Ayn Rand Center Armenia

📚The “Summer Book Club 2026” program continues at the Ara Sargsyan and Hakob Kojoyan House-Museum. The second meeting-discussion was held within the framework of the program, which was conducted by the book club’s moderator, Nana Mkrtchyan. At this meeting, the participants discussed chapters 1-4 of the book.

📘At the beginning of the meeting, the participants addressed the question of what the “Unspeakable Word” symbolizes and why it has such an impact on society. Then, they talked about why Equality 7-2521 is different from its brothers, and how society interprets this difference.

✨In the second part of the meeting, the participants mentioned what is more powerful in this story: fear or curiosity.

📖At the end of the discussion, opinions were expressed on how a person can be truly moral if he is never allowed to choose.

⛲️In the book club discussions, the participants also present interesting everyday examples that help to understand the relevance of this philosophy.



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✨On June 6, the “Summer Book Club 2026” program was launched at the Ara Sargsyan and Hakob Kojoyan House-Museum. Within the framework of the program, participants will read and discuss Ayn Rand’s “Anthem”.

📣Gor Badalyan, CEO of ARCA, delivered a welcoming speech, wishing the participants a good course and productive discussions.

🎙️At the beginning of the discussion, the participants completed an interesting introductory task. Each introduced herself/himself and another participant without using the words “I”, “Me”, “My” and “You”. After the task, each participant stated her/his real name and briefly answered how she/he felt not using the word “I” and whether speaking with “we” changed her/his way of thinking about himself.

📚In the second part of the meeting, the participants mentioned why society might be afraid of independent thinkers and
what might happen if society eliminates the concept of “I”.

📖The launch of the “Summer Book Club 2026” program was promising, and many interesting discussions about the book itself are expected in the near future.



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Our mission continues with the third group of trainers who will help create spaces where students can ask questions, debate ideas, and think independently.

Gevorg Petrosyan
Arkady Hovsepyan
Arpine Ayvazyan
Hamest Grigoryan
Emily Dolkhanyan
Elen Grigoryan

Philosophy should not stay only in books.
It should enter classrooms, conversations, and young minds.

ARCA Pool of Trainers — coming soon.

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Meet the second group of ARCA’s Pool of Trainers initiative:

Styopa Asryan
Arthur Adamyan
Syuzi Seyranyan
Angelnina Afyan
Ani Tatoyan

Together, these trainers will help ARCA expand its school programs and build a stronger culture of independent thinking, free discussion, and philosophical education in Armenia.

This is more than a team.
It is a new educational force.

ARCA Pool of Trainers — coming soon.

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ARCA is building a new generation of trainers who will support our school programs and bring philosophy, critical thinking, and Objectivist ideas closer to students.

Meet the first group joining this new educational journey:

Gor Badalyan
Melanya Hovhannisyan
Tigran Martirosyan
Armine Karapetyan
Yeva Hakobyan

This is the beginning of ARCA’s next step in youth education.

ARCA Pool of Trainers — coming soon.

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📘The last, sixth meeting-discussion of the “Spring Book Club 2026” program took place, which was held by the book club moderator Tigran Martirosyan.

✨At this meeting, the participants summarized the book, talked about the main provisions contained in the presented articles.

👩🏼‍🎓👨🏼‍🎓Well, in the second part of the day, the program’s graduation event took place.

📈At the beginning of the event, each of the program’s graduates summarized the program, talked about the opportunities provided, the positive and negative sides.

😎Then, the program coordinator of the ARCA Styopa Asryan thanked the participants who became program graduates. He noted the high responsibility shown by the program’s graduates and emphasized the importance of continued future cooperation.

☀️Book club moderator Tigran Martirosyan congratulated the program’s graduates, especially noting their active participation in the meetings-discussions.

🔖At the end of the event, the graduates were awarded graduation certificates…

❤️And all this would not be real if our organizations were not supported by Prometheus Foundation.


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🎨Today, ARCA was honored to host author, teacher, and art guide Luc Travers for a thought-provoking discussion on the philosophical and emotional dimensions of Armenian art.

🖼️Through the works of Hovhannes Aivazovsky, Vardges Sureniants, Martiros Saryan, and Minas Avetisyan, participants explored themes of heroism, beauty, values, human aspiration, and the role of art in expressing a culture’s deepest convictions.

🌾A particularly engaging part of the discussion focused on Vardges Sureniants’ painting “Salome”, where participants examined the dramatic tension of the work, its portrayal of character and moral choice, and the broader question of how art communicates ideas about human nature and values.

🖌️The session offered a unique opportunity to view Armenian art not only as cultural heritage, but also as a window into philosophical questions about life, meaning, and the human spirit.

🧑🏻‍🎨We extend our sincere gratitude to Luc Travers for sharing his expertise and insights, and to all participants for their thoughtful questions and active engagement.

Applications are now closed.

Thank you to everyone who applied.

Get ready — this summer, we explore ideas that challenge the world as it is.

Stay tuned.

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