My Way Home
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-webp(85)-o(jpg).webp?token=fd6ec217b99b8a370e68ffc7af84b8bf "Conductor Nvart Andreassian: Five Decades of Experience for Armenia")
Repat Story22.01.20257 min readNvart Andreassian’s professional journey is nothing short of extraordinary. A conductor, musicologist and cultural program manager, she has lived, studied, and worked across the globe – Turkey, France, Belgium, Brazil, Uruguay, China and Russia. -
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Repat Story09.01.20255 min readLucy Nazaryan grew up in Yerevan, started her studies at Yerevan State University and later headed to Moscow to continue her education at the Financial University. -
-webp(85)-o(jpg).webp?token=e79d3e55d4d0fc058431e3279b37d666 "From Russia to Artashat: Building a Future for Youth Football")
Repat Story30.12.20244 min readArarat Mambreyan, inspired by the repatriation of many of his relatives, friends and fellow athletes, decided to follow his dream of helping young Armenian players reach their football goals. -
-webp(85)-o(jpg).webp?token=06cd275d8b98296ca3ec121810f601a0 "So you don’t end up looking for yourself among strangers in foreign lands…")
Repat Story25.12.20246 min readAt the Blue Mosque in Yerevan, a venue that regularly brings together fans of Iranian culture, another gathering took place. The focus of the evening was George Abrahamyan, a poet, translator and journalist who has become one of Armenia’s most enthusiastic advocates for Iranian culture. -
-webp(85)-o(jpg).webp?token=57f01b298182da67bc08b6868a64933d "Turning Homesickness Into Art")
Repat Story30.11.20248 min readAs a writer, I have always found it interesting to write about people I have met not through the repatriate community, and who, at first glance, seem like old friends. But through conversations about repatriation, I discover them anew. -
-webp(85)-o(jpg).webp?token=99be754d28c85bddf02c653fd44f580a "Love for Armenia Born from Family: The Nush Enamel Jewelry Story")
Repat Story27.11.20246 min readNune Malakyan is one of my heroes with a personal story to share. I often spotted her, her husband, Artem Tatevosyan, and their two kids during my strolls along Mesrop Mashtots Avenue. -
-webp(85)-o(jpg).webp?token=0b54ebc22c68b6d33272d640e6699fef "From Armenia to Sweden to Boston To Armenia")
Repat Story19.11.20243 min readWhen Armenians decided to move out of Armenia in the early 90s during the “dark and cold” years, they rarely came back. In fact, much of the time they would adopt this idea of abandoning Armenia altogether as the country was seen as a lost cause in the eyes of many Armenians. -
-webp(85)-o(jpg).webp?token=93250a630b3cc90fe3d378c9ebc2619c "Happy Back Home: Opera Singer Suren Mkyan's Repatriation to Armenia")
Repat Story28.10.20246 min readAfter a long career spanning Italy and the United States, where Suren Mkyan (Mkrtchyan) took on leading roles in international opera productions – including a world premiere of Chukhadjian's Zemire – Suren repatriated to Armenia to perform his own part in bringing Chukhadjian's works to the stage here. -
-webp(85)-o(jpg).webp?token=be39550bc8c6f7ba9fe2ee7094e22c09 "Armenian Code Academy: A New Era of Tech Education in Armenia")
Repat Story21.10.20247 min readI first heard of the protagonist of this story a few years ago. During a call, my mom asked, “Do you know Narek Aslikyan?” I searched his name on Facebook and realized I’d seen him around – once at Ayb’s New Year fair with a classmate, and on social media, promoting IT education in Armenia. -
-webp(85)-o(jpg).webp?token=a1bc0c98847d728d90a766a97c86d3c8 "Gourmet Lab: A New Signature Trend in the Armenian Market")
Repat Story15.10.20247 min readA few years ago, well before healthy lifestyles, good nutrition, and sugar-free snacks became trendy, I was at a co-working space when my table neighbor offered me some sugar-free dried fruits. I discovered they were made by a young man named Artem, sitting at another desk nearby. -
-webp(85)-o(jpg).webp?token=21d63f2a3d1481d4ddd9faf924b0fa01 "Homecoming after Years Away")
Repat Story22.09.20245 min read“I was born in Yerevan and went to school here until I was 13. Then, my family moved to Odesa, Ukraine, because of my dad’s job. That’s where I graduated from a medical university,” Ani begins. -
-webp(85)-o(jpg).webp?token=5941d08f3620495f0aef0ac2a4aa3237 "From Repatriate to Change-Maker: Artur Gasparyan and the KIDO Project")
Repat Story16.09.20246 min readMeet Artur Gasparyan. He is a repatriate from Russia and a standout graduate of the Birthright Armenia program. After moving from Moscow to Armenia post-2018 revolution, Artur quickly became one of the most popular young repatriates thanks to his engaging blog and the launch of the KIDO children’s center in Gyumri. -
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Repat Story03.09.20245 min readIt's quite improbable that this article will ever be read by any member of System Of a Down rock group, but at least to our readers today we’d like to tell about a story of how one single song of ethnic Armenian musicians changed the whole life of one girl, living back then in Moscow. -
-webp(85)-o(jpg).webp?token=ba6c4d6ba80fcc81db3ac32ee784ca2d "Repatriation and the Restaurant Business: The Story of Anna Sargsyan and Her Path to Regional Change")
Repat Story25.07.20246 min readRepatriation and the Restaurant Business: The Story of Anna Sargsyan and Her Path to Regional ChangeI was born in Leninakan, and after graduating from school in 98, my family decided to move to Moscow. I entered the Medical University, then into residency, graduate school, and then defended my PhD thesis. -
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Repat Story15.07.202413 min readPerhaps it is not an exaggeration to say that our hero is one of the most popular repatriates in Armenia, and also one of the youngest.
