Since the beginning of the modern conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan, interest in the history of Caucasian Albania has grown rapidly along with the politicization of the subject matter. Caucasian Albania is an ancient state, termed in historical records Agvank or Aluank, that existed on the territory of the South Caucasus between the third and seventh centuries.
The Treaties of Gulistan (1813) and Turkmenchay (1828), which played an important role in the fate of our region, have been presented for many years as factors that “divided the Azerbaijani people in two” and adversely affected the historical evolution of Azerbaijan. However, if we look closely at the historical realities of that time, we cannot but see a logical error in this statement: the "Azerbaijani people" in the political sense emerged in the political reality born of these treaties. But who were we until then and what were we called?
This topic is always relevant in our society. Almost 30 years have passed since we gained our independence, but it still comes up today, especially on social media, and we can see this longing for the Soviet Union even in young people born in 1991, the same age as our independence.
For many years I have been thinking about the roots of the general opinion that there is a secret sympathy and love for Hitler and fascism in every German. No arguments work here, and there is no point in rational reasoning. What works in a society where total illiteracy reigns is dogmas and only dogmas. Our society is overflowing with one-sided dogmas.
Today marks the 98th birthday anniversary of the national leader of Azerbaijan Heydar Aliyev, who served as the President of the Republic in 1993-2003.
The commotion rages on around the desecration and burning of the monument to the Indian national liberation movement leader, the great thinker and humanist Mahatma Gandhi in the Armenian capital. The act of vandalism was committed soon after the statue had been installed at the full expense of the Indian side.
The Dashnaks were supplied with ammunition and military equipment by the United States. The Dashnak army was equipped with vehicles and even planes. The arms factory in Kars and the cartridge factory in Alexandropol were funded by the Americans.
Comparing Azerbaijan with developed countries, many of us ask the question, “Why is it so different here?” Most Azerbaijanis are convinced that Western democracy can be easily introduced in our country. In their opinion, all it takes is for the government to change and for a new political elite that will care about the people to come to power.
The national awakening among the Jews and the emergence of the Zionist movement date back to the 19th century. The essence of the Zionist movement is the return to Jerusalem, the historical land of Israel, which the Jewish diaspora around the world calls "aliyah." Thus, the immigration of Diaspora Jews to Palestine began in the 19th century, or more precisely in 1882.
The design showed the main Armenian settlements in the mountainous part of Karabakh, but there were some important exceptions in the plan that did not satisfy the Armenians. In the initial border design, a number of Armenian villages, the city of Shusha and its surrounding villages were not included in the borders of the autonomy.
Imagine the scene: It is morning and a family is having breakfast - the mother, father and their children are drinking tea, but at the head of the table sits a lion, with a basin of raw meat in front of him. This is the story of how an ordinary Soviet family took in a sick lion cub and how it all ended.
March 31, commemorated in the Republic of Azerbaijan as the Day of Genocide of Azerbaijanis, reflects the memory of the bloody massacre committed against Azerbaijanis in March 1918.
Of all the disputed territories, the British included in Azerbaijan only Karabakh. After some time, this decision was officially announced. The order of the British Corps Commander to return all refugees, regardless of their nationality and religion, to Nakhchivan was just on paper and remained a pipe dream.
In the 18th and 19th centuries, a religious sect called Stunde began to spread in Germany. It was allegedly founded by Philipp Jakob Spener, who died in 1705. Members of this sect gathered and held religious meetings.
In an exclusive interview, the scholar of the “lost” Iravani Khanate, Amir Ali SardariIravani, reveals a rich history of a society marked by a peaceful coexistence between Christians and Muslims which has been all but erased from the understanding of the region by the subsequent and victorious governments.
The “Declaration of Independence” of May 28, 1918, which proclaimed the establishment of an independent state in Azerbaijan, stated that Azerbaijan was the first democratic, parliamentary republic in the Turkic and Muslim world, and in the entire East in general. 97,300 km2 of the territory of Azerbaijan were undisputed, and 16,600 km2 were disputed with Armenia and Georgia (Mahmudov, 2004, p. 12).
The main principle of anarchism is the destruction of state power because it goes against freedom of the individual. The Russian anarchist Bakunin, and later Kropotkin, said that an anarchist revolution by the people's will as inevitable in Russia.
