Book published by Newmag. The cover is hard, 130 pages.
In the late 1940s, the leadership of the USSR organized the mass repatriation of Armenians, which fundamentally changed the culture of Soviet Armenia. Tens of thousands of people who, having survived the genocide of 1915, ended up in different countries, returned to the Transcaucasus to build a new life. The program to support immigrants was quickly curtailed, they had to survive in extremely difficult conditions. And yet, the wave of repatriation gave strength to a society that had been severely affected by war and repression. People, their respectful attitude to work and education have become the main resource for Armenia. The leaders of the republic convinced Moscow to bet on the development of the newest industry - the production of electronic components, and local research centers launched projects of their own computers. This book tells about the computers created in Armenia, their developers, the cultural and everyday life of Yerevan in the 1950s-1980s.
Alexei Pomigalov is a candidate of historical sciences. He has worked in "Hermitage" and "Faberge" museums. From 2019 he coordinates the DataArt project, conducts research, collects materials, interviews, does sampling, exhibitions and publications. Alexander Andreyev is an orientalist, former journalist, radio host, documentary filmmaker. Since 2016, he has helped the DataArt engineers and managers share their professional experience. In 2019, he joined the DataArt Museum Project. Ilya Korobov is a graphic designer. For 15 years he has worked with "Hermitage", "Kommersant", "Dima Barbanel's studio", Lesfilm studio of nature documentaries, "Zenith" football club. Has been engaged in graphic design of online and offine exhibitions of DataArt’s IT Museum since 2019.