Anush Mkrtchyan is a Yerevan-based journalist with Hetq Media Factory.
U.S. actor Kevin Spacey was greeted with applause and a small protest at an Armenian film festival. Spacey was axed from TV and film productions in 2017 after sexual misconduct allegations emerged but has since been cleared of wrongdoing in court cases in the United States and United Kingdom.
Blacksmiths in the northern Armenian city of Gyumri may have their craftsmanship honored with an inscription on UNESCO’s list of Intangible Cultural Heritage in December. But unlike many fading traditions in the Caucasus, this trade is thriving.
In a village school near Yerevan, the curriculum includes the life lessons of selling food that was grown and processed on site.
