Often describing himself as an Armenian with an Egyptian soul, Alexander Saroukhan was a well-established caricaturist and considered by some to be among the best of the 20th century. An artist known for his satirical depictions of the cultures and political climate of his times, but also one who in his work clinged onto a hope for better days.

Regional Post Caucasus spoke to Bagrat Yengibaryan, the Founding Director of Enterprise Incubator Foundation (EIF), about the inception of the organization that celebrated its 20th anniversary last year, EIF’s path, and the technological power that drives Armenia forward.

To physically and mentally empower amputees to live fulfilled lives – that is the goal of the Armenia-based NGO Oqni. The organization, which is committed to developing prosthetic technology in Armenia, was founded in 2021 by an interdisciplinary team of Diaspora Armenians.

The year 2022 has been yet another challenging one. Unprecedented pressures, including direct military aggression against Armenia and dramatic shifts in global security architecture make this year’s outcomes something that hardly an observer by the end of the year could have predicted.

People as well as nations tend to remember their victories, while trying to forget defeats. Yet there are defeats which are impossible to forget and analysis of such catastrophes crystallize into lessons for the future.

Levon Boyadjian grew from a young passionate photographer working out of his living room to becoming one of the world’s foremost pioneers in the field of photography of the 20th century. Thus, the legacy of Van Leo was born and with that legacy comes the story of a near-forgotten cultural icon of Egypt.

REGIONAL POST continues its series of interviews on psychological assistance and integration of those affected by the war. We interviewed US Armenian psychotherapist Arpe Asaturian who has extensive professional experience. She is the founder and director of the nonprofit organization Frontline Therapists in Armenia, delivering psychological assistance to soldiers who have had to suffer different psychological traumas.

Two years after the 44-day Artsakh War, many soldiers are still healing not only from physical injuries, but also psychological trauma. Armenia still needs a functioning licensing unified system of psychological assistance for soldiers to cope with that task. In the interview, Davit Gevorgyan, Director of Yerevan State University’s Centre for Applied Psychology, talks about what kind of psychological help is currently provided to soldiers, what projects are being planned and how to reduce the mental health stigma in society.

The Look Around science festival was held for the third time in Yerevan on October 15. The organizers of the festival are the Russian state corporation Rosatom and the National Polytechnic University of Armenia.

Days of Russian cinema under the brand of Russian Film Festival were held from October 21st to 23rd at the Moscow cinema in Yerevan. The curator of the festival, film critic and journalist Diana Martirosyan discussed the films with the audience after the screenings during the festival. She has shared her impressions of how the Armenian public received them.