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BOOK ON ARMENIAN FACTOR IN CAUCASUS PUBLISHED IN LONDON
news.az
Sept 21 2011
Azerbaijan
Three-volume set "The Armenian Question in the Caucasus, Russian
Archive Documents and Publications (1724-1914)" was published in
London.
The three-volume set prepared by the European Azerbaijan
Society was published in English by Garnet Publishing
(http://www.ithacapress.co.uk/epages/es109086.sf/en_GB/?ObjectPath=/Shops/es109086_es120187592164/Products/9780863724091).
'The Armenian Question in the Caucasus, Russian Archive Documents and
Publications (1724-1914)' is issued in this three-volume collection
as a special topic of study for the first time in world historiography.
The problem is presented basing on about 300 rare documents,
materials of periodicals and publications collected from various
archival files, which were revealed in Russian State History Archive
(St. Petersburg) and Russia State Military History Archive (Moscow)
and kept "confidential" and "strongly confidential" for a long time.
The great majority of the documents and materials presented in this
volume are made publically available here for the first time. This
allows to approach differently the notion of "Armenian question"
in general, as well as "Armenian question" in the Caucasus.
The documents and materials collected in the three-volume book
once more prove that Armenians are newcomers in the Caucasus. The
"Armenian question" in the Caucasus was opened while they were
purposefully migrating to this region. This process widened by the
Peter the First's order issued on November 10, 1724 and has gained
regular character since the beginning of the 19th century.
Commander of the Russian troops in the Caucasus Patskevich was
writing in his report on May 26, 1828 that Armenian migration was
successfully conducted and already 279 Armenian families were settled
in Karabakh and 948 families in Iravan. According to Colonel Lazarev's
report this number would exceed 5000 families. (Volume I, p. 112,
114) Armenian attempted to raise territorial and separatist claims,
to realize their dream of "Great Armenia", while their number was
increasing in the Caucasus. They used most grave crimes against the
mankind such as genocide and terrorist attacks. Volume II of the
set contains materials about the genocide committed by the Armenians
against the Azerbaijani people in 1905-1906.
Unique documents described in the book create full idea about the
scale and geography of the 1905-1906 events. One of the documents is
a report of the Yelizavetpol (Gandja) District Court to the Tbilisi
Court's prosecutor, which was sent on January 5, 1906. The document
says that in that year at the night to January 1, three thousands of
Armenians attacked the Azerbaijani Gadabey village, killed about one
hundred men, women and children, set all houses on fire and plundered
all properties of Azerbaijanis (Volume II, p. 510).
The documents and materials about the role of Armenian-Gregorian church
and Dashnaktsutyun party in "Armenian question" must be especially
noted (Volume II, documents No. 15-18; Volume III, documents No. 7-9).
Russian archive documents contain a lot of important facts about
identifying real essence of "Armenian question" not only in the
Caucasus, but in Turkey. In April, 1903 Secretary of General Consulate
in Erzurum informed that the Armenians of Tbilisi committed riots
in order to oblige Russia to start war with Turkey: "The Armenian
committees are dissatisfied with non-hurrying of Russians to conquer
Erzurum province" (Vlume I, page 499).
"Armenian question" remained on agenda because misleading information
was spread about it. The materials of the leading mass media
organizations of that period on judicial trial held in Peterburg
in 1912 against the members of the Dashnaktsyutun party deserve the
attention as an opinion of public community. The article in "Russkoye
Znamya" newspaper reads that unfortunately, the trial is held behind
closed doors: "Entire Russian people must know everything about this
process and it is impossible to conceal the details from the people.
Russian people must know that who are Armenians". (Volume III, page
290). This approach still keeps its actuality.
Undeniable materials and facts collected in 3-volume book gave an
opportunity to unveil all realities of the "Armenian question". The
documents covering the 200-year period clearly showed how the Armenian
question was coordinated with the different periods of the history.
These facts have a great significance for clarifying contemporary
fictions about the "Armenian question".
APA
http://www.news.az/articles/society/44898
news.az
Sept 21 2011
Azerbaijan
Three-volume set "The Armenian Question in the Caucasus, Russian
Archive Documents and Publications (1724-1914)" was published in
London.
The three-volume set prepared by the European Azerbaijan
Society was published in English by Garnet Publishing
(http://www.ithacapress.co.uk/epages/es109086.sf/en_GB/?ObjectPath=/Shops/es109086_es120187592164/Products/9780863724091).
'The Armenian Question in the Caucasus, Russian Archive Documents and
Publications (1724-1914)' is issued in this three-volume collection
as a special topic of study for the first time in world historiography.
The problem is presented basing on about 300 rare documents,
materials of periodicals and publications collected from various
archival files, which were revealed in Russian State History Archive
(St. Petersburg) and Russia State Military History Archive (Moscow)
and kept "confidential" and "strongly confidential" for a long time.
The great majority of the documents and materials presented in this
volume are made publically available here for the first time. This
allows to approach differently the notion of "Armenian question"
in general, as well as "Armenian question" in the Caucasus.
The documents and materials collected in the three-volume book
once more prove that Armenians are newcomers in the Caucasus. The
"Armenian question" in the Caucasus was opened while they were
purposefully migrating to this region. This process widened by the
Peter the First's order issued on November 10, 1724 and has gained
regular character since the beginning of the 19th century.
Commander of the Russian troops in the Caucasus Patskevich was
writing in his report on May 26, 1828 that Armenian migration was
successfully conducted and already 279 Armenian families were settled
in Karabakh and 948 families in Iravan. According to Colonel Lazarev's
report this number would exceed 5000 families. (Volume I, p. 112,
114) Armenian attempted to raise territorial and separatist claims,
to realize their dream of "Great Armenia", while their number was
increasing in the Caucasus. They used most grave crimes against the
mankind such as genocide and terrorist attacks. Volume II of the
set contains materials about the genocide committed by the Armenians
against the Azerbaijani people in 1905-1906.
Unique documents described in the book create full idea about the
scale and geography of the 1905-1906 events. One of the documents is
a report of the Yelizavetpol (Gandja) District Court to the Tbilisi
Court's prosecutor, which was sent on January 5, 1906. The document
says that in that year at the night to January 1, three thousands of
Armenians attacked the Azerbaijani Gadabey village, killed about one
hundred men, women and children, set all houses on fire and plundered
all properties of Azerbaijanis (Volume II, p. 510).
The documents and materials about the role of Armenian-Gregorian church
and Dashnaktsutyun party in "Armenian question" must be especially
noted (Volume II, documents No. 15-18; Volume III, documents No. 7-9).
Russian archive documents contain a lot of important facts about
identifying real essence of "Armenian question" not only in the
Caucasus, but in Turkey. In April, 1903 Secretary of General Consulate
in Erzurum informed that the Armenians of Tbilisi committed riots
in order to oblige Russia to start war with Turkey: "The Armenian
committees are dissatisfied with non-hurrying of Russians to conquer
Erzurum province" (Vlume I, page 499).
"Armenian question" remained on agenda because misleading information
was spread about it. The materials of the leading mass media
organizations of that period on judicial trial held in Peterburg
in 1912 against the members of the Dashnaktsyutun party deserve the
attention as an opinion of public community. The article in "Russkoye
Znamya" newspaper reads that unfortunately, the trial is held behind
closed doors: "Entire Russian people must know everything about this
process and it is impossible to conceal the details from the people.
Russian people must know that who are Armenians". (Volume III, page
290). This approach still keeps its actuality.
Undeniable materials and facts collected in 3-volume book gave an
opportunity to unveil all realities of the "Armenian question". The
documents covering the 200-year period clearly showed how the Armenian
question was coordinated with the different periods of the history.
These facts have a great significance for clarifying contemporary
fictions about the "Armenian question".
APA
http://www.news.az/articles/society/44898