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    A very interesting reportage on efforts to restore Tatev monastery.

    Watch here
    Մեկ Ազգ, Մեկ Մշակույթ
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    "Western Assimilation is the greatest threat to the Armenian nation since the Armenian Genocide."

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    That was great. Thanks. Tatev should be more often mentioned. It's definitely one of Armenia's greatest symbols.

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      and most restoration projects and investments are done by europeans....
      Մեկ Ազգ, Մեկ Մշակույթ
      ---
      "Western Assimilation is the greatest threat to the Armenian nation since the Armenian Genocide."

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        Re: Restoration of a unique Armenian monastery

        Originally posted by Mos View Post
        and most restoration projects and investments are done by europeans....
        The investors are international. Wealthy people don't have nationality, they live in the best parts of the world irregardless of their affiliations.



        Some more reading and pics here:
        http://asbarez.com/87222/tatev-the-end-of-the-rainbow/
        "Nobody can give you freedom. Nobody can give you equality or justice or anything. If you're a man, you take it." ~Malcolm X

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          Re: Restoration of a unique Armenian monastery

          Originally posted by Mos View Post
          and most restoration projects and investments are done by europeans....
          Europeans, in general, understand the proper way to treat archaeological monuments and sites of cultural importance. I see little evidence of any "European" values at work in the disgraceful way monuments in Armenia have been treated since the end of the Soviet period. In Armenia, pseudo-religious medievalist or middle-eastern values seem to predominate. The various "restoration" treatments inflicted on Tatev since the 1950s are cultural crimes by modern standards, standards that today's Armenia has signed up to through various international charters. In Greece, maybe there are nationalist nutters who want to entirely rebuild the Parthenon, and have priests enact daily blood-sacrifices on its altars - but such people are recognised as being insane fantasists. In Armenia, and transfer the fantasy to an historic Christian-era monument, and it seems they would be considered entirely sane, get approval from the Armenian Church, and even get some guilt-ridden criminal oligarch to pay to realise the fantasy.
          Last edited by bell-the-cat; 10-27-2010, 12:59 PM.
          Plenipotentiary meow!

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            Re: Restoration of a unique Armenian monastery

            Originally posted by bell-the-cat View Post
            Europeans, in general, understand the proper way to treat archaeological monuments and sites of cultural importance. I see little evidence of any "European" values at work in the disgraceful way monuments in Armenia have been treated since the end of the Soviet period. In Armenia, pseudo-religious medievalist or middle-eastern values seem to predominate. The treatment of Tatev since the 1950s is a cultural crime by modern standards, standards that today's Armenia has signed up to through various international charters.
            Why are you still posting, kitty. Your comments are worthless since you are full of sh!t.

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              Re: Restoration of a unique Armenian monastery

              Originally posted by bell-the-cat View Post
              Europeans, in general, understand the proper way to treat archaeological monuments and sites of cultural importance. I see little evidence of any "European" values at work in the disgraceful way monuments in Armenia have been treated since the end of the Soviet period. In Armenia, pseudo-religious medievalist or middle-eastern values seem to predominate. The treatment of Tatev since the 1950s is a cultural crime by modern standards, standards that today's Armenia has signed up to through various international charters.
              The "middle east" has been in shambles since the Ottoman Empire was named as the "sick man of europe", especially after WWI. Don't mention anything about the earthquake that hit Armenia either. Give us time, the world will see what Armenians can do.
              "Nobody can give you freedom. Nobody can give you equality or justice or anything. If you're a man, you take it." ~Malcolm X

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