Russia Today to air “Armenia – 20 years after USSR collapse” documentaryMay 25, 2011 - 13:41 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - On June 3-4, English broadcasting TV channel Russia Today will repeatedly show a documentary titled “Armenia – 20 years after USSR collapse”. The film focuses on the modern history of the Republic of Armenia. It starts telling about Spitak earthquake in 1988, and then refers to the beginning of Nagorno Karabakh conflict and the current stage of the negotiation process. The documentary also tells about the 1915 Armenian Genocide and the consequences it had for the Armenian people. Armenia’s social, economical and political achievements are also presented, press center of the Armenian Embassy in Russia reported. Top stories Ara Aivazian said Azerbaijan continues the traditions of Turkey after seizing territories and forced Armenians out. The creative crew of the Public TV had chosen 13-year-old Malena as a participant of this year's contest. She called on others to also suspend their accounts over the companies’ failure to tackle hate speech. Penderecki was known for his film scores, including for William Friedkin’s “The Exorcist”, Stanley Kubrick’s “The Shining”. Partner news | Pashinyan visits flood-hit region Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on Saturday, June 8 visited the disaster area in the Lori province. €3.5 mln EU grant to support justice reforms in Armenia The European Union has paid €3.5 mln grant to Armenia within a €11mln program on Support to Justice Reforms. Yerevan reacts to Baku’s proposal to see Minsk Group abolition Alen Simonyan has declared that Armenia is taking steps aimed at concluding a peace treaty with Azerbaijan. U.S. Assistant Secretary of State to travel to Armenia Assistant Secretary for European and Eurasian Affairs James C. O’Brien will travel to Yerevan on June 10-12. |