Creativity without borders...Armenians (singing my brother)
where music and art(look at this beautiful work of two talented people)
.talented musician, director, singer Arman Aghajanian for three years was a member of the State Song Theater Arthur Grigoryan, before in 1997 he moved to New York. During his stay in New York, Arman worked in a group Cascade Folk Trio and released two successful albums. In 2003, he moved to Los Angeles, where he began his solo career.
Armand Aghajanian is the author of most of the compositions Cascade Folk Trio. His latest album, Agha-jan - a collection of duets with famous Armenian singers, such as: Nune Yesayan, Shushan Petrosyan, Vardoui Vardanyan, Sirusho, Arminka etc. According to the most Aghajanian, Agha-jan the result of combining its efforts with close friends and musicians.
Sevada Grigoryan is an Armenian artist, member of Artists Union of Armenia and UNESCO International Federation of Artists in France.
Sevada has held exhibitions throughout Japan, China, Russia and the USA, at venues including Hyogo Prefectural Museum of Art in Kobe, Datian Art Gallery at M50, Shanghai and Central House of Artist in Moscow.
Sevadas paintings are included in public collections, most notably Russian Embassy in Armenia, Sandy Education District in Salt Lake City, Municipality of Karlovy Vary in Czech Republic, Armenian Apostolic Church in Pyatigorsk, Russia, Jermuk City Municipality and Armenias United Nations Dining Hall...
Russia: Patriarch Kirill's remembers terrorist victims in Christmas message
SOT, Patriarch Kirill I of Moscow and all Russia (in Russian): Remember in
your prayers the victims of terrorist attacks in Volgograd and Pyatigorsk.
Let's ask our Lord to heal the injured, strengthen the afflicted and rest
the deceased. May the walls of enmity that divide people come down on this
wonderful day of Christ's birth through the love of Christ and through your
active love for your neighbour. Happy holiday, my dear ones!
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Russia: Patriarch Kirill's remembers terrorist victims in Christmas message
His Holiness Patriarch Kirill I of Moscow and all Russia sent his Christmas
message to all orthodox Christians in Moscow, Monday. In his message, he
told believers to pray for the victims of terrorist attacks.
Remember in your prayers the victims of terrorist attacks in Volgograd and
Pyatigorsk. Let's ask our Lord to heal the injured, strengthen the
afflicted and rest the deceased. May the walls of enmity that divide people
come down on this wonderful day of Christ's birth through the love of
Christ and through your active love for your neighbour. Happy holiday, my
dear ones!, Patriarch Kirill said in his message.
Following the Julian calendar, Orthodox Christians celebrate Christmas 13
days later than those who use the Gregorian calendar.
DIVINA LITURGIA ORTODOSSA-RUSSA. Bari, Pontificia Basilica San Nicola.
!9 Dicembre 2015. Basilica San Nicola. DIVINA LITURGIA ORTODOSSA-RUSSA nella Festa Liturgica di San Nicola secondo il calendario giuliano, con la partecipazione del Coro Ortodosso della Diocesi di Mosca, presieduta dal metropolita Juvenalij di Krutitsy e Kolomna, vicario patriarcale della diocesi di Mosca e membro permanente del Santo Sinodo della Chiesa ortodossa russa, insieme con il metropolita Merkurij di Rostov e Novocherkassk. Hanno concelebrato altri sei prelati ortodossi: Andrej vescovo di Rososhansk, Antonij vescovo di Bogorodsk, Kirill metropolita di Ekaterinburg, Feofilakt arcivescovo di Pyatigorsk e Cherkessk, Flavian vescovo di Čerepovec e Belozersk, Sergeij vescovo di Semiluksk.
Terek Cossacks
The Terek Cossack Host (Russian: Терское казачье войско) was a Cossack host created in 1577 from free Cossacks who resettled from the Volga to the Terek River. The local aboriginal Terek Cossacks joined this Cossack host later. In 1792 it was included in the Caucasus Line Cossack Host and separated from it again in 1860, with the capital of Vladikavkaz. In 1916 the population of the Host was 255,000 within an area of 1.9 million desyatinas.
Many of the early members of the Terek Cossacks were Ossetians.
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The Caucasus or Caucasia is a region located at the border of Eastern Europe and Western Asia, situated between the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea and occupied by Russia, Georgia, Azerbaijan, and Armenia. A less common definition also includes portions of northwestern Iran and northeastern Turkey.It is home to the Caucasus Mountains including the Greater Caucasus mountain range, which acts as a natural barrier separating Eastern Europe from Western Asia, the latter including the Transcaucasia, Armenian Highland, and Anatolia regions. Europe's highest mountain, Mount Elbrus, at 5,642 metres (18,510 ft) is located in the west part of the Greater Caucasus mountain range.
The Caucasus region is separated into northern and southern parts – the North Caucasus (Ciscaucasus) and Transcaucasus (South Caucasus), respectively. The Greater Caucasus mountain range in the north is within the Russian Federation, while the Lesser Caucasus mountain range in the south is occupied by several independent states, namely Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan, and the partially recognised Artsakh Republic.
The region is known for its linguistic diversity: aside from Indo-European and Turkic languages, the Kartvelian, Northwest Caucasian, and Northeast Caucasian families are indigenous to the area.
Odessa | Wikipedia audio article
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00:02:41 1 Name
00:03:30 2 History
00:03:39 2.1 Early history
00:05:45 2.2 Ottoman Silistre
00:06:23 2.3 Russian conquest of Sanjak of Özi (Ochacov Oblast)
00:10:25 2.4 Renaming of the settlement and establishment of sea port
00:16:28 2.5 Beginnings of revolution
00:19:10 2.6 World War II
00:23:42 2.7 Postwar history
00:26:49 3 Geography
00:26:57 3.1 Location
00:30:01 3.2 Climate
00:32:19 4 Demographics
00:34:06 4.1 Historical ethnic and national composition
00:34:16 5 Government and administrative divisions
00:36:47 6 Cityscape
00:41:01 6.1 Parks and gardens
00:43:26 7 Education
00:46:11 8 Culture
00:46:20 8.1 Museums, art and music
00:49:49 8.2 Literature
00:52:25 8.3 Resorts and health care
00:52:42 8.4 Celebrations and holidays
00:53:29 8.5 Notable Odessans
00:55:52 9 Economy
01:00:25 10 Scientists
01:01:09 11 Transport
01:01:18 11.1 Maritime transport
01:02:10 11.2 Roads and automotive transport
01:03:54 11.3 Railways
01:04:58 11.4 Public transport
01:06:51 11.5 Air transport
01:07:39 12 Sport
01:08:34 12.1 Athletes
01:09:56 13 International relations
01:10:06 13.1 Twin towns and sister cities
01:10:23 13.2 Partner cities
01:10:31 14 See also
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Odessa or Odesa (Ukrainian: Оде́са [oˈdɛsɐ] (listen); Russian: Оде́сса [ɐˈdʲesə]) is the third most populous city of Ukraine and a major tourism center, seaport and transport hub located on the northwestern shore of the Black Sea. It is also the administrative center of the Odessa Oblast and a multiethnic cultural center. Odessa is sometimes called the pearl of the Black Sea, the South Capital (under the Russian Empire and Soviet Union), and Southern Palmyra.
Before the Tsarist establishment of Odessa, an ancient Greek settlement existed at its location. A more recent Tatar settlement was also founded at the location by Hacı I Giray, the Khan of Crimea in 1440 that was named after him as Hacıbey. After a period of Lithuanian Grand Duchy control, Hacibey and surroundings became part of the domain of the Ottomans in 1529 and remained there until the empire's defeat in the Russo-Turkish War of 1792.
In 1794, the city of Odessa was founded by a decree of the Russian empress Catherine the Great. From 1819 to 1858, Odessa was a free port - porto-franco. During the Soviet period, it was the most important port of trade in the Soviet Union and a Soviet naval base. On 1 January 2000, the Quarantine Pier at Odessa Commercial Sea Port was declared a free port and free economic zone for a period of 25 years.
During the 19th century, Odessa was the fourth largest city of Imperial Russia, after Moscow, Saint Petersburg and Warsaw. Its historical architecture has a style more Mediterranean than Russian, having been heavily influenced by French and Italian styles. Some buildings are built in a mixture of different styles, including Art Nouveau, Renaissance and Classicist.Odessa is a warm-water port. The city of Odessa hosts both the Port of Odessa and Port Yuzhne, a significant oil terminal situated in the city's suburbs. Another notable port, Chornomorsk, is located in the same oblast, to the south-west of Odessa. Together they represent a major transport hub integrating with railways. Odessa's oil and chemical processing facilities are connected to Russian and European networks by strategic pipelines.