Among the Armenians, there are quite a few representatives whose genius gave impetus to other languages. For example, Soviet linguist, scientist, a native of Artsakh Ruben Avanesov created the first dialectological atlas of the Russian language in 1938. Our parents and grandparents also studied with the Russian language textbooks of his student S.G. Barkhudarov. In …
Thirty secret instructions from the Minister of Internal Affairs of Turkey Talaat Pasha and the order of the Minister of War Enver on the extermination of the Armenians living in Turkey are quoted in the memoirs of Turkish official Naim Bey, who at that time served as the chief secretary of the Committee for the …
The issue of Nakhijevan has already become a major task for our country. Due to this, we must, first of all, achieve an official legal assessment of the criminal Russian-Turkish Moscow Treaty of 1921. Then, at the legislative level, we need to recognize Armenia as the legal successor of the First Independent Republic of Armenia …
Did you know that the ill-fated Moscow Treaty of 1921 actually ceased to exist after 1925? The Moscow Treaty of March 16, 1921, was signed (attention here!) by the Bolshevik government of unrecognized Soviet Russia, of which Armenia was not at all part. On the other hand, the agreement was signed not by a state …
We present to your attention the real story of how Nakhijevan ended up in Azerbaijan. The map below shows the Yerevan (Erivan) governorate with its seven counties. This Yerevan was part of the Russian Empire. When Eastern Armenia was incorporated into the Russian Empire in 1828, a separate administrative national unit was created under the …
On August 1, 1918, the first session of the Armenian National Council (Parliament) of the first convocation opened in Yerevan. The first legislative body in the history of Armenia was formed in the summer of 1918, two months after the proclamation of the republic’s independence. This parliament was the only one in the history of …
The Iğdır or Surmalinsky district together with Mount Ararat has always geographically and historically been an integral part of Eastern Armenia. It was also part of the Republic of Armenia in 1918-1920 and was annexed by Kemalist Turkey and Bolshevik Russia under the illegal Russian-Turkish treaty. Even after 1555, as a result of the partition …
If you carefully study the map below, it becomes clear that in February 1924 when the so-called Nakhchivan Soviet Autonomous Republic was created, the southern part of Sharur-Daralagyaz region (Vayots Dzor) was illegally annexed to this new formation. It should be noted that Sharur was part of the Yerevan province (Russian Empire) and subsequently an …
During the Artsakh War, the Armenians came up with a very original way of fighting enemy aircraft. Since the Azerbaijani planes would fly at low altitude through the gorge near Shushi to avoid detection by Armenian counter-air defenses, it was decided to use the terrain features to eliminate them. Steel cables were pulled through the …
In 921, Armenian king Ashot Yerkat (Iron), having only 70 Armenian archers at his disposal, defeated the large army of General Yusuf Amir Beshir in the Battle of Sevan. The battle took place on the eastern shore of the island in Lake Sevan. A small Armenian detachment in 11 boats led by the king attacked …
The Treaty of Sevres was the first document to mention the rights of the Kurds living in the Ottoman Empire which was defeated in World War I. Of the 433 clauses of the treaty, three articles (62, 63, and 64) were directly related to the Kurds. Article 62 stated: “The Commission in Constantinople, consisting of …
Rely on your own strength. The strength and feat of Sparapet Tatul In 1054, King Gagik I Bagratuni heroically resisted the Seljuks in Vanand. At that time, the Seljuks were invading Armenia under the leadership of Sultan Tughril. In the battle against the Seljuks, commander Tatul Vanandetsi distinguished himself by breaking through the ranks of …
Wherever the Armenians were and whatever they were engaged in, one thing is clear – they were good at establishing contacts between different cultures and peoples. Diplomacy was certainly in the blood of the Armenians. And it is not surprising that in the history of Ethiopian foreign policy, one Armenian merchant played a sufficient role …
The city of Aghdam has been the main Azerbaijani military base since the beginning of the Artsakh War back in 1991. On February 23, 1991, the Azerbaijanis without any resistance occupied the military bases of the 4th Army of the Soviet Armed Forces stationed in Aghdam. As a result, 728 train wagons of artillery shells, …
We know King Vramshapuh (reigned in 389 – 414) as the one under whom Mesrop Mashtots and Sahak Partev set out to search for “Armenian letters” and create the Armenian alphabet. However, Vramshapuh is also known as a ruler that was forced to look for new ways to control Armenia, which was experiencing a severe …
Djemal Pasha was the commander of the 4th Turkish army operating in Syria during WWI (1914-18). He actively participated in the mass deportation and massacres of the Armenians of Historical Armenia, Cilicia, and drowned the self-defense forces of the Armenians of Urfa in blood. Djemal suppressed Arab national liberation movements in Syria, Lebanon, and Palestine. …
The American Committee For Armenian And Syrian Relief established in 1915 on the initiative of US Ambassador Henry Morgenthau organized exhibitions in various cities of the United States, aiming to inform the American public about the Armenian suffering and to call for donations. During its 15-year activity (1915-1930), the Committee raised $117 million in donations …
When Armenia came under Arab rule, Arab geographers divided Armenia into four regions called First Armenia, Second Armenia, Third Armenia, and Fourth Armenia respectively. This division closely resembles Armenia’s division by the late Romans. The first Armenia, as the Arabs called it, is what we know today. Old sources describe First Armenia as follows: “This …