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Armenia, officially theRepublic of Armenia, is alandlocked country in theArmenian highlands ofWest Asia. It is a part of theCaucasus region and is bordered byTurkey to the west,Georgia to the north,Azerbaijan to the east, andIran and the Azerbaijani exclave ofNakhchivan to the south.Yerevan is the capital, largest city and financial center.
The Armenian highlands have been home to theHayasa-Azzi,Shupria, andNairi peoples. By at least 600 BC, an archaic form ofProto-Armenian, anIndo-European language, had diffused into the Armenian highlands. The first Armenian state ofUrartu was established in 860 BC, and by the 6th century BC it was replaced by theSatrapy of Armenia. TheKingdom of Armenia reached its height underTigranes the Great in the 1st century BC and in AD 301 became the first state in the world to adoptChristianity as itsofficial religion. Armenia still recognises theArmenian Apostolic Church, the world's oldestnational church, as the country's primary religious establishment. The ancient Armenian kingdom was split between theByzantine andSasanian Empires around the early 5th century. Under theBagratuni dynasty, theBagratid Kingdom of Armenia was restored in the 9th century before falling in 1045.Cilician Armenia, an Armenian principality and later a kingdom, was located on the coast of theMediterranean Sea between the 11th and 14th centuries.
Between the 16th and 19th centuries, the traditional Armenian homeland composed ofEastern Armenia andWestern Armenia came under the rule of theOttoman andPersian empires, repeatedly ruled by either of the two over the centuries. By the 19th century, Eastern Armenia had been conquered by theRussian Empire while most of Western Armenia remained under Ottoman rule. DuringWorld War I up to 1.5 million Armenians were systematically exterminated in theArmenian genocide. Following theRussian Revolution, theFirst Republic of Armenia declared independence in 1918. By 1920, the state was incorporated into theSoviet Union as theArmenian Soviet Socialist Republic. Today's Republic of Armenia became independent in 1991 during thedissolution of the Soviet Union. (Full article...)
Thepolitics of Armenia take place in the framework of theparliamentaryrepresentative democraticrepublic ofArmenia, whereby thepresident of Armenia is thehead of state and theprime minister of Armenia thehead of government, and of amulti-party system.Executive power is exercised by the president and the Government.Legislative power is vested in both the Government andParliament. (Full article...)
Aram Ilyich Khachaturian (/ˈærəmˌkɑːtʃəˈtʊəriən/; 6 June [O.S. 24 May] 1903 – 1 May 1978) was a SovietArmenian composer and conductor. He is considered one of the leadingSoviet composers.
Born and raised inTbilisi (now the capital ofGeorgia), he moved to Moscow in 1921 following theSovietization of theCaucasus. Without prior music training, he enrolled in theGnessin Musical Institute, and subsequently studied at theMoscow Conservatory in the class ofNikolai Myaskovsky, among others. His first major work, thePiano Concerto (1936), popularized his name within and outside the Soviet Union. It was followed by theViolin Concerto (1940) and theCello Concerto (1946). His other significant compositions include theMasquerade Suite (1941), theAnthem of the Armenian SSR (1944), three symphonies (1935, 1943,1947), and around 25 film scores. Khachaturian is best known for his ballet music:Gayane (1942) andSpartacus (1954). His most popular piece, the "Sabre Dance" fromGayane, has been used extensively in popular culture and has been performed by a number of musicians worldwide. His style is "characterized by colorful harmonies, captivating rhythms, virtuosity, improvisations, and sensuous melodies". (Full article...)
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