Monthly Archives: November 2010

♫ Tbilisi-Baku-Yerevan ♫

In the Soviet Union there was a very popular Georgian children’s ensemble “Mziuri” founded and directed by Rafael Kazaryan, and comprised with girls of 10-11 years old. They sang and also played various musical instruments. I recently found out one … Continue reading

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Human Rights (where the liberty starts)

VERZIO International Human Rights Documentary Film Festival has just finished in Budapest. It was organized by Open Society Archivum (OSA), together with the Open Society Institute (OSI), Russian State Film and Photo Archive and some other local institutions/partners. A one-week … Continue reading

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Leonid Afremov

“Art is my life and I paint every single day“ Leonid Afremov Several minutes ago I have discovered an absolutely lovely artist Leonid Afremov. Surprisingly I had never heard about him, though he turned to be quite popular. He paints … Continue reading

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How it feels to VOTE

Yesterday, on November 2, 2010 elections to the United States Senate were held. If I was in Armenia I would know about it from the breaking news on CNN or some fresh newspapers. Here, in Budapest where I have a … Continue reading

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