Ռումինահայ համայնքը 1989 թ. հեղափոխությունից հետո

Аннотация

The article provides with an insight into the life of the Armenian community in Romania after the fall of the Communist regime in that country. Not
having had an opportunity to have national organizations during the regime, however, having great cultural heritage as well as social inclusion in the country, the Armenian community experienced a prominent uprise in the early 1990s. A new era started for the Romanian Armenians’ Union who soon secured a seat in the Romanian Parliament. The article examines the Armenian community through different aspects – decennial alterations in the numbers of Armenians living in Romania; the national identification problem within the community; the representation of the community in the high political instances. The article also explores such issues as the assimilation of Armenians with Romanians, the lack of Armenian schools with the Armenian language gradually not being
practiced. The role of the Armenian Church and the Republic of Armenia in keeping the Romanian Armenian community alive is discussed in the article. The Romanian Armenians’ Union is seen as the main actor in bridging smaller Armenian communities of  64 different cities and uniting them through different activities. The article also envisages the future of the Armenian Community in Romania by analyzing the current situation. The article is not only based on academic literature and online resources but also on the personal meetings and interviews of the author with many members of the Armenian community.