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Repat Story
21.07.2025
Growing up in Moscow, first visits to Armenia
Kolya Stepanyan was born in Moscow. His parents moved there from Goris a few years before he was born. As a child, Kolya visited his grandparents in Goris a few times – those trips kept his connection to Armenia alive, even if it sometimes felt fragile.
“When I was 15, I visited Armenia for the first time as a teen. That trip stuck with me. I felt something — maybe even love. Growing up in Russia was tough. Armenians and other minorities were treated like second or third-class citizens. Things have gotten a bit better, but not much. I always felt like an outsider, even though I had many friends in Moscow,” he recalls.
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15.07.2025
In Armenia, only about 52 out of 206 mortgage programs are available to non-residents. However, there are advantageous exceptions for foreigners and repatriates, such as foreign currency loans, online application options, and accommodating banks. This article will walk you through the process of buying a home in Armenia without an Armenian passport.
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13.07.2025
“Armenia is magnetic,” says Ivan Krisanov
The first time Ivan visited Armenia was in 2017 – just as a tourist. Soon enough, he returned for business forums: organizing, attending, and bringing others along. In 2019, he took part in the Shape Eurasia Forum, supported by the World Economic Forum, and later that year he brought a business mission of Ivanovo entrepreneurs to Yerevan.
Big Friendship in a Small Camp
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Repat Story
11.07.2025
For the next repatriate story, I traveled to Ijevan to meet Sofia Hakopyan, who settled there with her husband. Leaving the big city and reviving her ancestors' traditions had long been her dream: her interest in beekeeping grew after meeting her husband, who had hives and made honey in his lost homeland of Hadrut.
Running Away from Kindergarten to Get to Yerevan
Sofia left the big city twice: the first move was her parents' choice (something she now appreciates), and the second was her own strong wish.
“I was born in Kyiv. My parents moved there from Yerevan. Returning to Armenia was always part of our lives. My dad said he didn’t start a business there because he knew we’d leave someday. He planned our move when we were still young to make adaptation easier. Before we moved, Dad visited family in Armenia every year, and I was lucky to go three times. I remember once running away from kindergarten in Kyiv. When the teachers caught me and asked where I was going, I said, ‘To Yerevan,’” Sofia begins.
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Repat Story
12.06.2025
Walking through Yerevan or driving around the city, you might notice a young man juggling – he looks like someone from a kind childhood story.
That’s Ezequiel Guiragossian – a juggler, acrobat, and founder of Circo Fractal, who has now been living in Armenia for about a year. Born in Buenos Aires to an Armenian father and Italian mother, Ezequiel had never seriously considered coming to Armenia – until a conversation with his uncle changed everything.
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Repat Story
05.06.2025
You might find this story familiar – recently, Repat Armenia shared how Gayane Bayatyan moved to Armenia from Krasnodar, Russia. Lusine is her sister – and she has been on a similar path. Last September, she made the big move home too, this time through the iGorts program.
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