pod.link/1655768150
pod.link copied!
Country of Dust
Country of Dust
Country of Dust

A lot has been happening in Armenia: war, immigration, shifting alliances, a rising economy, and so much more. Country of Dust tells... more

Listen now on

Apple Podcasts
Spotify
Overcast
Podcast Addict
Pocket Casts
Castbox
Podbean
iHeartRadio
Player FM
Podcast Republic
Castro
RSS

Episodes

Special episode: My land feels so sweet, but it’s thirsty for blood

Gayane Milonyan, a mother of two, has just been forced to flee her home in Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh), along with over... more

03 Oct 2023 · 29 minutes
Episode 8: These bottles have a story

Wine has been part of Armenia’s story since the beginning, and it can be a bridge from its ancient history,... more

30 Aug 2023 · 21 minutes
Episode 7: Barev dzez, barev dzez

After the Kremlin’s invasion of Ukraine, Armenia woke up with thousands of Russians moving here – escaping the draft, political... more

22 Aug 2023 · 26 minutes
Episode 6: I’m just a designer

Ara Aslanyan designed one of the most iconic symbols of Armenia’s 2018 revolution - the dukhov hat. But he says... more

15 Aug 2023 · 26 minutes
Episode 5: I want to believe

Mane Gevorgyan was Nikol Pashinyan’s press secretary during the most turbulent period of his premiership. She entered as part of... more

08 Aug 2023 · 25 minutes
Episode 4: We shall prevail

The nation’s hopes rose with the 2018 Velvet Revolution, then came crashing down during the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh War. Ruben Malayan... more

01 Aug 2023 · 25 minutes
Episode 3: We don’t talk about the future

Ashot Gabrielyan moved to an isolated village in Artsakh to work as a teacher after the 2020 war. He has... more

25 Jul 2023 · 32 minutes
Episode 2: Serving with a rifle, and then with a pen (part 2)

In this episode, we delve deeper into Nikolay Stepanyan's personal journey during the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh War, and hear his remarkable... more

18 Jul 2023 · 23 minutes
Episode 1: Serving with a rifle, and then with a pen (part 1)

In our first episode, we introduce Nikolay Stepanyan, a young Armenian from Russia. We learn about the circumstances that shaped... more

11 Jul 2023 · 19 minutes
Episode 0: Armenia as a country of dust

Meet your hosts, listen to the poem that helped inspire our podcast, and hear why we think the best way... more

16 Nov 2022 · 19 minutes
Country of Dust
Episode 2: Serving with a rifle, and then with a pen (part 2)
Country of Dust
0:00
-0:00

Listen now on

Apple Podcasts
Spotify
Overcast
Podcast Addict
Pocket Casts
Castbox
Podbean
iHeartRadio
Player FM
Podcast Republic
Castro
RSS

Description

In this episode, we delve deeper into Nikolay Stepanyan's personal journey during the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh War, and hear his remarkable story of... more