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Ressurrection with Cane and Shoe: My feverish life across continents

Harut Barsamian

Following Father’s arrest and the confiscation of all our property, our family’s financial situation became desperate. The only remaining salable items were our personal clothing, consisting of suits, sweaters, coats, anderwer and shoes, as well as some kitchen items. Every Sunday, two or three of us brothers would take this items to the famous Yerevan sev shooga (black market).

Repatriation 1925-32

ՍՍՀՄ Ժողկոմխորհի որոշում հ. 2947

արտասահմանից Սովետական Հայաստան հայերի վերադարձի միջոցառումների մասին

Ստալինի աշխարհաքաղաքական նկրտումները եւ հայերի հայրենադարձությունը 1946-1948

Էդուարդ Մելքոնյան

1946-1948թթ. սփյուռքահայերի ներգաղթի պատմության կարեւոր եւ հետաքրքիր հարցերից է նրա կազմակերպման պատճառները: Հայրենադարձությունը թույլատրվեց Խորհրդային Միության կառավարության (Ժողկոմխորհի) նախագահ Ստալինի 1945թ. նոյեմբերի 21-ի որոշումով, որում ասվում էր...

Hayastanyan Chakat

Sociopolitical daily newspaper. Was published in 1946-50s. It was the official newspaper of Bucharest’s Armenian Front organization. The editor was Haroutyun Papoyan.

History

Towards the Fatherland

Emerging victorious from World War II, the Soviet Union wanted to expand its zones of influence not only in Eastern Europe, but also in Turkey and Iran. In its project to have access to the Black Sea straits, there was also the issue of uniting the provinces of Kars/Ardahan to Armenia and Georgia.

Persecution

Escapes 1946-1950

People

Anahit Poghikyan

Here, when I would say that we lived pretty good there. Locals would respond, ‘If it was so good, you should have stayed. Why did you come?’

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