Editing Yerevan (section)

===Science and research===
[[File:Tumo Center for Creative Technologies.jpg|thumb|Tumo Center for Creative Technologies]]
Under the Soviet rule, Yerevan has turned into a major centre for science and research. The [[Armenian National Academy of Sciences]] is the pioneer of scientific research in Armenia. It was founded in 1943 as the Armenian Branch of the [[Russian Academy of Sciences|Soviet Academy of Sciences]] to become the primary body that conducts research and coordinates activities in the fields of science in Armenia. It has many divisions, including Mathematical and Technical Sciences, Physics and Astrophysics, Natural Sciences, Chemistry and Earth Sciences, Armenology and Social Sciences.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sci.am/index.php?langid=1|title=ՀՀ գիտությունների ազգային ակադեմիա|website=www.sci.am|access-date=3 January 2021|archive-date=26 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210126000354/https://www.sci.am/index.php?langid=1|url-status=live}}</ref>

After the independence, many new research centres were opened in the city, such as the [[CANDLE Synchrotron Research Institute]] (2010),<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.panarmenian.net/eng/it_telecom/news/48243/|title=RA Government to participate in establishment of CANDLE international center|website=PanARMENIAN.Net|access-date=3 January 2021|archive-date=25 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210125041842/https://www.panarmenian.net/eng/it_telecom/news/48243/|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Tumo Center for Creative Technologies]] (2011),<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.president.am/en/domestic-visits/item/2011/08/14/news-294/|title=President Serzh Sargsyan participated at the official inauguration of the Tumo Center of Creative Technologies - Domestic visits - Updates - The President of the Republic of Armenia|website=www.president.am|access-date=3 January 2021|archive-date=11 December 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201211135835/https://www.president.am/en/domestic-visits/item/2011/08/14/news-294/|url-status=live}}</ref> and [[Izmirlian Medical Center|Nerses Mets Medical Research and Education Center]] (2013).<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.izmirlianfoundation.am/projects/donation_projects/hospital_in_yerevan/|title=Izmirlian Foundation: Izmirlian Medical Center and Nerses Mets Medical Research and Education Center|access-date=3 January 2021|archive-date=27 August 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170827093604/http://www.izmirlianfoundation.am/projects/donation_projects/hospital_in_yerevan|url-status=dead}}</ref>

After the Russian invasion of Ukraine in March 2022, over 40,000 Russian professionals and programmers arrived in Yerevan. Half stayed briefly and then moved on while the rest reestablished themselves using internet connections that kept Armenia connected to the world while Russia was increasingly cut off. In addition to IT experts the exodus included many bloggers, journalists and activists who faced arrest for criticizing the war in Ukraine. Interviews indicated that none of the exiles encountered hostility in Yerevan. They can enter Armenia without visas or passports and remain six months; Russian is widely spoken.<ref>Jane Arraf, "Russia Is Losing Tens of Thousands of Outward-Looking Young Professionals"[https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/20/world/middleeast/ukraine-russia-armenia.html '' New York Times'' March 20, 2022]</ref>