On Sunday, May 5, 2013, Dr. Vartan Matiossian, Executive Director of the Armenian National Education Committee (ANEC), presented the recently published “Historical Atlas of Armenia”. The presentation took place in the John Pashalian Hall after the Divine Liturgy. Rev. Fr. Mesrob Lakissian, pastor, introduced the lecturer.
In his illustrated presentation, Dr. Matiossian, editor of the Atlas, referred to the main features of the new publication. He stressed its importance, as a new generation had already come to age since the publication of the first edition in the late 1980s. He reminded the audience that this generation had witnessed the making of history, as two independent Armenian republics (Armenia and Karabakh) were born in the meantime. Dr. Matiossian emphasized the importance of history as a central identity marker for Armenians worldwide, and the use of the Atlas as an educational tool in our schools, which was the main purpose of ANEC when deciding to publish a revised edition of the Atlas. After the presentation, Dr. Matiossian signed copies of the Atlas.
