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23 Years Later, Gyumri Struggles to Move On

23 Years Later, Gyumri Struggles to Move On

The train from Yerevan to Gyumri took three hours. It was sturdy, but Soviet. Sturdy but Soviet. I sat on its wooden pews, looked at its safety posters with Cyrillic letters I could recognize, but not understand. I imagined myself in one of those grand train scenes in film – the ones filled with smoke, [...]

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Wide Angle: An Armenian Summer

Wide Angle: An Armenian Summer

Before the chilly winds and snow sets in, here’s a short look back at summer in Armenia via mobile photographer and PicPlz editing software, where the vodka flowed from North to South and thunderstorms in the evenings were a welcome relief from the unforgiving sun. Photos  © ianyanmag.com

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The Big Picture: The Caucasus

The Big Picture: The Caucasus

A battleground for culture, religion and politics, the Caucasus is a collection of countries wedged between Turkey, Iran and Russia. Comprised of Chechnya, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia and a handful of Russian republics, its rich ethnic history coupled with territorial disputes make it perhaps one of the most fascinating places on Earth. With reports of violence [...]

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Culture Vulture: Photojournalist Anush Babajanyan

Culture Vulture: Photojournalist Anush Babajanyan

“I don’t feel words have less power,” says Armenian photojournalist Anush Babajanyan, “but images can put someone in a sort of trance, sometimes I look at a photo for several minutes, loving and feeling it.” A graduate of the American University in Bulgaria, Babajanyan contends those are exactly the types of photos she wants to [...]

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