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    MSU: AZERBAIJAN GIVES A FALSE COLOR TO HISTORY; ARMENIA DOESN'T

    Aysor
    Dec 3 2009
    Armenia

    To determine how impartial text-books are in use at the colleges
    of the former soviet republics, the specialists of the Moscow State
    University have conducted a survey. An investigation showed that only
    Armenia and Belarus have unbiased view on history while others give
    a false color to it.

    Results of the survey of the text-books were released by the New
    Region - Moscow edition.

    It was found out that almost all the latter-day historians set down
    an ancient origin to their peoples as well as some extra mission.

    "It sometimes sounds like a joke, or an anecdote. The Balts,
    for example, are studying the ethnicity of the ancient man while
    Azerbaijani scientists say have common origin with the Sumerians,"
    said in paper.

    Besides, this 'new history' says whom the certain territories belong
    to. "Azerbaijani text-books say Armenia was founded on Georgian land.

    Georgian text-books, in its turn, say some Russian, Turkish and
    Azerbaijani territories are Georgian in origin.

    The Ukrainian text-books cover no less interesting "facts'. They say,
    the Ukrainians have founded Rome and Troy, and all world languages have
    its origin in grand-Ukrainian. Among other things is the view on the
    reasons and all of the World War II. Text-books of Georgia, Ukraine,
    Moldova, and the Baltic states say that exactly Molotov-Ribbentrop
    Pact caused the war while both USSR and Germany are to blame for this.

    The enemy image has been added to everything else: Russia in
    these books is a centuries-old oppressor, colonialist, robber,
    freedom-killer, and so on.

    "We have been surprised when studied these text-books," said Assistant
    Professor of National History Department of the Moscow State
    University, Andrey Shadrin. "We knew the books had nationalistic
    handling but the surprise was that this only was a covering party
    for the real ideology of the ruling elites of these states. The
    books contain the readings on the 'sovereignty and independence -
    the most important and sacred values' while the idea is that these
    states' ideology is to find a patron in exchange for independence
    and national dignity."
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