SECOND INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ARMENIANS OF UKRAINE: YESTERDAY, TODAY, TOMORROW HELD IN CRIMEA

NOYAN TAPAN
SEPTEMBER 11, 2009
CRIMEA

CRIMEA, SEPTEMBER 11, NOYAN TAPAN – ARMENIANS TODAY. The Second
International Conference Armenians of the Ukraine: Yesterday,
Today, Tomorrow was launched on September 5 at the Armenian Surb
Khach (Holy Cross) ancient monastery in the Crimea. After the
repairing work and solemn anointment the ancient monastery which
was a spiritual-educational center today rises its spiritual and
scientific fame.

After serving a liturgy at Saint Nshan church the conference was
solemnly opened at the mess. Chairman of the conference organizing
committee, doctor of philosophical sciences, Head of Vernadsky
University’s Political Sciences Chair, Chairman of Armenian community
of Crimea Oleg Gabrielian hosted the scientists and guests who had
come from different regions of the Ukraine, as well as from Armenia,
Russia, Belarus and Poland.

According to the Analitika.at.ua, more than 30 people took part
and made speeches at the conference. Reports on the themes of "The
contribution of Armenians of Crimea in the medieval culture of the
peninsula", "Armenians of Crimea from 1917 to 1926", "Polish Armenians
as virtual foreigners", "Armenian version of Stephan Sorojsky’s
poetry and the archeological facts of Sugdey", "The black stones of
the medieval Armenian churches", "Armenia Maritima – Sea Armenia",
"The constructive peculiarities of Saint Nshan church within the
structures of Crimea", "The ancient Crimea, an Armenian city",
"The history of the Armenian Saint Anna church in Sevastopol", "The
problems of establishment and development of media in the modern
history of the Armenian community of Crimea" and other themes were
made at the conference.

The conference ended on September 6 in the evening with a festive
banquet.