«THEY DID NOT BEAT US; WE LOST OURSELVES»
Support A1+!“Armenia has always faced a dilemma; it used to be between Byzantium and Persia before, and now it is between the West and Russia”, announced member of ARF Dashnaktsutyun Alvard Petrosyan in “Pastark” club during the discussion of Armenian-Russian relations. Mrs. Petrosyan who has grown up in Russian atmosphere and considers Russian literature one of the greatest achievements of the world, also considers servility and blind admiration for the Russians unacceptable.
“Once there were Russian painters in our house who asked me if we love them. I answered that we wouldn’t love them if we had any alternative”. Alvard Petrosyan admits that it’s impossible to solve many problems without Russia, but the fear that we can’t live without them is destructive for us.
Alvard Petrosyan can't stand it when someone comes Armenia and calls us an outpost, «I'm not angry with the Russians; I'm angry with us. They did not beat us; we lost it ourselves».
According to Mrs. Petrosyan, it is fashionable today to love France, «I highly appreciate their culture, but France would never adopt the resolution if they didn't need it themselves. Protecting us, France protects itself. At this rate the Eiffel tower will become the highest mosque of the world».
