Armenian hero’s monument opened in Sochi

[Armanen]

Re: Armenian hero�s monument opened in Sochi

No, I didn't miss any points. And the last I checked, the Armenian government, the only entity capable of actually changing policies towards Russia, did not call for an emergency meeting regarding Russia not allowing a statute to be put up in Sochi. That ordinary Armenians get upset about that does not change official Yerevan's foreign policy, and it was quite stupid of that "blog" to even exaggerate the seriousness of not allowing a statute that was put up without any approval (and therefore illegally). That "blog" is blaming ordinary armenians for getting upset. Well, I for one am happy they got upset. It was only natural for them to get upset. In fact, if they didn't get upset, that would be cause for worry.

The second point is that neither Turkey nor Russia would allow a statute to get in the way of their trade and business dealings. Therefore, by allowing a Statue RUssia would not risk business dealings with Turkey.

If you're not forgetting, the Armenian community in Iran was going to show an Armenian Genocide movie and Turkey also threatened Iran to not allow it to be shown. That threat didn't work and the movie was allowed to be shown and, in case you didn't know, trade between Iran and turkey is at an all time high, more than tripled since last year.



Those two are not interrelated and have nothing to do with Russian policy toward Armenia. It's quite a stupid connection to make.



You're making it as if there's an either/or proposition in policies towards treatment of Armenia/Armenians. No, Washington does not do the exact opposite. In fact, that Armenian-Armenians put up a moument to Soghomon Tehlerian has NOTHING WHATSOEVER TO DO WITH ARMENIA. As American citizens, the Armenian community thought it was important to have the statue and they pursued it through legal means and got it up. This is internal, domestic, logal matters, and had NOTHING whatsoever to do with US dealings with the Turks nor its policy towards Armenia.

Yes, you did miss the point. Armenians getting upset over this issue and cursing Russia is silly because in the grand scheme of things it is a very minor issue, and as was reported, the valid paperwork needed to put up the statue wasn't there. The only reason the blog mentioned the 'seriousness' of the issue was to mock the politically immature attitude that many Armenians have, especially when it comes to Armeno-Russian relations. What Russia has done, and continues to do for Armenia should make any small issue such as not putting up a statue in Sochi, a very minor issue. Instead, the Armenian press in and out of Armenia ran with this story and riled up passions.

Turkey for the past few years has pressured Syria into not allowed certain Armenian genocide events, and it has worked. Assad has been good to the Armenians of Syria overall, as well as his father before him, however that did not stop him from preventing AG events. The point is, the statue is a minor issue in comparison to larger ones that could occur, no matter how unlikely you may deem them to be.

Armenians putting up statues of Armenian heroes is no gaurantee that Armenians in the Diaspora will remain Armenian. What has the statue of Tehleryan done to prevent assimilation among Armenians in the US? Not much!

[londontsi]

Re: Armenian hero�s monument opened in Sochi

Yes, you did miss the point. Armenians getting upset over this issue and cursing Russia is silly because .........

......... There is worse to come !!!!

[Armanen]

Re: Armenian hero�s monument opened in Sochi

......... There is worse to come !!!!

How many Russophobes do we have on this forum?

[ZORAVAR]

Re: Armenian hero’s monument opened in Sochi

Gentlemen, do you realize that for all intents and purposes the town of Adler is just a suburb of Sochi?

- Adler is the southernmost of four city districts of the city of Sochi.

- Sochi International Airport is the Sochi-Adler International Airport.

This whole matter is a non issue.

[Artsakh]

Re: Armenian hero�s monument opened in Sochi

Yes, you did miss the point.

It seems like you cannot understand the simple fact that the issue of the statute is a community issue regarding Russian citizens of Armenian descent. By making it bigger than it actually is, it shows your sillyness and you immaturity regarding politics. A few years back there was an issue regarding lowering the US flag in the city of glendale to half-staff in honor of the victims of the Armenian genocide. community members debated the issue passionately. In the end, the city decided against putting lowering the flag to half staff. This was only a community matter. Only an idiot would link this to foreign policy issues, and geo-politics. it is an internal, domestic issue on the community level. The point is, you have no point.

Like I said, the Armenian government did not make any anti-russian foreign policy adjustments regarding not allowing the statue to be put up in sochi. So talk about Armenians' "political immaturity" by letting a statute getting way of relations is baseless. As regards the outrage by ordinary armenians, did you expect ordinary Armenians to be happy?

Armenians getting upset over this issue and cursing Russia is silly because in the grand scheme of things it is a very minor issue, and as was reported, the valid paperwork needed to put up the statue wasn't there.

I was the first one here to mention how it was wrong to go ahead with putting it up without approval. that's not the issue here. YOu're mixing up Armenia's foreign policy and interlinking it with ordinary Armenians feelings towards not allowing the statute. That's quite a stupid linkage. Armenia's government is not compromising it's relations with strategic parthner russia over the statute--it is internal russian domestic matters, none of the business of Armenia in the first place.

Armenians putting up statues of Armenian heroes is no gaurantee that Armenians in the Diaspora will remain Armenian. What has the statue of Tehleryan done to prevent assimilation among Armenians in the US? Not much

Obviously, you know nothing about statehood, nationhood. What differeniates nations? What differentiates the Turk from the Armenian? why is it that you even care about Armenia? Nations have national figures. Armenians that led the struggle, gave their lives, so that Armenians can stay Armenian, preserve their faith. These are the very figures responsible for Armenian exeistance. A nation that does not honor the memory of its heroes, those that gave their lives for the nation, is a doomed nation. It is their struggle that we're continuing, otherwise, what are we fighting for anyways?

a statute is perpetuating the memory, and not letting it be forgotten.

let me put it like this, IF A STATUTE IS SO UNIMPORTANT, WHY ARE TURKS SO AGAINST IT? BECAUSE THEY WANT US TO FORGET OUR HEROES, THEY WANT US TO FORGET 'STRUGGLE'.

During the artsakh struggle, author andranig chalabian wrote the book, "Revolutionary figures" as inspiration for Artsakh freedom fighters. he didn't say, "what wil a small thing like a book change." only small minds with no soul and no heart won't understand what it could change.

As for what soghomon tehlerians monument has done, i believe it was not coincidental that the brave city of Fresno produced two great freedom fighters from the diaspora:

Karo Qaqejian:



Monte Melkonian:

[Mos]

Re: Armenian hero�s monument opened in Sochi

Wrong! By propogating Armenian-ness, Armenian culture, and Armenian hertiage, you are helping serve Armenian interets, the interest of keeping Armenian communities from assimilating and keeping them Armenians, Armenians who someday may contribute greatly to their homeland. It is through such small, "symbolic" ways that you further that "political agenda" and instill patriotic spirit in diasporan Armenians. Otherwise, they would just assimilate quickly and become whatever and not care for Armenianness or the homeland.

At the same time, by you being "policially correct", that is what does NOTING TO FURTHER ANY AGENDA. are you an official in yerevan who has any say over foreign policy strategies? NO! of course not! be politically correct all you want, praise the russians all you want to the point of lessening Armenia, what does that change "on the ground"???? That is what does NOT change anything! youre no diplomat capable of effecting any change in any policy.

We should always advance our culture and our heritage, but we shouldn't let this comparably small statue incident turn into a large incident with our good friend Russia. It's not worth it. Our strategic relations with Russia are more important for our people than this one statue. Of course, I am saddened that it was taken down, but what can we do more unless making this into a potential sore point between us and Russia? We should have fought as much as we can to have it not been torn down, but there comes a limit across which if passed, it may turn into more of a political incident rather than community matter.

[Artsakh]

Re: Armenian hero�s monument opened in Sochi

We should always advance our culture and our heritage, but we shouldn't let this comparably small statue incident turn into a large incident with our good friend Russia. It's not worth it. Our strategic relations with Russia are more important for our people than this one statue. Of course, I am saddened that it was taken down, but what can we do more unless making this into a potential sore point between us and Russia? We should have fought as much as we can to have it not been torn down, but there comes a limit across which if passed, it may turn into more of a political incident rather than community matter.

Dear friend, I understand that politics is not black and white. For example, a few years back when Ahmadjinezad visited Yerevan on the last day of his trip when he was suppose to visit the Zizernakabert to pay tribute to the Genocide victims, he left early on some made-up story basis, so he would avoid visiting there and not angering the Turks. The Armenian gov't didn't allow that to interfere in our relations with Iran, and I don't think our government is stupid enough to let a statue get in the way of our relations with russia either. That's not the point here. The point is, that blog was insulting and criticizing ordinary Armenians for being unhappy about taking the statue down. That Armenians were outraged, that shows how their heroes, how armenia is so important to them.

Lets leave politics to our politicans in yerevan. Our job as ordinary armenians is to propogate Armenian nationalism, Armenian culture, Armenian heritage.

[Federate]

Re: Armenian hero�s monument opened in Sochi

Turkey for the past few years has pressured Syria into not allowed certain Armenian genocide events, and it has worked. Assad has been good to the Armenians of Syria overall, as well as his father before him, however that did not stop him from preventing AG events. The point is, the statue is a minor issue in comparison to larger ones that could occur, no matter how unlikely you may deem them to be.

It's the opposite. Syria, especially Der Zor, has monuments and complexes related to the Armenian Genocide. And Syrian-Armenians are on the streets each year on April 24. The only successful thing Turkey has done is prevented AG recognition in Syria, mainly because they share a border.

[Mos]

Re: Armenian hero�s monument opened in Sochi

Dear friend, I understand that politics is not black and white. For example, a few years back when Ahmadjinezad visited Yerevan on the last day of his trip when he was suppose to visit the Zizernakabert to pay tribute to the Genocide victims, he left early on some made-up story basis, so he would avoid visiting there and not angering the Turks. The Armenian gov't didn't allow that to interfere in our relations with Iran, and I don't think our government is stupid enough to let a statue get in the way of our relations with russia either. That's not the point here. The point is, that blog was insulting and criticizing ordinary Armenians for being unhappy about taking the statue down. That Armenians were outraged, that shows how their heroes, how armenia is so important to them.

Lets leave politics to our politicans in yerevan. Our job as ordinary armenians is to propogate Armenian nationalism, Armenian culture, Armenian heritage.

I didn't read that blog, but I agree it's wrong to criticise that fact that Armenians were unhappy with it being taken down. It's only natural any patriotic Armenian would be enraged with such a take down of a statue of a national hero.

[Armanen]

Re: Armenian hero�s monument opened in Sochi

It's the opposite. Syria, especially Der Zor, has monuments and complexes related to the Armenian Genocide. And Syrian-Armenians are on the streets each year on April 24. The only successful thing Turkey has done is prevented AG recognition in Syria, mainly because they share a border.

That's not what a Syrian-Armenian friend from Allepo told me. He said for the past few years the government has limited Armenian political activities when they touch upon the Genocide, which is really the only political issue that Armenians in the Middle East diaspora get involved in.