When the 44-day war began in 2020, in addition to thousands of casualties on both sides, the civilian population also suffered — 76 Armenians and 94 Azeris, according to official figures. Sociologist and activist Sanubar Heydarova was conducting training in Barda, a frontline region, when the war began. She returned...
Karabakh war Dilber Ahadzade sent her two sons to the second Karabakh war in 2020. One of them did not return. Having moved to Baku from the country and not having her own housing, for many years Dilber lived in an abandoned dormitory —- two rooms in substandard condition, and...
Gata, sweet bread of Armenia Armine puts flour, milk, sugar, a stick of margarine, three eggs, a pinch of vanilla, a little salt, and says he will bake a different kind of gata today. Gata is a glazed pastry with a sweet filling in Armenia and Azerbaijan traditionally baked in...
Armenian soldier after the war Based on the film “Second Life on Wheels” by Hayk Navasardyan. In the south of Armenia, there are many butterflies among the rocks near the city of Meghri. Until recently, 30 year old Vardan Vardanyan could not have imagined that his future would be with...
– Which one of you is Munavvar? A girl on horseback blocks the way of women returning from a collective farming plot. Looking at each other, the women part and Munavvar silently steps forward. The rider is also silent, giving Munavvar a long look from head to toe, then riding...
War veterans in Armenia Veterans of the war in Armenia often avoid seeking psychological help, hindered by both glorification and stereotypes. Mikael (not his real name), who fought in the 44-Day War, often suffers from nightmares. “He gets nervous, sometimes even aggressive. He isolats himself, jumps at loud noises, he...
The Karabakh conflict isolated Armenian and Azerbaijani societies from each other for 30 years. While older generation still remembers how the two peoples lived in peace, many young people have never seen their peers from the “enemy” country. Thanks to state propaganda and stereotypes rooted in society, Armenian and Azerbaijani...
Stories of refugees from Karabakh Five-year-old Anna Gulyan lives in a one-room apartment with her younger sister, parents, and aunt. The family has adapted to the new housing, but the apartment in the Yerevan suburbs still remains a stranger. Their own house remained in Shushi / Shusha, in Karabakh. “Come,”...
The second Karabakh war of 2020 divided the village of Shurnukh in the Syunik region in southern Armenia into two parts. As a result of the adjustment of the Armenian-Azerbaijani border, part of Shurnukh came under the control of Azerbaijan, and 13 families living in this lowland part of the...
