97-year-old grandfather Aghalo and the story of his life written on the pages of the notebook. Artsvaberd

97-year-old grandfather Aghalo is the chronicler of Artsvaberd. From 1995 until today, he writes down his every day in notebooks, which became and are becoming a value for his relatives, village and villagers, strangers, researchers.

His favorite pastime, which he has been faithful to for 28 years, is writing a diary.

Smiling sincerely like a child, the grandfather’s eyes fill up sometimes, he finds it difficult to speak when he remembers dear people who are no longer there…

Author: Laura Duryan, Artsvaberd