Within the framework of the Chronicle of West Azerbaijan project, Dr.
Oku.Az reports that in the program Ziyad Amrahov, a doctor of philosophy in history, spoke about the ethnic cleansing policy of Tsarist Russia in Western Azerbaijan.
The territories of Iravan Governorate were reported to be lands of the former Iravan and Nakhchivan Khanates.
He said that Russia created an Armenian buffer zone between the two Turkish empires: the Ottomans and the Gajars: “Not only the Armenians, but also the Doukhobors and Subotniks were moved to Western Azerbaijan. The Russian Empire committed genocide against the local ethnic Turks and their culture and place names considered the reliable people of the region and created history and territory for them.
According to him, the Russian general of Ukrainian origin Ivan Paskevich warned Nicholas I that “this policy of ours will irritate the local population.”
The historian drew attention to the fact that Otto von Bismarck, a German statesman and a person who had a significant influence on world politics in the 19th century, threw his hand on the rostrum and expelled the Armenians from the Berlin conference .
In the end, Z. Amrahov spoke about the Russian policy of ethnic cleansing in Western Azerbaijan, bringing Armenians to the Caucasus to create a buffer zone between the Turkish states.
It should be remembered that the goal of the Western Azerbaijan Chronicle project is to preserve and promote the name of our historical lands, as well as to learn about the deportation of Azerbaijanis by the Armenians, toponyms that existed in those areas, but their names have been erased in countless examples. of underground and superficial material culture: ancient settlements, necropolises, mounds, remains of castles, palaces and fortifications, caravanserais, bridges, arks funeral homes, stone crosses, battering rams. the discovery of statues, temples, churches, mosques, pyres and hearths, and the transmission to the world community of facts confirming that the area is a pure Oghuz-Turkish settlement.
Also the president Ilham Aliyev Regarding Western Azerbaijan, he said: “The map of the beginning of the 20th century shows once again that Western Azerbaijan is the historical land of Azerbaijan, the names of cities and towns are of Azerbaijani origin and we know very well that Azerbaijanis on the territory of present-day Armenia throughout history people have lived. Now the main task is for the world community to also know it”, – in his opinion, it is about promoting the duties that arise from the Concept. of Return prepared by him. the Community of West Azerbaijan.
Furthermore, it aims to illuminate the thoughts of historians and researchers about Western Azerbaijan and the life history of the people who were deported.
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