The Vochinch Syndrome
I’d like readers to see an article I wrote about the youth and also Armenian society at-large that was published on Hetq.am. The following is an excerpt and a link to the page.
“An epidemic has erupted throughout Armenia and has also begun to take a strong hold of the Armenian nation as a whole. It can be described as the ‘vochinch’ syndrome, and it is severely threatening the way Armenians think and function as responsible, progressive-minded citizens.”
For the full article click here.
Cut out “Armenian” and replace any country you want - American, Russian, Chinese, Turkish, Tongolese. I’d say most youth are true adherents of the vochinch philosophy, no?
Comment by Hovakim — 3/8/2005 @ 2:59 am
Hovakim, no. In Armenia, youth are not generally active at all. Here, most youth think of leaving rather than being involved in any activities to change the situation. Even so, I don’t necessarily agree with everything that Garo writes. For example, when we do see youth start to get active, especially in Universities, the Deans come down hard on them. I would argue that an active youth as you DO see in many western Universities and Colleges is the last thing the Government wants to see in Armenia.
Some of these issues are touched upon in a recent interview I held with Eleonora Manandyan of the New Armenia NGO. You can read it online at http://www.oneworld.am/journalism/interviews/eleonora_manandyan_0001.html
Comment by Onnik Krikorian — 3/8/2005 @ 8:45 pm