Studies of Armenia and the Caucasus
Armenia and the broader Caucasus region (including Armenia, Georgia, Azerbaijan and parts of southern Russia) are vitally important politically, strategically, historically and culturally. The Center for Russian, East European and Eurasian Studies sponsors courses, language instruction, visiting scholars, student internships, student research opportunities, and events focused on Armenia and the Caucasus region. Explore the many ways of engaging with the studies of Armenia and the Caucasus region at Stanford!
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Stanford Armenian Students Association Presents: Armenian Genocide Awareness Week
Join the Stanford Armenian Students Association April 15-26 for remembrance, reflection, and education as they commemorate the Armenian Genocide.
Upcoming and Recent Events
The events organized by Armenian Studies are such a highlight of campus life for me. From cultural celebrations to discussions on Armenian issues, it’s always meaningful and engaging.
Taline N., Class of 2028
Courses
ARMELANG 103: Third-Year Armenian, Third Quarter
Expands students' proficiency in Armenian language and culture at intermediate level through various texts and multimedia. Students will continue to learn the language with an emphasis on communicative and interactive classroom activities.
REES 100A/200A: Current Issues in Armenian Studies
An introductory lecture series featuring leading scholars in Armenian Studies: Marc Mamagonian (NAASR); Houri Berberian (UC Irvine); Talinn Grigor (UC Davis); Richard Antaramian (USC); Tamar Boyadjian (Stanford); Norman Naimark (Stanford); Manuk Avedikyan (USC); Bedros Torosian (UC Davis); and Jennifer Wistrand (Kennan Institute).
HISTORY 208G: Russia's Muslim Frontiers (HISTORY 308G)
This course explores the history of Islam and Muslim communities and their interconnected histories across Russia and its southern frontiers adjoining the Black Sea, the Caucasus, Iran, Afghanistan, Central Asia, and Xinjiang.
INTNLREL 45Q: Genocide and Humanitarian Intervention
This seminar traces the history of genocide since the beginning of the 20th century, beginning with the Armenian genocide. Students will examine the role of humanitarian intervention to prevent or stop it and the use of international law to punish it.
Internships
Synopsys Armenia
The project will include integrated circuit design, starting from logic blocks to complex functional IPs for integrated circuits. To achieve the task, both custom and digital design flows will be used based on Synopsys Electronic Design Automation (EDA) tools.
Dates: June 16, 2025 - August 8, 2025
Location: Yerevan, Armenia
Learn more about the Synopsys Armenia internship opportunity
Student Research
Vahakn Manoogian, (CREEES M.A. ’25)
MINERALS & MOUNTAINS: The Mining Industry and the Potential of Mine Tailings Reclamation in Armenia
"This paper focuses on the primary question of sustainability, arguing that the implementation of tailings reclamation and rehabilitation projects in the Republic of Armenia can allow the country to achieve economic, political, and ecological benefits."
Nazrin Garibova, (CREEES M.A. ’24)
Wayfaring the Caucasus: Reenvisioning the Region through the Movements that Shaped it
“The TCT, a projected long-distance hiking trail across Azerbaijan, Armenia, and Georgia, emerges as a convergence of cartographic practices from ancient to modern times, utilizing modern mapping technologies while embodying the experiential essence of old wayfaring traditions. By following a written wayfare of the TCT’s northeastern section, my thesis permitted me to exhibit the Caucasus through a meshwork of interconnected nodes, revealing histories often overlooked in traditional analyses.”
Visiting Scholars
Nona Shahnazarian
Associate Researcher at The National Academy of Sciences, Yerevan, Armenia and Center for Independent Social Research, St. Petersburg, Russia.
Dates of Visit: December 2016 to May 2017
Dr. Shahnazarian has conducted extensive fieldwork in Russia, Armenia, Georgia, and Nagorno-Karabagh and has published on the issues of gender, war, migration and diaspora in the Caucasus. While at CREEES, she worked on a project titled, “Mutual Accusations of Ethnic Cleansing in the Azeri-Armenian Conflict: Memory Wars and Emerging State Ideologies.” Dr. Shahnazarian returned in 2022 to present her research on a palimpsestic memory of ethnic cleansing and pogroms in cities and villages of Nagorno-Karabakh.
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Your contribution can further our academic and outreach programs. If you would like to support the study of Armenia and the Caucasus at Stanford, please follow the link below and be certain to designate your gift for Armenian studies @ CREEES (Center for Russian, East European and Eurasian Studies).
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