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News09.01.2026Perhaps, as a diasporan, you’ve put off repatriation due to careers, family matters, financial obligations, or legal realities. After all, uprooting your entire life isn’t an easy decision and isn’t always realistic. At the same, you still want to contribute to Armenia, you still want to make a positive impact on the country that shapes a big part of your identity. Well, here’s the good news: meaningful Armenian diaspora engagement no longer requires a permanent move! Pathways now exist for Armenians who want to stay connected without fully repatriating. The options are endless: short-term return to Armenia, project-based work, targeted investments, youth exchange programs…you name it!
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Repat Story21.07.2025Growing up in Moscow, first visits to Armenia Kolya Stepanyan was born in Moscow. His parents moved there from Goris a few years before he was born. As a child, Kolya visited his grandparents in Goris a few times – those trips kept his connection to Armenia alive, even if it sometimes felt fragile. “When I was 15, I visited Armenia for the first time as a teen. That trip stuck with me. I felt something — maybe even love. Growing up in Russia was tough. Armenians and other minorities were treated like second or third-class citizens. Things have gotten a bit better, but not much. I always felt like an outsider, even though I had many friends in Moscow,” he recalls.
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Repat Story11.02.20253 min readIn 2021, our family seriously considered repatriating to Armenia for the first time. Repat Armenia has already shared the story of how our journey began in their article “The Man Who Found His Way Home.”
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Thoughts15.01.20259 min readYan Shenkman, a journalist, writer, screenwriter and host of numerous projects, moved to Armenia during the first wave of relocations in the spring of 2022. Unlike many others, he chose to stay.
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Armenian by Choice19.12.20248 min readWe are a married couple, Daniel and Elena, and after many years of traveling and living in different corners of the world, we have chosen Armenia as the place where we want to settle and raise our children.
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Repat Story19.07.20248 min readPreparing for a meeting with Samvel Meliksetyan, with a friend with whom we experienced some part of life as diaspora Armenians, I tried to remember what our last meeting was like and what we talked about then.
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-webp(85)-o(jpg).webp?token=7850fc34cc9cf28cd5843af5cf1f9ea4 "We Are In The Same Boat Now")
-webp(85)-o(jpg).webp?token=67c1ef9733155840058be1c3cf71a754 "The Golden Vine House: A Crossroads of Past and Present, Armenian and Basque")
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-webp(85)-o(jpg).webp?token=1c6afa68191ac133eb2205df7366fb76 "#EngageArmenia2024: A Resounding Success Across Europe")
Thoughts06.05.20244 min readSpanning eight European cities from March 6 to March 13, 2024, the tour successfully brought together Armenians from diverse backgrounds to focus on the future of the homeland, fostering a deep and practical engagement.
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