Ancient Armenian Depiction of Dance
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View ArticleConcerning the Western Steppe Herder (WSH)
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View ArticleThe cycle of death and rebirth – creation and transformation
Samsara is a 2011 American non-narrative documentary film of international imagery directed by Ron Fricke and produced by Mark Magidson, who also collaborated on Baraka (1992), a film of a similar...
View ArticleOperation Ring
Operation Ring, known in Azerbaijan as the Chaykend Operation, was the codename for the May 1991 military operation conducted by Soviet Internal Security Forces and OMON units in the Armenian...
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