Bolsheviks Sacrificed Part of Armenia for Baku Sake in 1921April 1, 2006 - 16:23 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The initial draft of Moscow Treaty provided for far less concessions to Turkey in the segment of Armenia, specialist on Turkic peoples, Director of the Institute of Asian and African Studies, Moscow State University Professor Mikhail Mayer stated in an interview with a PanARMENIAN.Net reporter. In his words, People's Commissar on Foreign Affairs of Soviet Russia Georgi Chicherin proposed to leave the territory of Western Armenia, including Mush and Kars, to Armenia. «However, the oil factor interfered with the matter. Bolsheviks resorted to everything to keep the Baku-Astrakhan crossing. The union with Kemalist Turkey against Western-leaning Armenia was favorable both to Bolsheviks and Turks, who got huge arms and gold. Unfortunately, Armenia became a change card in a big oil game. Bolsheviks were guided by the principle: anything can be sacrificed for Baku's sake,» Mayer underscored. The Russian specialist on Turkic peoples remarked that the genuine date of singing the Moscow Treaty is not 16, but 18 March. «Just on March 18 the parties arrived at a final wording of the Treaty items, according to which most of Armenia was cut off,» he said. Top stories Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. In 2023, the Azerbaijani government will increase the country’s defense budget by more than 1.1 billion manats ($650 million). The bill, published on Monday, is designed to "eliminate the shortcomings of an unreasonably broad interpretation of the key concept of "compatriot". The earthquake caused a temporary blackout, damaged many buildings and closed a number of rural roads. Partner news | About 32,000 rally in Yerevan to deman Pashinyan’s resignation About 31,700 people attended an opposition rally on Thursday, May 9 in Yerevan demanding the resignation of Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan. Armenian, Azerbaijani Foreign Minister to meet in Almaty Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan and his Azerbaijani counterpart Jeyhun Bayramov will meet in Almaty. Viva-MTS: Tech solutions to modernize infrastructure of border village The border village has been the focus of Viva-MTS and the Foundation for the Preservation of Wildlife and Cultural Values since 2015. Ucom's fixed network launched in Artashat To mark this occasion, the company has introduced a special offer exclusively for Artashat residents. |