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Special episode: My land feels so sweet, but it’s thirsty for blood

October 3, 2023

Gayane Milonyan, a mother of two, has just been forced to flee her home in Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh), along with over 100,000 people...

Episode 8: These bottles have a story

August 30, 2023

Wine has been part of Armenia’s story since the beginning, and it can be a bridge from its ancient history, to the Soviet era, to today. In our final...

Episode 7: Barev dzez, barev dzez

August 22, 2023

After the Kremlin’s invasion of Ukraine, Armenia woke up with thousands of Russians moving here – escaping the draft, political crackdowns...

Episode 6: I’m just a designer

August 15, 2023

Ara Aslanyan designed one of the most iconic symbols of Armenia’s 2018 revolution – the dukhov hat. But he says he never cared about...

Episode 5: I want to believe

August 8, 2023

Mane Gevorgyan was Nikol Pashinyan’s press secretary during the most turbulent period of his premiership. She entered as part of...

Episode 4: We shall prevail

August 1, 2023

The nation’s hopes rose with the 2018 Velvet Revolution, then came crashing down during the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh War. Ruben Malayan is...

Episode 3: We don’t talk about the future

July 26, 2023

Ashot Gabrielyan moved to an isolated village in Artsakh to work as a teacher after the 2020 war. He has loved living there, but repeated aggressions...