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05.10.2018. |
 The 35th summer number of “Awedis” has just appeared. In the opening article of Editor in Chief we read as follows:
Where Armenians are there are khachkars – we write about that in this very edition of Awedis. Armenia and the whole world of Armenian Diaspora would look different without those stone crosses. The stone cross is full of life ,flourishes like Armenian tradition and culture do in many countries ,in Poland too. Luckily the right to cultivate their specific culture and identity is one of the rights of ethnic minorities in modern democracies. But not always so that was. During PRL (Polish Peoples Republic) times in case of Armenians it was visible quite bluntly through the reluctance of authorities to the Armenian Catholic church. Remembering about this sad past we should appreciate the fact that nowadays there are no obstacles for organizing such events like Annual Armenian Days as well as the local authorities do not obstruct setting religious symbols (in the form of khachkars) in exhibited places of Polish cities.
In this number of “Awedis” we also are moving into the past. We publish a few interviews and reminiscence articles. Some of these concern distant times – from the beginning of XX century. The other ones refer to current issues like the political situation in Armenia in May this year and the peaceful revolution which led to the change of power in this country. We hope that these articles will be interesting for those to whom the complicated fate of Armenians in Poland and the world are particularly close.
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