A view shows the Surp Khach Church after a heavy snowfall in Rostov-on-Don, Russia. In Rostov region, a third of the monthly norm for precipitation fell overnight, with snow depths reaching 20 cm.04.02.2025#8851332
A man is seen outside the St. Hripsime Armenian Apostolic Church, in Yalta, Crimea, Russia.13.02.2023#8370394
A view shows an exterior's fragment of the St. Hripsime Armenian Apostolic Church, in Yalta, Crimea, Russia.13.02.2023#8370398
Believers walk to the St. Hripsime Armenian Apostolic Church, in Yalta, Crimea, Russia.13.02.2023#8370400
Believers walk to the St. Hripsime Armenian Apostolic Church, in Yalta, Crimea, Russia.13.02.2023#8370396
The Sevanavank monastery, a set of buildings on the northwestern shore of Lake Sevan, Ghegharkunik province, Armenian SSR. Surb Arakelots, the Church of the Holy Apostles, 874.30.06.1989#6599654
The Armenian SSR. Yerevan. The 1915 Armenian Genocide Memorial Complex. Armenian Genocide Memorial Day on April 24, 1998.24.04.1988#2966674
The Armenian SSR. Yerevan. The 1915 Armenian Genocide Memorial Complex. Armenian Genocide Memorial Day on April 24, 1998.24.04.1988#2966673
The Armenian SSR. The Mesrop Mashtots Institute of Ancient Manuscripts, or the Matendaran in Yerevan. The building appeared in 1959 in line with a project by architect Mark Grigorian.16.04.1988#5734212
The Armenian SSR. Kecharis Monastery dating back to the 11th-13th centuries, in the town of Tsakhkadzor. The Church of the Holy Sign (Surp Nshan).13.04.1988#5750896
The Armenian SSR. A monument to composer Armen Tigranyan by Armenian sculptor Artashes Ovsepyan.20.03.1988#5621624
The International conference on medieval Armenian literature, held from September 15 to 19, 1986 in Yerevan, Armenian SSR. Center: Participant from the Mongolian People's Republic D. Bayarsaikhan observes a young artist working.15.09.1986#8530982
A statue of Russian author, playwright and diplomat Alexander Griboyedov in Yerevan, Armenian SSR. Designed by sculptors Ovanes Bedzhanyan and architect Spartak Kntechtsyan.11.05.1985#8960573
Armenian SSR. Numerous pilgrims and guests who came to the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin for the Feast of Chrismation visited the Tsitsernakaberd memorial complex, dedicated to the victims of the Armenian Genocide of 1915. Third from the right is Vazgen I, Supreme Patriarch and Catholicos of All Armenians, First Hierarch of the Armenian Apostolic Church.27.09.1984#8372861
Construction of the Northern residential area, the largest residential area of the city of Rostov-on-Don, which is part of the Oktyabrsky district. In the foreground is the church of the Surb-Khach (Holy Cross) monastery, the oldest stone building in Rostov-on-Don (1783).10.09.1984#8372237
Monument by sculptor Gukas Chubaryan to St. Mesrop Mashtots, the founder of the Armenian alphabet, in front of Matenadaran (now the Mesrop Mashtots Museum-Institute of Ancient Manuscripts) in Yerevan, Armenian SSR.01.06.1984#8793724
A model of the Echmiadzin Cathedral, built by Mr. Hovakemyan right in the courtyard of his house.01.06.1984#8799434
Armenian Soviet Socialist Republic. Correspondent of Argentina's Telam news agency Jose Lopez and Shavarsh Karapetyan, Soviet professional scuba diver, seven-time USSR champion and USSR Merited Master of Sports who saved 46 people from a trolleybus sinking in the Yerevan Reservoir, left, at the Etchmiadzin Monastery in Vagharshapat.01.07.1983#8141039
Armenian Soviet Socialist Republic. Correspondent of Argentina's Telam news agency Jose Lopez interviews Shavarsh Karapetyan, Soviet professional scuba diver, seven-time USSR champion and USSR Merited Master of Sports who saved 46 people from a trolleybus sinking in the Yerevan Reservoir, right.01.07.1983#8141032
Armenian Soviet Socialist Republic. Correspondent of Argentina's Telam news agency Jose Lopez visits the Garni Temple.01.07.1983#8141030
The Etchmiadzin Cathedral and Monastery, the centre of Armenian-Gregorian Church and Catholicos.01.08.1982#437401
Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin of the Armenian Apostolic Church is the seat of the Catholicos of All Armenians, the head of the church, in the city of Etchmiadzin, Armenian SSR. The remains of a tonir (hearth in a house), discovered during excavations in the 1950s under the altar of the Etchmiadzin Cathedral.01.10.1981#6699275
Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin of the Armenian Apostolic Church is the seat of the Catholicos of All Armenians, the head of the church, in the city of Etchmiadzin, Armenian SSR. Museum of Church Utensils in the Etchmiadzin Cathedral.01.10.1981#6699274
A tour around the Etchmiadzin Cathedral, the main body of the Armenian Apostolic Church and the seat of the Catholicos of All Armenians, the head of the church, in Etchmiadzin, Armenian SSR.01.10.1981#6699273
Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin of the Armenian Apostolic Church is the seat of the Catholicos of All Armenians, the head of the church, in the city of Etchmiadzin, Armenian SSR. Background: Etchmiadzin Cathedral (built in the 4th-5th centuries).01.10.1981#6699272
Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin of the Armenian Apostolic Church is the seat of the Catholicos of All Armenians, the head of the church, in the city of Etchmiadzin, Armenian SSR. The Etchmiadzin Cathedral built in the 4th-5th century on the territory of the Mother See.01.10.1981#6699271
Students of the Echmiadzin Theological Academy at the Sardarapat memorial near Armavir, unveiled in May 1968 to mark the 50th anniversary of the Armenian victory in the Sardarapat battle (May 22-28, 1918).20.09.1981#6699280
Echmiadzin Theological Academy, Echmiadzin, Armenian SSR. Supreme Patriarch and Catholicos of All Armenians, head of the Armenian Apostolic Church Vazgen I with students at the academy.19.09.1981#6699279
Echmiadzin Theological Academy in the city of Echmiadzin, Armenian SSR is a kind of a boarding school.19.09.1981#6699278
Echmiadzin Theological Academy in the city of Echmiadzin, Armenian SSR. A class in theory of church singing.19.09.1981#6699277
Echmiadzin Theological Academy in the city of Echmiadzin, Armenian SSR. The academy students study for exams.19.09.1981#6699276
The Armenian SSR. A monument to David of Sassoun, the legendary hero of an Armenian national epic story dating to the 8th-10th centuries AD. It was built to a design by sculptor Yervand Kochar and architect Mikael Mazmanyan and unveiled in 1959 on a square in front of the Yerevan Railway Station.24.08.1981#8174010
Armenian nuclear power plant employees are seen here at the Sardarapat memorial outside of the city of Armavir which was unveiled in May 1968 timed to coincide with the 50th anniversary of the Armenian people's victory in the battle of Sardarapat of May 22-28, 1918.15.06.1981#6694502
The Armenian Cathedral of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin in the historical center of Lviv, one of the most ancient religious architectural monuments of the city. Built in 1356-1363, designed by architect Doring. Ukrainian SSR.09.08.1980#8250523
Yerevan, the Armenian SSR. A monument to legendary character of the Armenian epic poem of the 13th century, David of Sasun.01.07.1980#2979358
Alexander Sakhinyan, Soviet architect, Head of the Department of Architecture at the Institute of Arts of the Armenian Academy of Sciences.01.07.1980#8173470
Echmiadzin Theological Academy, Echmiadzin, Armenian SSR. Supreme Patriarch and Catholicos of All Armenians, head of the Armenian Apostolic Church Vazgen I and 1980 graduates pose for a photo.18.06.1980#6699281
Sardarapat Memorial Complex, erected in 1968 on the site of the Sardarapat Battle of 1918 and immortalizing the heroic victory of the Armenian armed formations and people's militia over the regular Turkish army. The Sardarapat Memorial Museum. Armenian SSR, Araks village near Armavir.16.07.1979#8167168
Araks village near Armavir in the Armenian SSR. In 1963, the Sardarapat memorial complex was built at the site of the 1918 Battle of Sardarapat to perpetuate the heroic victory of Armenian military units and the volunteer corps over the regular Turkish army.16.07.1979#8167160
Sardarapat Memorial Complex, erected in 1968 on the site of the Sardarapat Battle of 1918 and immortalizing the heroic victory of the Armenian armed formations and people's militia over the regular Turkish army. A delegation from Portugal visiting the Sardarapat Memorial. In the background is the entrance portal to the complex. Armenian SSR, Araks village near the city of Armavir.16.07.1979#8167163
Reproduction of the post stamps dedicated to the sights of Yerevan and 2nd International Symposium on Armenian Art (September 12-18, 1978).01.01.1979#499437
Entrance to the exhibition hall of the Mesrop Mashtots Matenadaran, this research center under the Armenian government being one of the world's major manuscript depositories and the world's largest storage of ancient Armenian manuscripts.01.08.1977#496459
Entrance to the Mesrop Mashtots Matenadaran, this research center under the Armenian government being one of the world's major manuscript depositories and the world's largest storage of ancient Armenian manuscripts.01.08.1977#496455
Armenian Soviet Socialist Republic. Rossiya movie theater (now Airarat) in Yerevan built in the Art Nouveau style and designed by young architects Artur Tarkhanyan, Spartak Khachikyan and Grach Pogosyan. The interior combines concrete, plastic, stained glass and engraving.03.08.1975#6528941
Armenian Soviet Socialist Republic. View of the Rossiya movie theater in Tigran Mets Avenue in Yerevan, designed by architects Artur Tarkhanyan, Spartak Khachikyan and Grach Pogosyan. The theater opened in 1974.01.04.1975#6355935
The 6th century Odzun monastery situated in Odzun village, Lori region, Armenian SSR.10.08.1974#5956361
The Armenian Surb-Khach (Holy Cross) Church was built in Rostov-on-Don in 1792 to a design by architect Ivan Starov. In 1972-2007, the church housed the Rostov Museum of Russian-Armenian Friendship, and divine services resumed in 2000.18.07.1973#5931436
The Armenian Surb-Khach (Holy Cross) Church was built in Rostov-on-Don in 1792 to a design by architect Ivan Starov. In 1972-2007, the church housed the Rostov Museum of Russian-Armenian Friendship, and divine services resumed in 2000. Photo: A monument to Armenian poet Rafael Patkanyan (Gamar-Katipa) near the church entrance.18.07.1973#5931435
The Armenian Surb-Khach (Holy Cross) Church was built in Rostov-on-Don in 1792 to a design by architect Ivan Starov. In 1972-2007, the church housed the Rostov Museum of Russian-Armenian Friendship, and divine services resumed in 2000.18.07.1973#5931434
