· July, 2006

Stories about Armenia from July, 2006

Voices from the Caucasus

Russian tourists rest in the shade in the Novy Afon (New Athos) monastery near the capital of the Georgian breakaway region of Abkhazia – by eurutuf What follows is a...

27 July 2006

Armenia: Open Source

Nessuna reports that the opening of Microsoft's representative office and the passage of a new copyright law may encourage the adoption of open source software by Armenian companies.

26 July 2006

Armenia: Vardavar

Both Nessuna and Jeremy express their dislike of Vardavar, a holiday celebrated in part by throwing water on complete strangers.

24 July 2006

Armenia: Apricot Republic

Irina Petrosian discusses the omnipresence of apricots, apricot-related gossip, apricots as an indicator of inflation, and much more that has contributed to Armenia being referred to on occasion as an...

21 July 2006

Armenia: Armenian Style Elections

Nessuna links to a video about elections the Armenian way. She reports that those who made the short film were instructed not to make anymore such videos if they wished...

21 July 2006

Armenia: Racist Fliers

Nessuna reports on the appearance of racist fliers appearing in Yerevan urging people to “clean their city.” Onnik Krikorian adds that this is ironic considering the number of South Caucasus...

19 July 2006

Armenia: Our Duty to Live

Onnik Krikorian posts photos and and an interview with the program manager of the Our Duty to Live project in Vanadzor, Armenia. The project offers educational and social services to...

19 July 2006

Armenia: Smoking on the Street

Nessuna asks why men in Armenia consider it acceptable for women to chainsmoke in cafes, but lose all respect for women if they smoke on the street.

19 July 2006

Armenia: BTC Impact

My 20-Cent Taxi Ride comments on the impact of the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan pipeline, which recently opened, on Armenia.

14 July 2006

Armenia: Public Opinion

Onnik Krikorian discusses public opinion findings in Armenia that shows quite a bit of public pessimism about the country's direction.

13 July 2006

Armenia: Vochinch Mentality

Notes From Hareinik discusses the news that the mayor of the town of Garni has done nothing with the municipal budget. The author says that sooner or later, silence and...

12 July 2006

Armenia: Water

Zarchka says that water is going to waste in Armenia and that people there fail to understand that water is money.

12 July 2006

Armenia: World Cup Fever

Raffi K. of Life in Armenia says that central Yerevan was a World Cup watching zone, with people watching games on the streets and in restaurants.

11 July 2006