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RESEARCHERS FIND DISAPPEARING ARMENIAN MONUMENTS IN UKRAINE (PHOTOS, VIDEOS)
http://www.tert.am/en/news/2012/07/26/ukraine-armenianchurch/
26.07.12
Lots of Armenian cultural monuments on the territory of Ukraine are
disappearing due to the lessening number of ethnic Armenians in the
country, an expedition has found.
A group of foreign researchers, who visited the country between July
11 and 17, conducted studies in different regions, including Voliny,
Ternopol, Ivano-Frankovsk, Khmelnitsky and Chernovtsy.
The group toured five regions within a week, crossing a distance
of 2,000 kilometers. Their purpose was to study the Armenian
historical-cultural monuments and find new evidence on the presence
of Armenians in the above regions.
They photographed all the constructions of ancient Armenian colonies.
The Armenian catholic churches situated in the cities of Horodenka and
Berezhany had for the first time their interior designs examined. The
group also conducted meetings with ethnic Armenians.
The studies revealed that Armenian cemeteries and constructions have
been preserved only in several cities, including Berezhani, Yazlovets,
Lisets, Horodenka and Kaments. But in other places, such as Buchach,
Kolomyia, Tysmenytsia and Lutsk, absolutely no trace of the Armenian
heritage was found.
The researchers claim that the Armenian monuments disappeared in
peacetime. The Armenian monastery of Tysmenytsia, for example,
was pulled down in the 1960s by the local authorities' permission,
and the chapel of the ancient Armenian cemetery was rebuilt on the
same territory only in 2011. Church constructions in several cities
and towns (Ivanovo-Frankovo, Kuta, Yazlovets) have undergone internal
and external redesigns, as some of them were previously repaired. The
Armenian graves in those places are said to be extremely forlorn.
The situation with the Armenian monuments in the country's west is,
to a certain extent, accounted for by the absence of ethnic Armenians
who migrated to Poland from 1946 to 1947. Presently, the monuments
are left under the care of Ukrainian enthusiasts and the volunteers
of the Poland-based Armenian organization, Fundacja OrmiaĆ~Dska KZKO.
The group is planning to conduct on-going studies in the above regions.
From: Baghdasarian
http://www.tert.am/en/news/2012/07/26/ukraine-armenianchurch/
26.07.12
Lots of Armenian cultural monuments on the territory of Ukraine are
disappearing due to the lessening number of ethnic Armenians in the
country, an expedition has found.
A group of foreign researchers, who visited the country between July
11 and 17, conducted studies in different regions, including Voliny,
Ternopol, Ivano-Frankovsk, Khmelnitsky and Chernovtsy.
The group toured five regions within a week, crossing a distance
of 2,000 kilometers. Their purpose was to study the Armenian
historical-cultural monuments and find new evidence on the presence
of Armenians in the above regions.
They photographed all the constructions of ancient Armenian colonies.
The Armenian catholic churches situated in the cities of Horodenka and
Berezhany had for the first time their interior designs examined. The
group also conducted meetings with ethnic Armenians.
The studies revealed that Armenian cemeteries and constructions have
been preserved only in several cities, including Berezhani, Yazlovets,
Lisets, Horodenka and Kaments. But in other places, such as Buchach,
Kolomyia, Tysmenytsia and Lutsk, absolutely no trace of the Armenian
heritage was found.
The researchers claim that the Armenian monuments disappeared in
peacetime. The Armenian monastery of Tysmenytsia, for example,
was pulled down in the 1960s by the local authorities' permission,
and the chapel of the ancient Armenian cemetery was rebuilt on the
same territory only in 2011. Church constructions in several cities
and towns (Ivanovo-Frankovo, Kuta, Yazlovets) have undergone internal
and external redesigns, as some of them were previously repaired. The
Armenian graves in those places are said to be extremely forlorn.
The situation with the Armenian monuments in the country's west is,
to a certain extent, accounted for by the absence of ethnic Armenians
who migrated to Poland from 1946 to 1947. Presently, the monuments
are left under the care of Ukrainian enthusiasts and the volunteers
of the Poland-based Armenian organization, Fundacja OrmiaĆ~Dska KZKO.
The group is planning to conduct on-going studies in the above regions.
From: Baghdasarian