Armenian Heritage in Russia

[chinchilla]

Disturbing news from Derbent, Dagestan, Russia:

Today, all that remains of Derbent's Christian heritage is a ruined church in the citadel, and a 19th century Armenian church in the downtown. It's a museum, however. The locals show their contempt for the site by throwing their rubbish along the walls around it. (see photo)

Today, Dagestan's population is 94% `Muslim' and 6% Christian, these being the descendants of Russians who came to the republic over the course of 200-year rule by Moscow.


The Armenian Church in downtown Derbent, as seen from the fortress


The Armenian Church in downtown Derbent, with garbage in front (it's now officially a museum only)

http://www.westernresistance.com/blog/archives/003838.html

[Joseph]

Disturbing news from Derbent, Dagestan, Russia:

Today, all that remains of Derbent's Christian heritage is a ruined church in the citadel, and a 19th century Armenian church in the downtown. It's a museum, however. The locals show their contempt for the site by throwing their rubbish along the walls around it. (see photo)

Today, Dagestan's population is 94% `Muslim' and 6% Christian, these being the descendants of Russians who came to the republic over the course of 200-year rule by Moscow.


The Armenian Church in downtown Derbent, as seen from the fortress


The Armenian Church in downtown Derbent, with garbage in front (it's now officially a museum only)

http://www.westernresistance.com/blo...es/003838.html

F-ing shame. It as probably turned into a museum during the Soviet era but the fact that it is being used as a dump (at least on the outside) attests to the local populations disrespect and disregard for Christians in general and Armenians in particular.

[bell-the-cat]

The locals show their contempt for the site by throwing their rubbish along the walls around it. (see photo)

Come on, don't exagerate. Some overflowing refuse bins placed in a side lane do not equate to it being used as a "dump".

[chinchilla]

The Armenian church in Vladikavkaz, North Ossetia, Russia seems to be in better shape, though Vladikavkaz still has a sizable Armenian community:

[Steph]

Come on, don't exagerate. Some overflowing refuse bins placed in a side lane do not equate to it being used as a "dump".

Quite right, it really looks like "regular" small town ex-Soviet Union, whilst Vladikavkaz is larger and therefore "cleaner".
Visit many small towns and villages in ex-USSR and you'll find similar "tips" throughout the town, regardless of specific location. Probably due to the general malaise prevalent in these areas.

[Joseph]

Quite right, it really looks like "regular" small town ex-Soviet Union, whilst Vladikavkaz is larger and therefore "cleaner".
Visit many small towns and villages in ex-USSR and you'll find similar "tips" throughout the town, regardless of specific location. Probably due to the general malaise prevalent in these areas.

Nice church. Vladikavkaz (Ossetia) is also a Christian area which certainly helps.

[Joseph]

Guys,

Thanks for the church photos.

[CRDA-France]

Thankyou for the interesting photos. Here are some pages in Armenian on

Armenian Russian Historical Relations XV-XVIII by Pr A.G. Aprahamian
(Short History of Armenian Diaspora, Yerevan 1964, pp362-402)
http://www.crda-france.org/0hh/6_russia/362russia.htm

Nil (Paris)

http://www.crda-france.org/0hh/6histoire/20_aprahamian.htm

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[TomServo]

Re: Armenian Heritage in Russia

Russian-Armenian friendship monument in Barnaul, Altai Krai, Russia.

More info here.

[TomServo]

Re: Armenian Heritage in Russia

Chaltyr, an Armenian village located in Russia's Rostov Oblast.