The title of this Monologue is a quote from an interview that the president of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelensky, gave to Simon Shuster. (Simon Shuster is the correspondent of TIME magazine and has been in Ukraine since Russia invaded Ukraine). The interview was conducted during a long train trip that Zelensky took to visit the city of… Continue reading “I Have Not Finished This Great, Important Action For Our Country. Not Yet”

Armenian and Turkish governments are currently in the process of normalizing their diplomatic relations. Some Armenians both in Armenia and Diaspora(s) are blaming the Armenian government for negotiating without Turkey’s recognition of the Armenian Genocide, Medz Yeghern, and the territorial demands. The times are very volatile. We are still at war with Azerbaijan and there… Continue reading ARMENIANS and TURKS Part 4

ARS Armenian Private School of Toronto just concluded its fifteenth-year Telethon with great success. Thank you to all the volunteers who made it such a great success. Also thanks to the board of directors, the principals, the teachers, the staff, and many, many, volunteers who help make the school one of the best cost-effective private… Continue reading Armenian Language Program at ARS Private School.

“After the nationwide shock caused by the war and the obligatory transition phase, we must undertake the construction of a new state, conventionally called the “Fourth Republic” in this article”. I fully agree with the above quote that was taken from a lengthy article written by the president of Armenia Armen Sarkissian while he was recuperating from Covid 19… Continue reading “Fourth Republic”?

The inaugural poem by 22 year old Poet Laureate Amanda Gorman. She read it during the swearing in ceremony of  the President Joe Biden of USA. Mr. President, Dr. Biden, Madame Vice-President, Mr. Emhoff, Americans and the world, When day comes we ask ourselves,Where can we find light in this never-ending shade?The loss we carry,a… Continue reading Poem By Amanda Gorman.

An abridged version  of the inaugural poem by 22 year old Poet Laureate Amanda Gorman. She read it during the swearing in ceremony of President Biden of USA.     (Abrdged by Zohrab Baibo Sarkissian.   zohrabbebo.com). And yes we are far from polished far from pristineBut that doesn’t mean that we arestriving to form a union… Continue reading Poem by Amanda Gorman

Since the humiliating “44-day war” ended, demonstrations started in Armenia demanding the resignation of the Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan. The demonstrations were initiated by the so-called Homeland Salvation Movement. The movement is a loosely formed association of 16! political parties of which only one, the Prosperous Armenia Party, (“owned” by oligarch Gagig Zarukyan)… Continue reading Does Pashinyan Have Legitimacy to Govern?

Levon Ter  Petrosyan, the first president of Armenia, in an article dated Dec. 6. 2020 (See Lousapatz Dec. 12 #1157) quotes the following from Vazken Manugyan’s very irresponsible speech at the Dec. 5  protest rally in Yerevan. Here is in part what Vazken Manugyan said. «Նիկոլ Փաշինյանը մի բան էլ պէտք է հասկանայ, որ այս… Continue reading We are Responsible.

This is the title of a book written by Dr. Fridtjof Nansen (1861 – 1930). He is a Norwegian, and as per the introduction of the book “a man of many facets: scientist, orientalist, diplomat, author, humanitarian, explorer, oceanographer, and laureate of the Nobel Peace Prize”. Emphasis mine.(A quick Google search shows not only the… Continue reading ARMENIA and THE NEAR EAST.

I just finished reading a book titled “THE ANTIOCHIANS”. It is a 312 pages long novel, written by Dr. Albert. S. Apelian (1893- 1986) and published by Vintage Press New York. 1960. (I managed to get a used copy of the book through Amazon). The book is dedicated to his daughter “Karen, who, like a… Continue reading ANTIOCHIANS