Yerevan Reporter

The South Caucasus Railway Company (SCR) has launched an investment program for 2023. This year, 2 billion 90 million drams (5.3 million USD) will be spent on the programs of development and maintenance of infrastructure and rolling stock. According to SCR, 290 million drams will be spent on rolling stock and 1.8 billion drams on infrastructure. 1.7 billion rubles will be invested in track equipment, 30 million rubles in electrification and power supply, 10 million rubles in automation, telemechanics and communication equipment. In 2023 it is planned to completely renovate 14 km of tracks by various types of capital repairs. It is planned to replace 15.6 thousand concrete and 4 thousand wooden sleepers along the entire length of the track. "This year the main volume of investment funds will be used for maintenance and development of the infrastructure, which directly affects the safety and smooth operation of the railway. 2023 will be a year of hard work for our company. Targeted

  The Armenian Apostolic Church commemorates today the Holy Priests Voskian, the first martyrs and hermits of the Armenian Church. According to popular tradition, the Voskians were five envoys of the Roman Emperor to King Sanatruk. Arriving in Armenia in the middle of the 1st century, they met the Apostle Thaddeus and, under the influence of his sermons, were baptized and converted to Christianity. The eldest among them was Khrusi (Voski), which in Armenian means "gold" (hence the origin of the "Voskian"). He was also ordained a bishop. After the death of Thaddeus the Voskians secluded themselves in the mountains of Tsakhkavet (Tsakhkotn province) and lived a life of asceticism for almost forty years. Guided by the commandments of God, they came to the palace to preach Christianity to the Armenian King Artashes and Queen Satenik. In the palace their sermons were followed only by the relatives of Queen Satenik. The 18 courtiers, who arrived in Armenia together with t

  138 years ago, on February 9, 1885 (new style), in the family of a village priest in the village of Gandza near Akhalkalaki was born an outstanding Armenian poet Vahan Teryan. In 1899 Vahan entered Lazarev Institute of Oriental Languages in Moscow. Together with his friends Teryan publishes at the institute a handwritten newspaper "Nadezhda", where he not only writes editorials and editorials, but also heads the poetry department, where he publishes his poems under the pseudonyms of Shvin, Volo and others. In August 1906 Teryan enters Moscow University, the Department of Russian Language and Literature of the Faculty of History and Philology. Under the direct influence of the 1905-1907 revolution, he wrote the cycle of poems "Crown of Thorns", in which he glorifies the revolutionary fighters. On the night of December 3, 1906 Teryan's apartment was searched, he and a friend were arrested, but on December 13 he was released from custody. During this period Terja

 The Armenian opera singer (tenor), director, People's Artist of Armenia and Honored Artist of  Lithuania Gegham Grigoryan was born on January 29, 1951 in Yerevan. Maestro Gegham Grigoryan has created his own values in the art of opera and for almost half a century he has been presenting the best role songs and delicate performances to the world. He has worked with all the giants of classical music who have shaped the history of classical performance in the 20th and 21st centuries: Giaurov, Mirella Freni, Leontine Price, Grace Bumbry, Gena Dimitrova, Luciano Pavarotti, Placido Domingo, Leo Nucci, Gergiev, Zubin Meta, Levis, Levine, Bartoletti, Svetlanov, Richter. Directors: Graeme Wick, Kanchalowski, Dzefirelli, Giancarlo Del Monaco, Hugo de Anna and many others. As a representative of the Armenian performing arts, Grigoryan reached unprecedented professional heights on famous opera stages of the world. Maestro died on May 16, 2016.

Today is the 84th birthday of Tigran Mansuryan, a world-famous Armenian composer, national artist and honored artist of Armenia. Tigran Mansuryan was born in Beirut on January 27, 1939. The Mansuryan family moved to Armenia in 1947 and settled in Yerevan in 1956. The future composer graduated from the Music College under Romanos Melikyan, then studied at the Yerevan Conservatory, taught there in 1967-1986, and was its rector in 1992-1995. At present he concentrates fully on composing. He is one of the most performed composers of modern Armenia. In his creative work he combines modern writing techniques with the support of national musical traditions, especially the traditions of Komitas. Tigran Mansuryan is known for his symphonic works as well as for his film music.

  Armenian composer and pianist, People's Artist of the Soviet Union and Armenia Arno Babajanyan was born on January 22, 1921. He gained great popularity as a songwriter, successfully collaborated with poet Robert Rozhdestvensky and singer Muslim Magomaev ("Королева красоты", "Голубая тайга", "Улибнись", "Будь со мной", "В нежданный час", "Встреча", "Воспоминание", "Позови меня", "Загадай дечено", "Благодарю тебя", "Свадьба"). Yevheni Yevtushenko's ("Не спеши", "Чёртово колесо", "Твои следы"), Andrey Voznesensky ("Год любви", "Москва-река", "Верни мне музыку"), Leonid Derbenyov ("Лучший") were also very successful. город земли"), the songs written in co-authorship with "First love song" and "Yerevan" are perceived as the anthem of the hometown. "Nocturne" is widely k

 The Armenian composer, conductor and teacher Makar Yekmalyan was born on January 21, 1856. During his short life of 49 years, the famous composer-songwriter through his creative work and educational activities contributed to the formation of the National Music School, developed the polyphonic principles of Armenian monody (singing in unison), founded the genres of oratorio-cantata and romance. As a student, Yekmalyan created choral arrangements of folk and spiritual melodies. Among his works, the extensive lyrical "Liturgy", written for unaccompanied choir, stands out. In 1895, through the mediation of Archbishop Gevorg Surenyants (1911-1930, Catholicos of All Armenians Gevorg V Surenyants), Catholicos of All Armenians Mkrtich I Vanetsi (Khrimyan Hayrik) and the Patriarchal Kondak, M. Yekmalyan's "Liturgy" was officially accepted by the Armenian Church and multi-choir performances began. Komitas, Armenak Shahmuradian, Shara Talyan, Armen Tigranian and others st

Last fall, Kaspersky Lab experts discovered new BlueNoroff traps for startup employees - 70 fake domains mimicking well-known venture capital funds and banks, mostly Japanese, but also American, Vietnamese and UAE ones. In addition, attackers are now experimenting with new file types to continue embedding malware into target systems. According to the attackers' scheme, the malware is contained in a .doc file, supposedly a contract from a client. If you open this file, the device is immediately infected with malware and attackers can track all daily transactions and plan to steal. The moment an employee of an infected company tries to transfer a large amount of cryptocurrency, the attackers interfere with the transaction process, change the recipient's address and raise the transfer limit, instantly draining the account. Members of the BlueNoroff cyber group are actively experimenting and testing new methods of malware delivery using previously unused file types. These include V

  At the session of the executive committee of the Armenian Football Federation (FFA) held on January 14, it was decided to appoint the head coach of the Armenian national team. Armenian Football Federation (FFA) decided to appoint a new head coach for the Armenian national team. According to the FFA, former head coach of the Ukrainian national team Alexander Petrakov was chosen out of the candidates that were offered to the committee after an hour and a half-long discussion. During his coaching career Petrakov, who will turn 66 in 2023, coached the national teams of Ukraine in different age categories. The Ukrainian national team (under 19) under Petrakov's guidance reached the semifinals of the European Championship in 2018, and in 2019 the Ukrainian national team (under 20), led by Petrakov, became the world champion (under 20).

 Every time the Armenian Apostolic Church solemnly celebrates the Nativity of John the Baptist, who announced the coming of Jesus Christ. John the Baptist was the son of the priest Zacharias and Elizabeth. He was related to Jesus on his mother's side and had been born six months before Jesus. As the evangelist Luke relates, the archangel Gabriel came to his father, Zacharias, in the temple and proclaimed the birth of a son, but Zacharias did not believe, for which he was punished with mute and remained dumb until the godly couple finally had a son, whom they asked for through their prayers. John the Baptist, who was to baptize the Savior of all mankind, recognized and rejoiced at Christ's coming to the world before he was born. The Gospel testifies that when Our Lady Mary visited Elizabeth, the Baptist's mother, she was filled with the Holy Spirit and exclaimed: "And whence it is to me that the Mother of my Lord has come to me. For when the voice of your greeting reach