#hws armenia

[athenov]

this is probably me being biased but i really want to see more greece content where he interacts with other balkan nations or middle eastern nations beside cyprus and turkey

imagine greece third wheeling bulgaria and romania

or him purposely annoying bulgaria (viceversa applies)

or him and egypt bonding over gossiping the neighbors

or him and armenia having a brother and sister relationship :D

[kavkasia]

Byzantine Armenia, my love.⁣

Making a major component of the Byzantine army, Armenians played a very important role in the Eastern Roman Empire. They were found in all areas of Roman life, from military leaders to scholars to traders to politicians, with several even becoming emperor (though having to become Roman to do so).⁣ Sargis himself was often a mercenary for Byzantium/Theodora, playing the role of her bodyguard at points. They often worked together and became quite close, with palace gossip often speculating how far the relationship truly went between their sacred personification and her knight “Sergios.”⁣

However, this isn’t to say things were perfect between them. Political and religious differences often put them at odds with each other, and Theodora was not always the kindest to those who were non-Roman (Armenians were about the bare minimum for being a “civilized people” in Byzantium).⁣ Despite the power Armenians had cultivated within the military over centuries, they were eventually replaced and left as a divided people. This division would come back to bite Theodora, as it turns out that effectively nuking your main guard isn’t a great idea. The Eastern Roman Empire would be invaded by the Turks, and the Armenian borderlands were powerless to stop it. In the end, a weakened Sargis would survive the fall and bitterly celebrate her decline.

[gruzdoesstuff]

Artsakh weaving a carpet

[unhonestlymirror]

POV you said russia fights colonialism

[hayley566]

I feel like I finally have an Armenia design that I’m fully proud of. The others were too young looking and I feel like that didn’t fit for a country as old as Armenia. Granted, he still looks young for his age but it’s an improvement over the last few designs, i think.

Bio under the cut.

Name: Republic of Armenia

Human name: Nairi Avakian

Personality: He’s been through a lot in his long life, being over 3,500 years old. He is very quiet and reserved but does his best to be a good host to those who visit him. 

Hobbies: soccer, cooking, sewing and crafting, chess

favorite foods: meat and vegetables cooked on a khorovat(Armenian barbecue grill), madzoon(a type of yogurt soup), sweets, apricots and cognac.

[paro-art]

simping on Vartan again,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

@gleepglorp ‘s oc Armenia

[earths-roots-grow-up]

Some post Soviet visuals with post Soviet countries, ofc with a blue filter as we all know that's how Russia looks like :D pls click art for better quality.

[askarmenia-san]

/ picks her up / my child i missed you {hello ur muse is cute and our muses have history}

((I'm so sorry, it's been a while that I had that ask and you probably changed your blog, so I changed the character holding her))

[peonycats]

iran + china for the ask game if you're still doing it?

Iran

general opinion: fall in a hole and die | don’t like them | eh | they’re fine I guess | like them! | love them | actual love of my life

alighnment: goth | prep | nerd | jock

best quality: hmmm I’ll prbly say that they’re a master negotiator- they strike a great balance between being proud and not underestimating their opponent (most of the time, they’re not exactly immune to hubris) When you finally get through them and all that pomp and circumstance, they can be surprisingly forthright and honest (thought it’s an entirely different story for family members or ppl they have troubled relationships with)

worst quality: Their brutal pragmaticism tbh- it’s a side effect of living for so long and seeing such dramatic and drastic changes, but they’re very good at doing whatever it takes. They’re a little bit more at peace/resigned with this than someone like, say, India.

ship them with: India (their dramatic and proud natures mean they mesh well together), China (Silk Road gang and often travelled to see each other in caravans), Ethiopia (fought a war over yemen that one time but they’re chill now)

brotp them with: India, China, Ethiopia, Ancient Egypt, Egypt, Syria (have known each other since childhood and syria is just suffering :’) ), Armenia, Afghanistan, Tajikistan, Pakistan

(disclaimer that just because i put a chara here doesn’t mean i dislike the ship or even dislike seeing them together!) needs to stay away from: Rome, Ancient Greece, Saudi Arabia (”get off my lawn you whippersnapper”), Yemen (Have also known each other for a long time, Yemen is also :’) ), Turkey, England, Israel, Kurdistan, Syria

misc. thoughts: Grows flowers in their house. Eats a bunch of bastani. Most of their stuff kinda smells of roses. Comforted Egypt when his mom died. Complained a lot about Rome to China and India. Secretly fond of wine. Has a forbidden twitter account. When they were young, they had a pet hedgehog, and Kurdistan's pet fox kept on trying to eat it.

China

general opinion: fall in a hole and die | don’t like them | eh | they’re fine I guess | like them! | love them | actual love of my life

alighnment: goth | prep | nerd | jock (TBH I THINK HE WENT FROM GOTH TO PREP AS HE GOT OLDER LMAO)

best quality: Hmmm, I think that he's actually fairly reliable and dependable if he's not trynna fuck you over- need hw help? he's a great tutor (if not for him being kind of an asshole if u don't get it as fast as he thinks u should) say ur hungry? he'll just suddenly peel some oranges for you. left your work lunch behind? he'll deliver it to you, complaining all the way

worst quality: Among his many many other flaws, one that stands out is definitely his condescension, superiority complex, and his belief that he always knows better than anyone. While that isn't unfounded, given that he's seen so much, it's also fucked him over a lot (rip opium wars) but once he learns his lesson with a foe, he is unlikely to make the same mistake (at least for a while)

ship them with: India (seen too much for too long, tired and nosy and horny), Iran/Persia (oldies and their silk road shenanigans)

brotp them with: India, Iran/Persia, Rome (sent letters and nudes to each other over the silk road), America (money money money motherfucker), south korea (sk cries in the corner when China shows up in his latest fashion atrocity), north korea (his reserved nature makes him more preferable to china), Macau (tho not explicitly stated, pretty clearly the family favorite), Vietnam (bugs her all the time, Viet is ignoring his calls), Ghana, Thailand

(disclaimer that just because i put a chara here doesn’t mean i dislike the ship or even dislike seeing them together!) needs to stay away from: England (china’s feelings on him remain understandably complicated, leaning to the derisive side), Russia (personally ambivalent on rochu tbh), Taiwan, Vietnam, Hong Kong, Tibet, Japan (HOOO BOI)

misc. thoughts: lights up a box of zhonghua/chunghwa cigarettes everyday. Found in the park every morning doing taichi. Experienced in a lot of fields of martial arts. Swears by Feng Shui. Still bikes everywhere. Complains about historical dramas’ accuracy and costuming all the time. Whenever he calls old friends, he’s on the damn phone for hours. Has a vegetable garden on his porch. Had a perm in the 80s. Once bought a bunch of currency for a game app he was playing on the black market and got banned from the game.

[kavkasia]

The year is 1918, the Caucasus trio has recently split up after attempting to be a single nation for one (1) month, and there's no way they would ever be in the same room like this.

[sosicreatesart]

Slideee➡️ Idkk I’ve been doing hw for a few hours and dyin and decided to sketch something and it turned into a painting yet again lol. I like the colorsss and overall love how I’ve been using a lot of colors lately, also when picking them I think I’m gonna try to choose colors with the rgb sliders to pull the color to a different shade/hue, I tried it that way with this instead of the color wheel/gradient and it sort of feels more like how you’d mix colors gradually changing the tone instead of trying to pick exact colors from the color wheel/gradient. Anyway luk at it while I go sleep 👁👄👁 But also can we appreciate 🤌🫀🤵🏻‍♀️🥲🥸🫁🐈‍⬛🪴 I’m talking about the emojis yes. Ok bai . . . #art #artist #sketch #painting #drawing #illustration #digitalillustration #digitalart #digitaldrawing #digitalpainting #procreate #artsakh #recognizeartsakh (at Yerevan, Armenia) https://www.instagram.com/p/CHRswn4joMa/?igshid=1v80rs77ooz57

[unhonestlymirror]

Toxicity - System Of A Down is soooo Ukraine coded

[kavkasia]

I had Vard Siretsi stuck in my head the whole time I was drawing this.

[kavkasia]

Happy May 28th!

It’s Republic Day in Armenia today! ❤️💙🧡 It has been 103 years since the founding of the First Republic of Armenia in 1918.

I’d like to use this post to also spread awareness about what has been going on in Armenia. This past year has been incredibly difficult for Armenians, and it would mean a lot to me if you could check out some resources in the links below and possibly donate if you have some extra funds. շնորհակալություն! ❤️

Help Armenia Caard — Information on how to help out and educate yourself on the often-overlooked issues concerning the Armenian community.

Donate to the Armenia Fund — the Armenia Fund is the largest humanitarian organization serving the needs of the Republic of Armenia and the Artsakh Republic.