Anush Mkrtchyan

The uncertain future of the forgotten villages of Vayots Dzor

The blockade of Nagorno-Karabakh prompted us to initiate research on Armenian villages with small populations.

January 11/2024

The permanent resident of the temporary village

Emma Sargsyan and her 52-year-old son live permanently in Sevazhayr, a village cut off from the world. During the summer, this village in Vayots Dzor is home to 25 families, but with the coming of the wintry weather, they go back to Shatin, taking their cattle with them.

October 31/2023

The border-guarding family is at risk of losing their home

Hrach Antonyan's family, with three generations, lives a few hundred meters away from the Nakhichevan border in the Nor Aznaberd village of Vayots Dzor. The ex-serviceman, who was injured during the 44-day war and became disabled, does not know how to repay the loan and support his family with a 69,000 AMD disability pension.

May 15/2023

People of Hermon from Artsakh

Currently, about 2,000 Artsakh residents are actively looking for new places of residence within Vayots Dzor.

December 4/2023

"I'd like my films to be unforgettable and I'd like audiences to be emotionally affected, to be moved."

Ted Braun was in Armenia to conduct a three-day documentary workshop for young directors and screenwriters.

July 30/2023

Gnishik: From Abandoned to Being Populated

Gnishik is disrupting the chain of abandoned villages in Vayots Dzor. While the village doesn't currently have new residents, the groundwork is in place.

November 21/2023

The Bell and the Cotton: Opposites in Harmony

Aram Melkonyan and Knar Hovsepyan are the last teachers of Mozrov village, located in Vayots Dzor.

July 10/2023