Bound by Belief: Molokans
hold on to faith and tradition in changed
world
By Viorica
Vladica
ArmeniaNow correspondent
As soon as the first snow falls in Armenia,
the road leading to the village of Fioletovo
is almost impassable. Few cars reach this
mountain-sheltered site when a winter, which
might be tolerable in Yerevan, feels like
Siberia in Fioletovo.
One, two, three and Santa Claus, seized
by the fright and hardly saving his beard,
very quickly left the crowd which went mad,
leaving his precious sack full of tarehats
at the hands of police. At the night of
January 12 the big celebration dedicated
to the Armenian Old New Year reached its
peak on Republican Square.
Coping with Fate: A
holiday visit inside Abovian Women's and
Juvenile prison
By Gayane
Mkrtchyan
ArmeniaNow reporter
In a frozen but festive hall faces turned
red from cold are nonetheless cheerful.
Women with interesting but uncommon looks
dressed in uncommon manner are sitting in
old, cold chairs. Behind them teenagers
with shaved heads are dressed in dark blue
in the hall decorated for New Year.
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