The ancient lands of the Armenians comprehended a great variety
of borders and fostered millennia-long mutual influences to and
from the lands which surrounded it. Additionally, the diaspora
of the Armenian people is centuries old and is far flung. One of
the 15 federated republics of the Soviet Union through-out most
of the twentieth century, Armenia declared its independence in
1991. The sites listed in each category of this selective portal
page have been chosen for their utility in providing accurate narrative
(either brief or extensive) information, as well as directories,
extensive portal pages and other resources concerning all aspects
of Armenian life and culture. They originate both in the Republic
of Armenia as well as in the various communities of the Armenian
Diaspora. All are either English language alone or bi- or trilingual
lingual, unless noted in an annotation which follows. Many sites
offer down-loadable Armenian and Russian fonts to make them easily
accessible. For a variety of reasons, the links to Armenia and
the NIS countries in general are often inactive; we recommend that
you try again, should you not be successful in connecting.
For Library of Congress contact information and research and
bibliographic materials on Armenia, consult the Armenia
Country Page of the Near East Section of the African and
Middle Eastern Division; see also the Library's online
catalog for books and materials in other formats held by
the Library; and the Library's Thomas
Legislative Information Page for legislative materials (bills,
hearings, acts, etc.) concerning relations between the United
States and the Republic of Armenia, as well as the interests
of the Armenian-American community.
Narratives about the historical and contemporary literary life
of the Armenians are complemented below by sites which include
full texts of translations of important literary monuments from
Armenia and its Diaspora.
Armenia House (http://www.armenianhouse.org/)
The non-profit 'ArmenianHouse.org is an electronic library featuring a
huge collection of documents on Armenian literature, history, religion and anything
else Armenia-related.' While the home page is trilingual (English, Armenian
and Russian) texts are available in Armenian and Russian. The purpose is to provide
an electronic library of the full range of Armenian literature while helping
young authors publish electronically.
Classical Armenian Literature (http://www.digilib.am/)
This website reproduces important Mediaeval Armenian textual materials. Fonts
for both PC and Macintosh are made available for downloading.
Ethnologue (http://www.ethnologue.com/web.asp)
Searching this comprehensive English language ethnological site by country name
will yield lists and articles of the languages and linguistic groups spoken and
read in it.
International Association for Armenian Studies
(AIEA) (http://aiea.fltr.ucl.ac.be)
This bilingual (French and English) site of the Association Internationale des
Etudes Armeniennes, a group dedicated to the scholarly study of all aspects of
Armenian history, life and culture, presents academic tools, links, information
about its structure and membership, publications, and news on conferences, workshops,
and other events involving Armenian Studies.
Mashtots Institute of Ancient Manuscripts (http://www.matenadaran.am)
This is the bilingual (Armenian and English) site of the manuscript library known
simply as The Matenedaran, located in Erevan, the capital of the Republic of
Armenia, the largest repository of ancient and mediaeval Armenian manuscripts
in the world. The site describes, among other headings, collections, programs,
fund-raising initiatives and information for scholars who need to use its resources.
Questia - The Online Library of Books
and Journals (http://www.questia.com/Index.jsp)
From Questia Media America, Inc. for academics, students, librarians, publishers
and a wide variety of researchers, 'Questia is the first online library that
provides 24/7 access to the world's largest online collection of books and journal
articles in the humanities and social sciences, plus magazine and newspaper articles.
You can search each and every word of all of the books and journal articles in
the collection.' A search under country name yields a wide variety of bibliographic
citations. Full text is often available to subscribers.
Society for Armenian Studies
(United States) (http://armenianstudies.csufresno.edu/sas)
The Society of Armenian Studies is the United States-based scholarly organization
dedicated to the study of all aspects of Armenian life and culture. Its website
describes its mission, membership, publications and sponsored events. |