Topic: History
By Harry Kezelian Special to the Mirror-Spectator CHICAGO — The background image on my laptop is a panoramic photograph of the village of Husenig with its surrounding mountains and the[...]
LOS ANGELES — Arpa (Los Angeles) and Pomegranate (Toronto) Film Festivals have slated Ani Hovannisian’s new documentary “The Hidden Map” for their 2019 festivals in November. Prior to any public screenings,[...]
By Philip P. Ketchian Special to the Mirror-Spectator This was not what he had struggled to come so far for. The water was ice cold. His legs were numb and[...]
Turkey was the beneficiary of pre-Soviet-era turmoil in the Caucasus, signing the Treaty of Kars of 1923; it continues to benefit also during the realignment of powers in the post-Soviet[...]
By Adriana Tchalian Special to the Mirror-Spectator During my first visit to Armenia, I expected to find a rugged and muscular terrain, given the steady diet of cliched images I[...]
FAIR LAWN, NJ — Honoring the bravery and staunch efforts of historian Dr. Taner Akçam to uncover the truth about the Armenian Genocide throughout his robust career, the Knights and[...]
WATERTOWN – The documentary film “The Stateless Diplomat: Heroic Life of Diana Apcar,” by Mimi Malayan, will be shown at the Dorothy and Charles Mosesian Center for the Arts on[...]
MILAN, Italy — In the scholarly world, serious major projects can take years to complete. It took more than 20 years to publish two series of volumes of the Italian[...]
For many countries, independence day is a routine date in the calendar, when the anniversary is remembered while many of the liberties and opportunities created by that independence are taken[...]
NEW YORK — “French Fashion, Women, and the First World War,” on view at Bard Graduate Center Gallery, 18 West 86th Street, New York City, from September 5 through January[...]