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Vigen Shirinyan Stadium
Vigen ( hy, Վիգեն, in Western Armenian Վիգէն, pronounced Viken), is an Armenian masculine given name. Vigen or Viken may refer to: People ;Given name *Vicken Cheterian, Swiss–Lebanese journalist and author * Viken Berberian, American satirist * Viken Babikian, American doctor of Armenian origin * Vigen Chaldranyan (born 1955), Armenian actor and filmmaker *Vigen Derderian (1929–2003), Iranian singer and actor of Armenian descent, popularly known by the mononym Viguen *Vigen Sargsyan (born 1975), Armenian politician, and Armenian government minister ;Middle name *Lasse Vigen Christensen (born 1994), Danish football player *Ola Vigen Hattestad (born 1982), Norwegian skier Other uses * Le Vigen, a commune in France *Vigen Cliffs, Antarctica *''Terje Vigen'', a poem by Henrik Ibsen See also *Viken (surname) Viken is a Norwegian surname that may refer to * Gunnar Viken (born 1948), Norwegian conservative politician * Jeffrey L. Viken (born 1952), American judge * Tore V ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Western Armenian
Western Armenian ( Classical spelling: , ) is one of the two standardized forms of Modern Armenian, the other being Eastern Armenian. It is based mainly on the Istanbul Armenian dialect, as opposed to Eastern Armenian, which is mainly based on the Yerevan Armenian dialect. Until the early 20th century, various Western Armenian dialects were also spoken in the Ottoman Empire, especially in the eastern regions historically populated by Armenians known as Western Armenia. The spoken or dialectal varieties of Western Armenian currently in use include Homshetsi, spoken by the Hemshin peoples; the dialects of Armenians of Kessab, Latakia and Jisr al-Shughur of Syria, Anjar of Lebanon, and Istanbul and Vakıflı, of Turkey (part of the "Sueidia" dialect). Sasun and Mush dialect is also spoken in modern-day Armenia villages such as Bazmaberd and Sasnashen. The Cilician dialect is also spoken in Cyprus, where it is taught in Armenian schools (Nareg), and is the first language of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vicken Cheterian
Vicken Cheterian (Western hy, Վիգէն Չըթըրեան, Eastern hy, Վիգեն Չըթըրյան) is a Lebanese-born journalist and author, who teaches international relations at Webster University Geneva. He has also lectured at University of Geneva and SOAS University of London (2012-14). Cheterian is also a columnist for the Istanbul-based weekly ''Agos''. He holds a PhD from Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies The Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies, or the Geneva Graduate Institute (french: Institut de hautes études internationales et du développement), abbreviated IHEID, is a government-accredited postgraduate institution ... (IUHEI). Works * * * * “Roots of ISIS Violence and the Killing Fields of the Middle East,” ''Survival'' , Vol. 57, Issue 2, 2015, pp. 105-118. * "Origins and Trajectory of the Conflicts in the Caucasus", ''Europe-Asia Studies'' , Vol. 64, No. 9, 2012, pp. 1625-1649. * "Karabakh Conflict Afte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Viken Berberian
Viken Berberian is a writer and essayist whose works rely on satire and defy easy categorization. Berberian's fiction and essays have appeared in print and online in ''The New York Times'', ''le Monde Diplomatique'', ''Foreign Affairs'', ''Financial Times'', '' Granta'', ''BOMB, ''The Nation'', and the '' New York Review of Books''. His novels have been translated to French, Hebrew, Italian, German and Dutch. They are marked by keen wit and a sense of economic and political injustice. Biography Berberian was raised in an Armenian-speaking household in Beirut. The family moved to Los Angeles at the outbreak of the Lebanese civil war, and this experience helped shape his first novel, ''The Cyclist.'' His second novel, ''Das Kapital'', which he has described as falling somewhere between Groucho Marx and Karl Marx, was influenced by his work in the financial industry. He has graduate degrees from Columbia University and the London School of Economics (LSE). Awards and honors Berber ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Viken Babikian
Viken L. Babikian is an American doctor of Armenian origin and professor of neurology at Boston University School of Medicine. Babikian received his undergraduate degree from the American University of Beirut, and his M.D. from Northwestern University School of Medicine. He completed a neurology residency at the University of Chicago Hospitals and a stroke fellowship at the Massachusetts General Hospital. He joined the Boston University Department of Neurology Neurology (from el, wikt:νεῦρον, νεῦρον (neûron), "string, nerve" and the suffix wikt:-logia, -logia, "study of") is the branch of specialty (medicine), medicine dealing with the diagnosis and treatment of all categories of co ... in 1986. He studies cerebrovascular disorders such as stroke. References External linksBoston University School of Medicine: Clinical Faculty: Viken L. Babikian, MD American neurologists Lebanese emigrants to the United States University of Chicago alumni Massachuse ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vigen Chaldranyan
Vigen (Vagharshak) Chaldranyan ( hy, Վիգեն (Վաղարշակ) Հակոբի Չալդրանյան, born 26 December 1955 in Yerevan) is an Armenian Film Director, Screenwriter, Film Editor, Editor, Actor, Art Director, and Film Producer, Producer. Education and career * 1977 - graduated from the Yerevan Fine Arts and Theatre Institute. * 1981 - graduated from the VGIK (Yefim Dzigan's master-class). Career * 1981-85 - worked in the theatre. * Since 1988 - a film director at Armenfilm Studio. Starring in many films. Filmography References External links * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Chaldranyan, Vigen Armenian male film actors Armenian film directors Armenian film producers Armenian film editors 21st-century Armenian screenwriters Living people 1955 births Male actors from Yerevan Film people from Yerevan 20th-century Armenian male actors 21st-century Armenian male actors ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vigen Derderian
Viguen (born Viguen Derderian, fa, ویگن دردریان, ''Viguen Derderyân''; hy, Վիգէն Տէրտէրեան, ''Vigen Tērtērian''; 23 November 1929 – 26 October 2003), known as "King of Iranian pop" and the "Sultan of Jazz", was an Iranian pop music singer and actor, well known throughout the Near East. Viguen sang both in Persian and Armenian. Viguen was of Iranian-Armenian ethnicity and during the golden age of Persian pop (the early 1970s) until the 1979 Islamic Revolution, many Iranian performers and celebrities—among them Delkash, Pouran, and Elaheh—yearned to be associated with him. Viguen's innovative and upbeat style of music had a great influence on paving the way for a new genre of Iranian music, influenced by Western European and Latin American styles. His musical and performing talents soon captured the attention of many prominent Iranian lyricists and composers such as Parveez Vakili and Kareem Fakkour, and together they created some of Iran's most ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Viguen
Viguen (born Viguen Derderian, fa, ویگن دردریان, ''Viguen Derderyân''; hy, Վիգէն Տէրտէրեան, ''Vigen Tērtērian''; 23 November 1929 – 26 October 2003), known as "King of Iranian pop" and the "Sultan of Jazz", was an Iranian pop music singer and actor, well known throughout the Near East. Viguen sang both in Persian and Armenian. Viguen was of Iranian-Armenian ethnicity and during the golden age of Persian pop (the early 1970s) until the 1979 Islamic Revolution, many Iranian performers and celebrities—among them Delkash, Pouran, and Elaheh—yearned to be associated with him. Viguen's innovative and upbeat style of music had a great influence on paving the way for a new genre of Iranian music, influenced by Western European and Latin American styles. His musical and performing talents soon captured the attention of many prominent Iranian lyricists and composers such as Parveez Vakili and Kareem Fakkour, and together they created some of Iran's m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vigen Sargsyan
Vigen Sargsyan (Armenian: Վիգեն Ալեքսանդրի Սարգսյան; born 10 May 1975) is an Armenian politician who served as the Defence Minister of Armenia from October 2016 until May 2018 and as the Chief of Presidential Administration from October 2011 to October 2016. He is not related to either the former President of Armenia Serzh Sargsyan or the former Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan. He left the office after the Velvet Revolution led by opposition politician Nikol Pashinyan, who became Armenia's new prime minister. After leaving public office, Sargsyan assumed the role of Executive Director of Luys Foundation, created in 2009, and turned it into a public policy think-tank. In 2019 Sargsyan joined Massachusetts Institute of Technology as a Sloan Fellow. Biography Early life and education Vigen Sargsyan was born on 10 May 1975 in Yerevan into a family of medics. He graduated from the North-West Academy of Public Administration in Saint Petersburg in 1996, the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lasse Vigen Christensen
Lasse Vigen Christensen (; born 15 August 1994) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for club ADO Den Haag. Club career Early career Born in Esbjerg, Denmark, Christensen began his football career at Esbjerg fB at age 5. While still at Esbjerg, he went on a trial with Arsenal, in the end, however, he decided to move to the FC Midtjylland-academy. A year and a half into his time at Midtjylland, he went on a trial with Fulham in November 2011. A few months later, in January 2012, he moved to Fulham on a permanent deal. Shortly after the move, he was assigned to the club's development squad. Over the years, his progression through the Fulham ranks earned him praised and leading to being trained with the first team. Whilst there, he also became the club's U18 captain. Fulham Christensen made his Fulham debut in the FA Cup third round draw against Norwich City at Carrow Road and came on as a substitute for Steve Sidwell in the 84th minute during the repl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ola Vigen Hattestad
Ola Vigen Hattestad (born 19 April 1982) is a former Norwegian cross-country skier who competed from 2002 through 2018. Competing in three Winter Olympics, he became Olympic champion in the individual sprint event at Sochi in 2014. Career Hattestad has 13 individual World Cup victories, all in the sprint events. He also won the 2007–08, 2008–09 and 2013–14 World Cup in the sprint discipline and finished third in the overall 2008–2009 world cup. Hattestad won two gold medals at the 2009 World Championships, earning them in the individual and team sprint events. Having ranked sixth in the qualifying round, Hattestad progressed through the quarterfinals and semifinals by winning each round, eventually taking the title ahead of fellow Norwegian Johan Kjølstad. The subsequent day, the two of them teamed up for the team sprint and won another gold medal. He was initially not qualified for the Norwegian team for the 2014 Winter Olympics , ''Zharkie. Zimnie. Tvoi'') , n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Le Vigen
Le Vigen (; oc, Lo Vijan) is a commune in the Haute-Vienne department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in west-central France. Geography The village lies on the right bank of the Briance, which flows westward through the commune. History The village is said to be the place where Saint Thillo (c. 608–702) died. The church of Saint Mathurin was later built over the oratory where the saint died, although no trace of the oratory has survived. See also *Communes of the Haute-Vienne department The following is a list of the 195 communes of the Haute-Vienne department of France. The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2020):Communes of Haute-Vienne {{HauteVienne-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vigen Cliffs
Vigen Cliffs () is a set of cliffs rising to about 5,741 ft (1,750 m) to the east of Gabbro Crest on the Saratoga Table in the Forrestal Range of the Pensacola Mountains in Antarctica. It was named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) in 1979 for Oscar C. Vigen, Budget and Planning Officer, Division of Polar Programs, National Science Foundation The National Science Foundation (NSF) is an independent agency of the United States government that supports fundamental research and education in all the non-medical fields of science and engineering. Its medical counterpart is the National I ..., 1968–85. Cliffs of Queen Elizabeth Land {{QueenElizabethLand-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
