Electoral Armenian society: the absurd I see

Filed under: Life — Tags: — blansh @ 11:00 am February 8, 2008

Undoubtedly presidential elections in Armenia have started months, even a year ago. But the seriousness of the situation (election campaign) was notified after the several “shouts” of the opposition shown on TV. Up to that there generally wasn’t even a word about them. All TV channels were just glorifying ruling regime.

Afterwards when our neighbor, a petty clerk, came to our place to beg our choices (also to show his trustiness to ruling regime) I found the other really serious thing: we are far from fair elections, though I (more…)

Caucasus music style

Filed under: Life — Tags: , , — blansh @ 1:34 pm December 26, 2007

May be “this” came from the president of the republic, who had taken it from the presidents of other countries and these presidents took it from the best image-makers of the world…

Anyway, the important part of this “taking from each other” story is the fact that listens to jazz music became an indivisible part of Armenian society’s life especially among average and high nap (though I am (more…)

Caucasus is Euro?

Filed under: Life — Tags: , — blansh @ 1:10 pm December 17, 2007

Yerevan’s taxi drivers know everything more and better. They know all: started from the half tone gossip in the last table in the teahouse ended from the first ladies’ underclothes. They know government functionary’s secret concord with the opposition representative and policeman’s latent jobs. And of course they know all the good and bad places in Yerevan. Maybe they know me and probably they know you too. 

So, what I was talking about… Yesterday I was harrying to an important meeting and dropped myself to the (more…)

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