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Melkonian: Shushi liberation exploded myth about Turks' invincibility
`The day of Shushi's liberation coincided with the end of Great
Patriotic War, which was an important historical period for the
Armenian people,' Director of the Institute of History of National
Academy of Sciences Ashot Melkonian told the correspondent of
Aysor.am.
Speaking about the liberation of the city of Shushi, he said the event
symbolizes a new stage in contemporary history of Armenia.
`To us, May is a month of victories, and history seemed to have
repeated itself: Shushi's liberation became a turning point in the
Karabakh war,' the historian noted.
In his words, the liberation of Shushi exploded the myth about the
invincibility of the Turks.
`We liberated Shushi in May and later, in 1993, we liberated not only
the whole territory of the Nagorno Karabakh Republic, but also some
regions of the adjacent Plain Karabakh,' Melkonian said.
He stressed that Shushi will remain in the history of Armenia as a
symbol of the restoration of self-confidence and spirit of the
Armenians.
http://www.aysor.am/en/news/2013/05/09/ahsot-melqonyan-shushi/
From: Baghdasarian
`The day of Shushi's liberation coincided with the end of Great
Patriotic War, which was an important historical period for the
Armenian people,' Director of the Institute of History of National
Academy of Sciences Ashot Melkonian told the correspondent of
Aysor.am.
Speaking about the liberation of the city of Shushi, he said the event
symbolizes a new stage in contemporary history of Armenia.
`To us, May is a month of victories, and history seemed to have
repeated itself: Shushi's liberation became a turning point in the
Karabakh war,' the historian noted.
In his words, the liberation of Shushi exploded the myth about the
invincibility of the Turks.
`We liberated Shushi in May and later, in 1993, we liberated not only
the whole territory of the Nagorno Karabakh Republic, but also some
regions of the adjacent Plain Karabakh,' Melkonian said.
He stressed that Shushi will remain in the history of Armenia as a
symbol of the restoration of self-confidence and spirit of the
Armenians.
http://www.aysor.am/en/news/2013/05/09/ahsot-melqonyan-shushi/
From: Baghdasarian