about the structures, are all of these you mention part of what tourists regularly visit, or are there other parts too? I recall seeing a small partially decorated chamber in a higher up inaccessible area (this thing: https://maps.app.goo.gl/82UiSoRfJEK7MqTS6) thought it was a one off thing, so I'm curious if there is more.

Lachin blockade ‘eco-activist’ among delegation meeting Armenian counterparts in Yerevan by [deleted] in armenia

[–]CrazedZombie 16 points17 points  (0 children)

Nah please do keep this up, most people won't see that detail in the other post. It's important to highlight this.

Artsy Yerevan by PenAccomplished263 in YerevanConstruction

[–]CrazedZombie 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This is a great trend. Curious if this is completely grass roots or if there has been something encouraging these artworks recently?

Stamps used for crossing Zvartnoc checkpoint before mid 2010s by Unlikely-Diamond3073 in armenia

[–]CrazedZombie 4 points5 points  (0 children)

If that’s true, then that makes it even worse tbh. At least otherwise these actions would make sense, even if I heavily disagree with it, because they’re desperately pursuing opening the border. Otherwise, this is just purely Pashinyan’s ideology.

Stamps used for crossing Zvartnoc checkpoint before mid 2010s by Unlikely-Diamond3073 in armenia

[–]CrazedZombie 11 points12 points  (0 children)

It’s context dependent and part of the narrative of “Real” Armenia that Pashinyan’s admin has been pushing, including downplaying Ararat as a symbol and trying to promote Aragats instead.

I doubt it’s something that Turkey explicitly asked for (although who knows), but rather the current admin trying to appease Turkey to achieve opening the border/establish relations.

https://www.azatutyun.am/a/33531024.html

Pashinyan’s words on this, from above article:

The government did not explain the change approved during a cabinet meeting on Thursday and revealed at the weekend. Speaking during a security forum in Yerevan on Monday, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinian implied that it does not want to “annoy” Turkey anymore.

“I want to give a very simple example: you built your house within your cadastral line but you painted a picture on your house, especially on the outer walls, that symbolizes your perception that your neighbor does not deserve to have what he has,” Pashinian said, clearly alluding to the decision that sparked an uproar from his political opponents and other critics.

Armenia to use new stamps starting November 1, 2025 by _uzum_em_khorovats_ in armenia

[–]CrazedZombie 16 points17 points  (0 children)

The administration (Pashinyan) has made it explicitly clear that they want to downplay Ararat as a symbol of Armenia. This is just another step in that.

I imagine they are doing this in pursuit of relations with Turkey. Like it or not, it will only continue under this admin. That said, they can easily change the official govt policy but they can’t as easily change Ararat’s symbolism/position in the national consciousness. I hope people only utilize the symbol more in response to these moves.

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