Armenism

[Artsakh]

The Creation of the Armenian Calendar

 

By Grigor Ariyatsi

Among the ancient artifacts found in Armenia during several decades of archeological excavations by scientists from Armenia’s National Academy many of them are identified to poses astronomical features.

 

One of them is a bronze belt used by the ancient Armenian priests dating back to 2000-1000 B.C. This belt contains ornaments of the sun, moon, animals, different geometrical shapes and points. "A study of the belt of the calendars of neighboring countries of those days and of old Armenian manuscripts show that the belt served as a calendar, and that the lunar-solar calendar was used in ancient Armenia," according to Dr. B.E. Toumanyan.

 

The study shows that ancient Armenian priests divided the year into twelve lunar months, where the beginning of each month was announced by the Armenian priests. To make sure that the beginning of the year would coincide with the day of the vernal equinox, Armenian priests sometimes would add an additional month. Furthermore, in ancient Armenia, a year consisted of three seasons, four months each, while each week consisted of seven days, as was also the common practice was in Babylon.

 

Later on, in 460 B.C., Armenians adopted the solar calendar, where the year consisted of twelve months that were thirty days each, and an additional month of five days. As such, according to Dr. Toumanyan "the error amounted to one day every four years, or one year in every 1460 years. It was named 'leap-year' and was not taken into account." Some ancient manuscripts found at the Matenadaran (museum of ancient Armenian art and manuscripts) indicate the cycle of 1461 years to have been called as the 'Armenian Cycle.'

 

The Armenians of antiquity had a practice of naming months of the year and days of the week. Accordingly, the names of the months were the following: navasard, hori, sahmi, tre, kaghots, orats, mehekan, areg, ahekan, mareri, margats, hrotits and avelyats, where Navasard stood for January. The thirty days of the month were named after certain venerated pagan gods of Armenia: areg, hrant, aram, margar, ahrank, mazdek, astghik, mihr, dzonaber, mourts, yerazkan, ani, parkhar, vanat, aramazd, mani, assak, massis, anahit, aragats, grgour, kordouin, tsemak, loussnak, tsron, npat, vahagn, sein, varaz and gulsheravar.

 

After accepting Christianity as a state religion, according to Dr. Toumanyan, " ... The Armenians began to make use of seven-day week. Like the Jewish calendar, the names of the week-days designated their numerical order; miashabti, erkoushabti, erekshabti, chorekshabti, hingshabti, vetsshabti and shabat, where 'shabat' means-day of rest, while 'miashabti' meant the first day following the day of rest, erkushabti is the second day following the day of rest and so on."

 

Some time later, the Armenian Christian church renamed 'vetsshabti' as 'ourbat,' where 'ourbat' meant 'to get ready for the rest day.' At a later date, the Christian church of Armenia declared the first day of the week as 'kiraki' or the 'lord’s day' and ,as such, 'kiraki' became the rest day.

 

Source: The History of Armenian Astronomy by Dr. B. E. Toumanyan, published in 1985 by the Yerevan State University press.

[Artsakh]

Armenian Roots of Geometry

By Grigor Ariyatsi

Few know that the earliest records of Armenian fascination with Astronomy began in a distant antiquity when Geometry was first used to serve the religious purposes of the pre-Christian Armenian priesthood.

 

The knowledge of Geometry was kept secret by them because they believed, like many other priests of pagan days, that by understanding Geometry they would be empowered to understand the secrets of the heavens and the intellect behind Godly creation. They believed that the structure of the universe was concealed within Geometry itself. Thus, by unlocking its secrets, one would be able to know God.

 

Their persistent quest for knowledge gave rise to the earliest form of Astronomy in the world. The first Astronomical observatory, Kar-Hunge (5,000 BC-4,000 BC), is located in the Armenian Highland.

 

At the Kar-Hunge, Armenian priests were able to predict the number of days in a year. This enabled them to establish the solar calendar widely practiced in Armenia and other ancient cultures of later periods. They measured the approximate distance around the earth and came to the realization that the Earth was round.

 

They also predicted solar eclipses, the Earth’s longitude and latitude, and the approximate distance between the Earth and the Moon 1,000 years earlier than the ancient Egyptians.

 

The scientific inquiry of Astronomy began to advance in Armenia under the leadership of a clergyman, Ananya Shirakatsi back in 700 AD, according to Dr. Benik Toumanyan. Based upon his observations, Ananya Shirakatsi adopted the spherical view of the world and engaged into a critical discourse of early works written by Greek scholars before him.

 

Furthermore, Dr. Toumanyan has written that Ananya Shirakatsi admitted “the beginning and the end of the earth and the sky” and identified the existence of antipodes. Moreover Dr. Toumanyan says that Ananya Shirakatsi “had cognizance of the limitedness of the velocity of light and of its being far greater than that of sound”.

 

Ananya Shirakatsi described the Moon as a solid object and referred to dark spots on the Moon as natural depressions. He also concluded that the Moon didn’t radiate light but only reflected the light coming from the Sun.

 

Ananya Shirakatsi had also correctly explained the origin of lunar phases and solar eclipses. He contemplated that there were two forces in the universe holding the Earth suspended in the air, one pulling Earth down while another force pulling the Earth up.

 

Among many other discoveries made by Ananya Shirakatsi was his conclusion that “the Milky Way is a multitude of faintly-gleaming stars” and that oceanic tides were the consequence of the Moon’s gravitational effect.

 

For more information, please refer to the following sources:

 

“The History of Astronomy in Armenia” by Dr. Benik Toumanyan.(Yerevan University Press-1985)

 

http://www.arminco-usa.com/tourarmenia/demo/geometry.htm

 

http://www.iatp.am/ara

 

http://www.iatp.am/ara/links/index.html

 

http://www.arminco.com/hayknet/

[Artsakh]

Aryan Roots Save Armenians From Nazi Extermination

 

By Grigor Ariyatsi

 

When the Nazis came to power in 1933, under the leadership of Adolf Hitler, various cultural minorities were targeted for persecution and harassment. One of these minorities was the Armenians. The Turkish government of that time took an opportunity to launch a propaganda campaign against Armenians living in Germany and the rest of Europe, where they claimed that Armenians were Semite and no different from gypsies. They encouraged the persecution of Armenians by planting falsified information on Armenian history, culture and its origins.

 

The times were severe for Armenians of Europe, and particularly of Germany, where a second Genocide seemed to be on the horizon. To counter the anti-Armenian propaganda in Germany, the Armenian community in Potsdam, Germany published an academic book on Armenian studies called Armeniertum-Arivertum, meaning Armenism-Aryanism. Three thousand copies were printed under the leadership of Artashes Abeghyan in cooperation with German Armenologists Yohannes Lepsus and Paul Rohrbakh.

 

Many German Orientologists like Hans Haynrikh Sheder, Yohannes Fon Lears, Karl Rot, Rev. Gerhard Klinge, and Evar Shteer, took part in this project by submitting their academic findings about the Indo-European origins of Armenians and their Aryan linguistic identity in this book.

 

The book was republished in 1942-1943 in Shtugart, when the Turkish propaganda reemerged in the German press. Around the same time, Armenologist Hyek Asatrian, in cooperation with Armenian military General Garegin Njdeh, published a book called Armenia-the Cradle of Aryans in Asia.

 

After those publications, the German Interior Ministry issued a document recognizing Armenians as an Aryan nation. Thanks to the academics and active participation of Armenian community in Germany, the threat of a genocide of Armenians in Europe vanished.

 

Source: Armeniertum-Arivertum(republished in 1942-1943 in Shtugart; first time published by Artashes Abeghyan, Yohannes Lepsus and Paul Rohrbakh); Armenian reprint by Uri Xachatryan, Aram Aleksanyan and Alina Sonoyan, Yerevan, 2001.

[Artsakh]

Ancient Armenians in Astronomy

 

By Grigor Ariyatsi

 

Since time immemorial, humans have pondered their origins. Throughout history many cultures have held various beliefs on the subject. Theorizing and believing everything from stellar origins, to creation in the heavens. All such curiosity and speculation has fueled mankind’s ancient curiosity and interest for astronomy.

 

The earliest signs of astronomic study in Armenia date back to the copper-bronze Ages (5000-2000BCE). They are found at the archeological sites of Metsamor and Geghama Ler. Pictograms and highly complex celestial iconography along with the early Zodiac sings carefully inscribed on the rocks of Geghama Ler and the ancient dwellings of the Metsamorians. Furthermore, two major observatories found at the excavation sites indicate a highly developed astronomic awareness of the ancient Armenians, who decorated the sites with lithographic representations of various constellations as well as a calendar consisting of 365 days.

 

The first observatory found at the Metsamor site has a definite orientation towards a bright star, now known as Sirius. It is suggested, due to evidence collected at this site, that inhabitants of Metsamor celebrated the beginning of the new year with the spring solstice. As well, various inscriptions found at the observatory coincide with modern western zodiac signs of the Aries, Capricorn, Leo and Taurus. There is even work that very strongly indicates that these ancient Armenians envisioned the earth as a sphere.

 

Very little has been learned about ancient Armenian civilization as relatively little archeological work has been undertaken. Also, much knowledge has been lost forever due to mishandling and even state-sponsored vandalism and demolition of ancient Armenian sites which lie outside of Armenia’s current borders.

 

Sources:

 

The Book of Stars by Edward Sargissyan

 

In the World of Laws and Measurments by Dr.Suren Aivazyan

 

The Evolution of World Alphabets by Dr. Armen Melkon Khandjyan

 

HAYK National Institute at www.arminco.com/Armenia/haik.html

[Artsakh]

The Hidden Origins of the World Civilizations

 

Through out the last two hundred years, hundreds of world scholars have spent thousands of hours of in-depth scholastic research, in their pursuits to identify the unique birthplace of the world civilizations;The birthplace of the first human intelligence in the world.

 

From the Siberian mountains of Ural to the Sub-Saharan Africa, from the Sub-Tropical jungles of Peru to the warm shores of the Mediterranean/Adriatic, from the highest tops of the Himalayas to the soaring twins of the Mt. Ararat, the beginning of the first human civilization have been pre-supposed. But the highly sophisticated archaic ruins of the Mestamor, lying at the heart of the Armenian Highland emerged to be the most likely of them all.

 

Extensive archeological finds of obsidian instruments roughly fashioned by the primitive man indicate ancient human settlements in Armenia, dating back to the Old Stone Age (Abbevillian culture) and further onwards. Thus, the archaic history of the human race begins to unravel in Armenia, dating back to 500,000 years ago.

 

The earliest civilization that has been found in Armenia, and is believed to be the first in the world is the Metsamor Civilization, which is dating back to around 5,000 BCE. The ancient capital of the Metsamor kingdom is located on the area of 26 acres, which consists of a cyclopic stonewalls, citadel within them and a vast cosmic observatory. The fortress of Metsamor is further enhanced by a large series of oval shaped dwellings along with adjacent buildings and an underground tunnels.

 

The "heavenly" knowledge of metal processing thought to be received from the pre-deluvial "gods" of the ancients was the most sophisticated of its kind ever found to be of that time period. Metsamor was known to have processed a high-grade gold, copper, and various types of bronze, strychnine, manganese, zinc, mercury and iron. Metal goods made in the Metsamor were highly valued and widely known by its surrounding cultures, stretching out as far as Central Asia, Chine, India and Egypt.

 

Around 11BCE, Metsamor city-capital grew to occupy 247 acres of land, extending itself up to the Lake Akna. Some 500 m. southwest of the citadel, archeologists have found another stretch of land, about 247 acres big, hosting ancient dwellings enough to accommodate about 75, 000 people. A city of such size rivaled any those of the archaic world.

 

Another swat of land, around 200 acres big, located next to the city constitutes to be the main burial ground of the archaic Metsmorians, where archeologists have managed to retrieve the remnants of 30, 000 people. Very interesting commonality with the Egyptians that Metsamorians had was to burry the rich and noble people separately, just like the Valley of the Kings in Egypt. However, such distinction have helped to avoid grave robbers, thus providing scholars with a significant amount of information into the traditions and burial rights of the deceased on their way to the afterlife.

 

Armenia's Fertile Crescent was located in the land between rivers, the famous Tigris and Efratis, further encompassing the land behind the Arax River. However, within the Ararat valley, a much smaller crescent of land still bearing the marshland once covering the entire Ararat Valley is found. One of the oldest settlements found in Armenia, beyond Erevan extend to the caves and stone-inscriptions found on the Geghama Ler (Mt), where only few sites have so far been excavated.

 

The metal ore mined in Armenia was the purest in the world that resulted in the formation of a culture, where the use of metal idols and building of temples made out of metal have been widely practiced. Their complex cosmic observatories made out of stone stood proudly, charting the vastness and enormity of the nightly sky.

 

Sources:

 

"Evolution of the World Alphabets", by Dr.Armen Melkonyan

 

"The Book of Stars", by Edward Sargissyan

 

"In the World of Laws and Measurments", by Dr.Suren Aivazyan

 

HAYK National Institute (www.arminco.com/Armenia/haik.html

[Artsakh]

Armenians and Swastika

 

By Grigor Ariyatsi

 

The symbol of the swastika, most commonly associated with the WWII era and the Nazi regime, has a much deeper history and has fascinated people throughout history by its complex, mystical meanings and codes. The understanding of these codes has been thought to be expressed through its symbol. The swastika has been widely used in various cultural symbolisms of religious and astronomical nature throughout the Armenian Highland, Mesopotamia, Africa, China, India and Mesoamerica.

 

After careful examination of the Armenian alphabet, one would find that half a dozen of its letters are nothing more than modified versions of the famous swastika symbol. Armenian letters such as: Ke, Kea, Xe, Pe, Fe, and Ea have their origins in the ancient proto-Armenian petroglyph writings found in the Armenian Highland.

 

The earliest depictions of the swastika found in Armenia, date back to the Neolithic Period of human cultural evolution (aprox. 7000-5000 B.C.E.) Very often, the swastika is symbolized in the form of the solar disk, commonly found in the stone carvings of the Armenian Plateau, Iranian Plateau and ancient civilizations of Anatolia and Mesoamerica.

 

Looking back through history the meaning of the word swastika is found in several languages. The Sanskrit root of the word swastika is svar, which means brilliance, illumination or shining. The closest contemporary equivalent to the word is found in the Russian language, where the word svet means light.

 

In the Armenian language, the second portion of the word swastika--the ast, also referred as asd--means power. This is also the root of the Armenian word Astvats, which means God. Thus, the word Astvats is translated as "all powerful" or "giver of power/s." In this context would refer to physical and spiritual health, clarity of mind or perhaps even salvation.

 

Thus our examination of the Sanskrit roots of the word brings us to the two archaic meanings of the words svar, (meaning brilliant or shinning) and asti meaning powerful or god. And so we get the meaning of the word swastika, which is: all powerful/shining God.

 

In ancient times, References such as, "all powerful" or "brilliant" were assigned to the many gods of polytheistic religions. Later these descriptions moved into the context of many current, established, monotheistic religions.

 

In the past when kings acquired their royal throne, they were also referred to as the 'shinning one.' This also allowed them to claim their divine right to rule over their dominions acquired "from the god's themselves."

 

The sun, our only source of light, has been symbolized by the swastika because in ancient times, many people, seeing the sun as a life giver considered a God itself.

 

As many other peoples world wide, the Armenids of the Armenian Highland and Mesopotamia had been referred to as: "the children of the light". This concept is found within the essence of the word "Ar-men,” where "Ar" is the name of the ancient Armenian sun god known as (referred to as Ra or Ra-Amon by ancient Egyptians). In addition, the word "men" theoretically would stand for the people or worshippers of the sun god, thus we get "Ar-men" and "Ar-men-ia." The ending of the word Armenia, the 'ia' is said to theoretically stand for the location, thus we get Armenia, meaning "the land of the sun-worshippers" or "the land of the children of light".

 

For more information about this topic:

 

”The Book of Stars” by Dr. Edward Sargsyan

 

”The Evolution of the Armenian and World Alphabets” by Dr. Melkon Khandjian

 

Hayk Institute-(www.arminco.com/Armenia/haik.html)

[Artsakh]

Here is their official website: Armenists

[Zartonk]

From the official site...

 

What is Armenism?

Armenism is a developing national strategy with a potential to secure the continuous existence of the Armenian nation-state, Armenian cultural heritage and the Armenian ethno-linguistic identity. Furthermore, Armenism is comprised of religious and political components designed to accomplish regeneration of the Armenian cultural, political, economic, intellectual and military capacities in the region of Caucasus.

 

 

 

 

Hey, novel idea...

[Djrak]

what a bunch of crap!

[Artsakh]

what a bunch of crap!

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Care to be a little more specific?

[Djrak]

Care to be a little more specific?

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The Armenian people was baptized christian in 301 and found a new identity in Christ the only source of life.

[gamavor]

I recomend reading the book "Armenien - Der Arische Vorposten in Vorderasien", by Dr. Haik Assatrian.

[Arvestaked]

The Armenian people was baptized christian in 301 and found a new identity in Christ the only source of life.

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You're going to help me clean my puke off of this keyboard.

[Arpa]

Is this the end?

We read in Azg that Slak Gagosian, the founder and the leader of Armenism, otherwise a much persecuted nationlist has died. I could not find more. Does anyone know more about his biography beside the fact that he was much persecuted, even imprisoned for his nationalistic rhetoric?

 

BTW. Slak means "arrow".

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ՑԱՎԱԿՑՈՒԹՅՈՒՆ

Երկարատեւ ծանր հիվանդությունից հետո, օգոստոսի 24-ին վախճանվեց ազգային-հասարակական գործիչ, Արորդիների ուխտի քրմապետ Սլակ Կակոսյանը:

Սլակ Կակոսյանը խորհրդային ժամանակներից եղել է հանուն Հայաստանի ազատության մղվող պայքարի առաջին շարքերում, լինելով այդ պայքարի համար ազատազրկված (1964)՝ հայ հասարակությանը հայտնի «յոթ հայրենասերներից» մեկը: Նորանկախ պետականության կերտման տարիներին նա զգալի ավանդ է ներդրել ազգային-հոգեւոր արժեքների եւ ավանդույթների վերականգնման ու պահպանման գործում:

Հայաստանի հանրապետական կուսակցությունը խորապես ցավակցում է նրա հարազատներին՝ համոզված լինելով, որ Սլակ Կակոսյանի հիշատակը միշտ վառ կմնա իր գաղափարակիցների եւ ընկերների սրտերում:

Edited August 26, 2005 by Arpa

[MosJan]

Tsavali e

 

 

 

Arpa jan menq ( qristonyaner's ) - yerb mek @ vaxjanvum e hajaxaki asum enq "Astvats Hogin lusavory"

isk irenq inchpes en asum ?

[Artaxias]

Lav klini irents kron@ zargana. Verji verjo azgayin kron eh. Shat hangist kareli eh havasarakshrel inchpes Islandiajum aretsin Asatruji het.

[JanFedayi]

Nemruti Vogov

Anahiti Kamqov

Mheri Zarkov

Vahagni tsnundov

Arayi Gennerov

Tsovits Tsvov Yerkrov ................

 

menq Hayers mek or mer Hasaneliq yerkrin k@tirananq

iyn ov Hye e togh miyana ....

 

Kan HAyer KAn HAyaXosner

Tarberutyun@ mets e ..... mi xapnveq MardiQ

 

Hayi b'nakron Zavak mi molorvir xapkanqi yev suteri sardostayni mej

P'NTRIR QO AZGI AKUNQNERUM QO HARTSREI PATASXAN'

 

Mek Azg / Mek n@patak - tekuz yev hazar kron

 

Mek Azg Mek n'patak...

[Djrak]

Mek Azg / Mek n@patak - tekuz yev hazar kron

 

Mek Azg Mek n'patak...

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inch n@badag?

[Armena]

inch n@badag?

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Du shad knac txa es, go and sleep further and figure out what our purpose can be.

 

Bye

[ED]

Is this the end?

We read in Azg that Slak Gagosian, the founder and the leader of Armenism, otherwise a much persecuted nationlist has died. I could not find more. Does anyone know more about his biography beside the fact that he was much persecuted, even imprisoned for his nationalistic rhetoric?

 

BTW. Slak means "arrow".

====

ՑԱՎԱԿՑՈՒԹՅՈՒՆ

Երկարատեւ ծանր հիվանդությունից հետո, օգոստոսի 24-ին վախճանվեց ազգային-հասարակական գործիչ, Արորդիների ուխտի քրմապետ Սլակ Կակոսյանը:

Սլակ Կակոսյանը խորհրդային ժամանակներից եղել է հանուն Հայաստանի ազատության մղվող պայքարի առաջին շարքերում, լինելով այդ պայքարի համար ազատազրկված (1964)՝ հայ հասարակությանը հայտնի «յոթ հայրենասերներից» մեկը: Նորանկախ պետականության կերտման տարիներին նա զգալի ավանդ է ներդրել ազգային-հոգեւոր արժեքների եւ ավանդույթների վերականգնման ու պահպանման գործում:

Հայաստանի հանրապետական կուսակցությունը խորապես ցավակցում է նրա հարազատներին՝ համոզված լինելով, որ Սլակ Կակոսյանի հիշատակը միշտ վառ կմնա իր գաղափարակիցների եւ ընկերների սրտերում:

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Slak? hmmm kneres Arpa, bayts nra anun@ Edik cher? inchu em asum,?! verjers indz shat jamanakin mot mi mart, arevorti, mahatsav Hayastanum vor jamanakin gnvumer estex US, artaqsvats er Hayastanits der 1978 tvin, ankaxutyunits anmijapes heto gnats Hayastan.

 

Nuyn martne sa Arpa?

[ARvordi]

Hello all,

 

 

as I was browsing through the internet, I found this BB and discussions on Armenism, which is the project that I am working on along with my friends. I am the web master of www.angelfire.com/hi/Azgaser and www.angelfire.com/theforce/armenism You may know me from my articles that were listed here, I wrote those articles under the name of Grigor Ariyatsi.

 

Evidently, our project have created lots of interest among many of you, for which we are very happy, and subsequently some misunderstandings about the ideology of Armenism due to its political and theological aspects indicated on our web site. I am open for discussions with you on this topic and wouldn't mind clarifying any details of our ideological movement. I also wouldn't mind listening to any constructive criticism. Thank you.

 

 

Best regards,

 

 

Grigor Ariyatsi

[Armena]

Several years ago I felt the same way.

So what are you trying to say?? Just because you now don't feel that way doesn't mean others will be like you either. It is now 2 years ago since you posted this and I can say to you I still feel what i felt 2 years ago.

 

If Armenism became our state religion we would have been a far stronger nation than ever.

[Armena]

Hello all,

as I was browsing through the internet, I found this BB and discussions on Armenism, which is the project that I am working on along with my friends. I am the web master of www.angelfire.com/hi/Azgaser and www.angelfire.com/theforce/armenism You may know me from my articles that were listed here, I wrote those articles under the name of Grigor Ariyatsi.

 

Evidently, our project have created lots of interest among many of you, for which we are very happy, and subsequently some misunderstandings about the ideology of Armenism due to its political and theological aspects indicated on our web site. I am open for discussions with you on this topic and wouldn't mind clarifying any details of our ideological movement. I also wouldn't mind listening to any constructive criticism. Thank you.

Best regards,

Grigor Ariyatsi

Mister Aryatsi I fully agree the Armenist point of view towards the semitic religion of Christianity.

 

[gamavor]

What is Armenism?

Armenism is a developing national strategy with a potential to secure the continuous existence of the Armenian nation-state, Armenian cultural heritage and the Armenian ethno-linguistic identity. Furthermore, Armenism is comprised of religious and political components designed to accomplish regeneration of the Armenian cultural, political, economic, intellectual and military capacities in the region of Caucasus.

 

The political goals of Armenism are the following:

 

- To promote the establishment of an efficient system of government in the Republic of Armenia, capable of providing sufficient public services to Armenian citizens and securing Armenia’s borders drawn up by the former American President Woodrow Wilson in 1918 and recognized by the international community under the Treaty of Sevres.

 

The economic and financial goals of Armenism are the following:

 

- To promote the establishment of a competitive economic system of market economy in Armenia, capable of providing sufficient legal framework for the development of a fair trade, proper banking and commerce that will significantly benefit the country and create large number of growing industries in Armenia capable of resolving the problems of joblessness and brain-drain.

 

-To promote the development and rapid growth of the profit generating and job creating industries in Armenia, that will propel the country to the rank of the leading nations in the world known for their advances in the fields of High Tech, Telecommunications, Agriculture, Chemical Industry, Medicine, Science, Education and Tourism.

 

The intellectual goals of Armenism are the following:

 

-To promote the establishment of a highly competitive educational system in the Republic of Armenia capable of exceeding world's educational and scientific accomplishments that will propel Armenia to the frontiers of the cutting edge science and scholarship, enabling Armenia to conduct a pragmatic diplomacy to defend its national interests in the region.

 

It is the goal of Armenism to promote the cultivation of a fertile ground for the establishment of the Armenia as the regional mega-center of advanced knowledge and applied sciences, the new Heliopolis of the world scholarship.

 

The cultural goals of Armenism are the following:

 

-To preserve and promote the Armenian cultural heritage as the guarantor of preserving Armenian ethno-linguistic identity within the Republic of Armenia and its vast cross-continental diaspora. Specific components of the Armenian identity to be venerated are: the Armenian language, history, mythology and literature, food, dances, various traditions and customs, clothing fashion, arts, music and the importance of building families to enable our nation grow and prosper.

 

For the Armenism, the significance of the Mt. Ararat and the Armenian language are that of a sacred value in the doctrine of Armenism. The beginnings of the world civilization in the Armenian Highland are that of a divine significance.

 

The military goals of Armenism are the following:

 

-To help the Armenia in its goal to accomplish sufficient military capabilities to be deployed for the defense of the country, for the defense of the Armenia's citizenry and its national interests.

 

 

Damn IT! I was not aware that I'm ARmenist. I'm telling you I know a dozen other unaware Armenists. BTW, how the Armenists salute each other?

[Takoush]

Gamo jan; me too!!! I feel that I am exactly an Armenist myself!!

 

How they salute each other? Same as the soldiers in Armenia. They wear white gloves and they all salute in symmetry.