Zhanna Bekiryan

Compelled transformations: from Stepanakert to Garni, from teacher to rugmaker

Compelled transformations: from Stepanakert to Garni, from teacher to rugmaker

February 29/2024

Aruna, a native of Nagorno-Karabakh with an Indian name: "Do not lose hope; despair is a bad friend."

“Though it's challenging, I make every effort to stay optimistic and inspire hope in others. I encourage my relatives, sisters, and parents who have arrived from Nagorno-Karabakh not to lose hope, as despair is a bad friend.”

April 11/2024

The Midwife-Doll Maker

Larisa's profession and craft combined make her a kind of doll midwife. Displaced from Nagorno-Karabakh, she has found a new home in Yerevan.

May 8/2024

There is no alternative; we need to make a Knight's move

The Tovmasyan family of four has made their home in Tavush village, located in Tavush Province.

April 2/2024

The Power of Small Steps to Cope with Great Loss

After being forced to leave their home in Karmir Shuka, Nagorno-Karabakh, Anush Grigoryan and her family resettled in Movses, a border village in Tavush Province.

May 1/2024

With the Threads of Memory: from Norapat to Shosh

Every single day, the threads of memory weave a path back to Shosh, a village in Nagorno-Karabakh, where Karine Aghasyan was forced to leave behind the most precious thing imaginable: her husband's grave.

April 6/2024

The flavor and aroma of Nagorno-Karabakh in the "Bokhcha" of Armenia

“We want to recreate everything we had back home, here in Armenia,” says Heghush Tarkhanyan.

May 3/2024