among the population . There are Sunday church-affiliated schools where children “ can learn the Armenian alphabet and church stories ” Apart from church Sunday schools , there is the “ Armenian school after Gabriel Ayvazovsky ” ( Nonconventional Armenian school until 2012 ). The latter is an “ educational structure ” that uses non-conventional methods to teach the Armenian language . The school was established in order to tackle the issue of “ the loss ” of Armenian . Often , one parent or both of them did not know the language , and that is why the child also did not speak it as well : “ One of the tasks of the school was not only to preserve the language , but also teach it at a literary level , and not only to children , but also to their parents ”. According to the interviewees , the system of the school came to solve a number of issues . For example , if before the initiative students had problems with places to study ( there were no specifically designated places except for church ), then after the creation of the school the students had an opportunity to study in classrooms with equipped facilities . Moreover , teachers at the school gained the opportunity to officially register as teachers of schools , received a salary and benefits such as social advantages etc .: “ The non-conventional Armenian school has been in contact with the Ministry of Education of RA . The curriculum of the Armenian language comprised by the non-conventional school for secondary schools , where there were groups created to study the Armenian language , was accepted by the ministry of education and recommended for the diaspora in 2004 . Based on the curriculum , legislative right to study the Armenian language in all primary schools of Ukraine was received ”.
There were attempts to implement the curriculum in schools in Lvov and Kyiv . However , they were unsuccessful , as the system which was functioning in Crimea failed to be created in other areas . There was no connection between the municipal authorities , the government and the Armenian community like in Crimea .
The impact of the 2014 events
Interesting findings were derived from interviews with regards to the 2014 events . According to all of the interviewees not much has changed in their lives since Crimea came under the rule of Russia , except maybe the issues with documentation , visa and traveling . According to one of the interviewees “ I , as a representative of the middle class , cannot say that back then everything was fine and now we are under pressure . The person who worked before works now as well ”. Moreover , according to one of the interviewees “ We have always perceived Crimea as Russian , have always spoken in the Russian language , only in
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