ALMA to host "The Bells: From Poe to Sardarabad" programDecember 3, 2011 - 10:20 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Dr. James Russell, Mashtots Professor of Armenian Studies at Harvard University, will present a program on "The Bells: From Poe to Sardarabad" on Thursday evening, December 15, 2011 at the Armenian Library and Museum of America. Church bells are deeply symbolic, and of all musical instruments may come closest to language. Edgar Allan Poe's great final poem "The Bells" is language that comes closest to music. Later the Armenian poet Ruben Sevak, in Lausanne, wrote a poem, "Bells, Bells!" in reaction to the Adana massacre; and it echoes in the hidden, unpublished poems of Yeghishe Charents, who was fascinated by Poe, ALMA said in a press release. Finally Paruyr Sevak rings the bells again in his epic poem Anlreli zangakatun ("The Unsilenced Bell Tower"), changing the tone of their chiming from the clangor of disaster to the ringing of survival, defiance, and victory. Top stories Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev arrived in Moscow on April 22 to hold talks with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. In 2023, the Azerbaijani government will increase the country’s defense budget by more than 1.1 billion manats ($650 million). The bill, published on Monday, is designed to "eliminate the shortcomings of an unreasonably broad interpretation of the key concept of "compatriot". Partner news | Armenian Economy Minister to make trip to UAE May 20-22 A delegation led by Minister of Economy Gevorg Papoyan will travel to the UAE capital of Abu Dhabi on May 20-22 Armenia Security Council chief traveling to Qatar Secretary of the Security Council of Armenia Armen Grigoryan will travel on a working visit to Qatar. Pillars installed in Armenian border village of Kirants In the Armenian village of Kirants, three border markers have been installed, and border guards stand next to them. Armenian Foreign Minister regrets “tragic loss” of Iranian counterpart The Armenian Foreign Ministry has expressed shock over the death of the Iranian President and the Minister of Foreign Affairs. |