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THE TRUE HISTORY OF AZERIS' RESETTLEMENT FROM ARMENIA
The Council of Ministers of the Armenian SSR helped the resettled
population sell their houses, with monetary compensation also provided.
Azerbaijan continues its habit of distorting history: while accusing
Armenia of every mortal sin, it pretends to be a lamb, misunderstood by
everyone in the world except Turkey. It was ex-President Heydar Aliyev
who first tried to "rewrite" the history. Even now, Baku is trying
to prove that the resettlement of Azeris from Armenia was "the doing
of Armenians." March 29, 2013 PanARMENIAN.Net - Clearly, current
generation of Azerbaijanis has no idea of Stalin, the USSR or the
fact that back then, all the issues were solved in Moscow. There is an
actual document on the resettlement dated December 23, 1947. Authored
by the USSR Council of Ministers, the resolution â~D~V4083 stipulated
for resettlement of the Azeri population of the Armenian SSR to
the Kura-Araks Lowland of the Azerbaijani SSR. In 1948-1950, 100000
Azerbaijanis were voluntarily resettled. The same resolution allowed
Armenian SSR's Council of Ministers to use the vacated houses for the
settlement of Diaspora Armenians who repatriated to their historic
homeland. The resolution was signed by the chairman of the USSR
Council of Ministers Jоseph Stalin and the executive Chadaev.
According to the document, the Council of Ministers of the Armenian SSR
was to help the resettled population sell their houses, with monetary
compensation also provided. The resettlement was by no means an act
of repression contrary to what Baku is trying to insinuate.
Some â~@~\historiansâ~@~] however, insist that the
â~@~\deportationâ~@~] was planned by the first secretary of the
central committee of Armeniaâ~@~Ys Communist Party Georgy Arutinov
in order to â~@~\regain historic lands.â~@~]
But then, how could ever impose any plans on Stalin unless he latter
was not interested in them?
True, Stalin was interested in repatriation of Armenians which were
followed by customary Stalin-era repressions. Thousands of Armenians
were sent to Altai over a mythical connection with ARF Dashnaktsutyun,
outlawed in USSR. In July 1949, mass deportations of Armeniaâ~@~Ys
intellectual elite to Central Asia, where half of them died, were
orchestrated.
It so happens that the history of the last 20-30 years becomes
rewritten for the benefit of current rulers, turning yesterdayâ~@~Ys
villains into heroes. Still, regardless of â~@~\interpretations,â~@~]
factual documents canâ~@~Yt be rewritten like they were in Orwellâ~@~Ys
â~@~\1984.â~@~]
But the explanation could be much easier: Baku has conjured up an
imaginary world, like Alice did, behind the looking glass. Still,
Azerbaijan would do well to remember: those who live in glass houses
should not throw stones.
Karine Ter-Sahakyan
The Council of Ministers of the Armenian SSR helped the resettled
population sell their houses, with monetary compensation also provided.
Azerbaijan continues its habit of distorting history: while accusing
Armenia of every mortal sin, it pretends to be a lamb, misunderstood by
everyone in the world except Turkey. It was ex-President Heydar Aliyev
who first tried to "rewrite" the history. Even now, Baku is trying
to prove that the resettlement of Azeris from Armenia was "the doing
of Armenians." March 29, 2013 PanARMENIAN.Net - Clearly, current
generation of Azerbaijanis has no idea of Stalin, the USSR or the
fact that back then, all the issues were solved in Moscow. There is an
actual document on the resettlement dated December 23, 1947. Authored
by the USSR Council of Ministers, the resolution â~D~V4083 stipulated
for resettlement of the Azeri population of the Armenian SSR to
the Kura-Araks Lowland of the Azerbaijani SSR. In 1948-1950, 100000
Azerbaijanis were voluntarily resettled. The same resolution allowed
Armenian SSR's Council of Ministers to use the vacated houses for the
settlement of Diaspora Armenians who repatriated to their historic
homeland. The resolution was signed by the chairman of the USSR
Council of Ministers Jоseph Stalin and the executive Chadaev.
According to the document, the Council of Ministers of the Armenian SSR
was to help the resettled population sell their houses, with monetary
compensation also provided. The resettlement was by no means an act
of repression contrary to what Baku is trying to insinuate.
Some â~@~\historiansâ~@~] however, insist that the
â~@~\deportationâ~@~] was planned by the first secretary of the
central committee of Armeniaâ~@~Ys Communist Party Georgy Arutinov
in order to â~@~\regain historic lands.â~@~]
But then, how could ever impose any plans on Stalin unless he latter
was not interested in them?
True, Stalin was interested in repatriation of Armenians which were
followed by customary Stalin-era repressions. Thousands of Armenians
were sent to Altai over a mythical connection with ARF Dashnaktsutyun,
outlawed in USSR. In July 1949, mass deportations of Armeniaâ~@~Ys
intellectual elite to Central Asia, where half of them died, were
orchestrated.
It so happens that the history of the last 20-30 years becomes
rewritten for the benefit of current rulers, turning yesterdayâ~@~Ys
villains into heroes. Still, regardless of â~@~\interpretations,â~@~]
factual documents canâ~@~Yt be rewritten like they were in Orwellâ~@~Ys
â~@~\1984.â~@~]
But the explanation could be much easier: Baku has conjured up an
imaginary world, like Alice did, behind the looking glass. Still,
Azerbaijan would do well to remember: those who live in glass houses
should not throw stones.
Karine Ter-Sahakyan