Since the fall of the Soviet Union a new style of popular music emerged in Armenia, which branched out to communities containing large populations of Armenian expatriates, most notably around Los Angeles where much of the music is produced today. The sensation that has tens of thousands of Armenian youth captivated is called "rabiz," and the ramifications of its popularity have affected Armenia's cultural as well as social norms.
Unlike Moscow, Yerevan and Washington Do Not View "Frozen" Conflicts on the Same Plane
"The answer is simple. I don't have to convince you that you are wrong, but rather check the company that you mention on the tax front. That will be my job,” said Felix Tsolakyan, head of the State Tax Service.
Vardges Margaryan is serving the seventh year of a ten-year sentence at the Kosh Correctional Institution of the Ministry of Justice. As of September 2005 he had served two-thirds of his term and was thus eligible for parole.
Though during his March 6-8 visit to Yerevan Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs Matthew Bryza characterized the head of the American diplomatic mission to Armenia, John Evans, as a "fantastic ambassador", rumors of Evans' recall persist.
"I repair my house all year round. As soon as I finish one room, something falls apart or peels off in the other room because of the dampness," said twenty-five-year-old Sari Tagh resident Edgar Tonoyan.
Every politician, known and less-well known, and official in high or low position talks about corruption and the shadowy nature of the economy. Everyone claims to be waging a war against these problems. The most common ways of doing so are speaking at seminars, joining international organizations and participating in their events, and, of course, peppering pre-election speeches with rhetoric on these fronts.
“A female tamada? Can you imagine a woman lying drunk under the table?”
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