The results of the Yalta Conference were achieved thanks to Armenian cognac and wine
11 June 2021 – CULTURE – ARMENIAN GENOCIDE – INTERNATIONAL POLITICS.
The “TimeTürk” news site published an article on Armenian culture and especially Armenian winemaking. Referring to another article on the subject in “The Telegraph”, “TimeTürk” wrote:
“The formation of the Armenian people began in the 3-4 millennium BC and ended with the establishment of the common state in the middle of the 1st millennium BC. The first records about Armenians and the Armenian High Plateau date back to BC. 18th century. Sumerian records indicate an early state formation called Aratta, identified with the biblical Ararat-Hayastan (Armenia). The British newspaper, on the other hand, shed light on the Armenian culture and social life and shared different and interesting information about this country. The following remarkable information was provided in the article in the newspaper “The Telegraph”:
Armenians are the oldest wine-making people in the world. As proof of this, the newspaper recalls that in 2011 traces of winemaking were found in the cave complex “Areni 1”, more than 6,000 years old. Armenians are the first people in the world to accept Christianity as the official religion. Writing that there are too many churches and monasteries to choose from in Armenia, “the Telegraph” mentions the Tatev monastery, which is nonetheless the most remarkable, and emphasizes that this monastery “has an astonishing beauty”.
Chess is included in the curriculum of secondary schools. The newspaper reminds that the Armenians are very strong in this field of sports and the great victories of the Armenian chess players.
More Armenians live outside the borders of Armenia than in the country. Commenting on “What happened in 1915 forced millions of Armenians to immigrate abroad and then form large communities in the regions they migrated to,” “The Telegraph” adds that 5.6 million Armenians live outside of Armenia.
Armenia is the country of many world famous Armenians such as Cher, Andre Aggasi, Serj Tankian, Kardashians. Armenians believe that Noah’s ark stopped on the Ararat mountain, but in numerous expeditions to date, the ship has still not been found. One of the national symbols of Armenia is the Ararat mountain, located within the borders of Turkey and considered sacred by the Armenians.
Armenia has one of the oldest capitals in the world. Noting that Yerevan is one of the oldest cities in the world, the newspaper emphasizes that the capital of Armenia is 29 years older than Rome. Armenian bread called “lavash” is included in the UNESCO’s Intangible Cultural Heritage List Listesi
Among those who have tasted Armenian cognac is Winston Churchill, the former Prime Minister of Great Britain. During the Second World War, USSR ruler Iosif Stalin sent Churchill tens of boxes of Armenian cognac. It is also claimed that the results of the Yalta Conference were achieved thanks to Armenian cognac and wine. On this subject, “The Telegraph” writes: “Churchill, the positive results of the Yalta Conference, where Stalin and US President Franklin Rousevelt met in the Crimea to discuss the developmental paths of post-war Europe, have been One of Churchill’s aides later recounted that the prime minister drank large quantities of Caucasian spirits that would weaken any sane man.”
Source: Armenianhaber.am
English translation – Lousavor Avedis
