Yevheniya Borysenko¶
Ukrainian journalist, researcher, and author of publications in the newspaper "Krymska Svitlytsia".
Overview¶
Yevheniya Borysenko is the author of the historical and local-history essay "Black Sea Armenia" (Chornomorska Virmeniya), published in the newspaper "Krymska Svitlytsia" (2016, issue no. 41). In her work she covered the centuries-old history of the Armenian community of the Crimean peninsula — from antiquity (the times of Tigranes the Great and Mithridates of Pontus) to the XX century.
Key Details / Subtopics¶
- Research of the Armenian heritage of Crimea: The journalist summarized the key stages in the development of Armenian settlements — from the medieval "Black Sea / Maritime Armenia" as part of the Genoese trading factories and the flourishing of the Surb-Khach monastery, to the tragic deportation of 1778 to the Don and the subsequent cultural and architectural revival of the XIX–XX centuries.
- Contribution to Crimean studies: Borysenko's publication draws attention to the important sacred and architectural heritage of Crimea's Armenians (churches in Feodosia, Yalta, and Yevpatoria) as an organic part of the multicultural peninsula.
Sources and Links¶
- Black Sea Armenia — an article by Yevheniya Borysenko in the newspaper "Krymska Svitlytsia" (2016, no. 41).
- Maritime Armenia (Armenians in Crimea) — a conceptual article about the history and heritage of the Armenian community of Crimea.
- Surb-Khach Monastery — the spiritual and cultural center of the Armenian population of Crimea.