Cultural policy of Armenia

Diploma thesis describes fundamental aspects of Armenian cultural policy and preservation of monuments. It focuses on cultural specifics such as an important role of diaspora, problematic history and unclear relations with European Union and Russia. Thesis describes a process of creation and implementation of cultural policy, which still does not exist as an official and uniformly binding document. It reveals roles of individual entities dealing with a topic of cultural policy as well as ways of financing the culture and preservation of monuments. Neighbouring states of Georgia and Azerbaijan are also investigated for the cause of cultural policy comparison of the whole region.