Background Article In Search of Home Ever since the Armenian genocide in the Ottoman Empire there have been two Armenias: that of the widely scattered diaspora, which formed new memories and identities in exile, and that of those who, at different times, sought refuge in the Republic of Armenia. The story of these two extremes is one of longing to return, one the one hand, and being determined to stay, on the other, but perhaps common to both is the disparity between idealized expectations and harsh realities.
