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There we go again

By Myrthe on July 15, 2007

Via A1Plus comes the news of another recruit who appears to have been killed during his army service. Instead of celebrating the 19th anniversary of their son the Metazoans were mourning over his premature death. Hovik’s dead body was brought home on July 7. According to official data, Hovik committed suicide. The boy’s parents doubt [...]

Posted in Armenia, Life in Armenia | Tagged army, dedovshchina | 4 Responses

Reconsidering what I learned in law school

By Myrthe on June 4, 2006

Already last Thursday, Armenia Liberty published an article which I didn’t get to read until now, due to what I call a “general running around” (read: I was too busy). It is the latest chapter in an ongoing story of three army conscripts facing a very stiff prison sentence for allegedly killing two fellow conscripts [...]

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The Gulag Archipelago, 1918-1956: An Experiment in Literary Investigation, books III-IV
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