Samuel A.Weems
“Armenia: secrets of terrorist “Christian” state”
The great series of Armenian frauds. Vol. I
(beginning in previous flimsies)
Chapter ten
What can be expected from Armenia? Exalting the goal of friendship one day and slandering their neighbors before the allies the next
In the end Armenia and Georgia agreed to a land swap of sorts. The Armenians claimed “that in recent history the Armenian preponderance in Akhalkalak had been created by the exchange of populations between Turkish and Russian empires after the war of 1828-1829, the Armenian government would cede the country, except for the southern lake district near Alexandrople and relocate the population after establishment of a united Armenian state” (P 151 from the book of Hovannissian).
In 1800, Armenians were scattered within and beyond a region that now encompasses Armenia, Georgia, Azerbaijan, and Eastern Turkey. In all but small districts, Armenians were a minority, which had been under Muslim, primarily Turkish, rule for 700 years. The Russian empire had begun the imperial conquests of the Muslim lands south of the Caucasus Mountains. One of their main weapons was the transfer of populations – deportation. They, ruthlessly expelled whole Muslim populations, replacing them with Christians whom they felt would be loyal to a Christian government. Armenians were major instruments of this policy. Like others in the Middle East, the primary loyalty of Armenians was religious. Many Armenians resented being under Muslim rule, and they were drawn to a Christian State and to offers of free land (land which had been seized from Turks and other Muslims). A major population exchange began.
In Erivan Province (today the Armenian Republic), a Turkish majority was replaced by Armenians. In other regions such as coastal Georgia, Circassia, and the Crima, other Christian groups were brought in to replace expelled Muslims. There was massive Muslim mortality in some cases up to one third of the Muslims died. The Russians expelled 1.3 million Muslims from 1827 to 1878. One result of this migration, serving the purpose of the Russians, was the development of ethnic hatred and ethnic conflict between Armenians and Muslims. Evicted Muslims who had seen their families die in the Russian Wars felt animosity toward Armenians. Armenians who hated Muslim rule looked to the Russians as liberators. Armenians cooperated with Russian invaders of eastern Anatolia in wars in 1828, 1854, and 1877. When the Russians retreated, Armenians feared Muslim retaliation and fled. Hatred grew on both sides (P 162).
In the end, “Simon Vratzian spoke for the powerful Dashnakist faction, observing that the war with Georgia, `which we now recall with shame` would never have occurred had the two governments then settled differences in the manner prescribed in the present agreement”. There would not have been this agreement had the corrupt dictatorial Armenians won their war with Georgia rather than losing it.
(to be continued)
National Heroes of Azerbaijan
Semi-centennial anniversary of the 28-year-old hero
He always dreamed to serve the Homeland, the people. Also served moreover as: even gave his life to fight for them, having remained that correct to the dream…
Nofal Zahid oglu Guliyev was born exactly 50 years ago – on October 4, 1963 in Ali Bayramli district (present Shirvan – edi.) Azerbaijan. In 1981 finished 10th class of the 9th secondary school of the city.
In 1982 N. Guliyev was called in rows of the former Soviet army and, having completed service in 1984, he returned home. Having a little worked at the Baku Air Conditioning Plant, Nofal together with a family moved to the city of Tyumen of Russia and within six years lived there. Working, he graduated from construction technical school in Tyumen. But begun since the end of the 80th years of last century the Armenian territorial claims against his Homeland which at the beginning of the 90th years developed into armed conflict, forced Nofal to return to the native land.
Feeling that just there came the moment of implementation of the dream regarding service to the people and the Homeland, Nofal addressed in the country Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) with a request to employ in this system, but because of not as registration manors in Baku, his request was refused. Having worked some time in one of construction controls, he addressed again in the MIA then in December, 1990 he accepted in police organs as the ordinary police officer.
In connection with official duties N. Guliyev often happened in different regions of the country, actively participated as in neutralization of the secret Armenian armed groups, and in fights with the Armenian armed gangster gangs. Especially the young police officer in fights with the Armenian fascists in the Fizuli, Goranboy directions, and also in the territory of Nagorno-Karabakh caused a stir. And thus always tried to be an example for the friends on fight, selected the most favorable, but at the same time difficult line items and caused notable damage to manpower and military equipment of the hostile side.
In frosty December, 1991 the Armenian armed forces took the offensive against Todan village of the Goranboy district, therefore civilians, who showed until then resistance to invaders, appeared in a difficult situation. Villagers should be rescued. Nofal urgently went to a zone of operations where showed the true courage. Together with police companions he managed to remove a large number of inhabitants to the safe place. But the part of villagers remained while under serious danger. And forces were absolutely incomparable: the hostile side possessed big overweight in manpower and military equipment. Despite heavy losses, the enemy didn’t recede, the opposite side was stimulated to recede. N. Guliyev took for himself a line item on one height and carried from there continuous fight thanks to what the Azerbaijani police officers could quit to the safe place. But gradually ammunition he ran low and when there was only one bullet, Nofal was stimulated to cease fire. Experienced the enemy surrounded a place where he settled down. Having realized that his capture inevitably and having resolved that the death is preferable to the Armenian capture, Nofal put the last bullet in his breast…
N. Guliyev was family and had one child.
… The other day his family marked 50-year anniversary of the hero who 22 years ago has given life for the Homeland, for the people.
On July 9, 1992, Nofal Zahid oglu Guliyev was posthumously conferred the honorary title of the National Hero of Azerbaijan by the decree of the President of Azerbaijan.
The ash of a hero lies in the Alley of Martyrs in Shirvan district, and the school where he studied, named after him.
Gadir NASIROV,
“Voice of Karabakh”
Arif YUNUSOV, candidate of historical science
Deportation of Azerbaijani from Armenia through 1948-1952
Proclaiming Soviet power in Armenia and Azerbaijan did not remove the issue of Garabagh from agenda, the issue just transformed into other plain. This was explained by existence of idea of “great Armenia from sea to sea”, actively supported by dashnaks at the turn of XIX-XX centuries, had continued and had many supporters in already communist Armenia. And this was natural, because several generations of Armenians have been brought up by this idea. That is why, one of the leaders of dashnaks Kachaznuni in 1923 outspokenly said to other members of party: “Dashnatsyutun led Armenian issue and brought political liberation of Armenians to definite point, and from this point to the next they have to be replaced by Armenians-Bolsheviks… Armenians-Bolsheviks are dashnaktsakans, the only dashnaktsakans today, and more dashnaktsakans than me or you”.
Experienced politician being excellently aware of psychology of his nation made a correct prediction. In fact, officials of communist Armenia in 30-ies started the campaign for change of Azerbaijani geographic names in the Republic to that of Armenian. Based on resolution of Supreme Soviet of Armenia dated from January 3, 1935 in the Republic the names of 51 Azerbaijani villages were changed. Later, especially in 1946-1952 and through 60-80-ies this campaign gained large-scaled nature and by the start of Garabagh conflict in 1988 over 600 Azerbaijani toponyms were changed to Armenian ones. This was a specially developed policy of authorities of Armenia for liquidation of evidences of Azerbaijani presence in the region.
Then, it was the turn of Azerbaijani population and Kurds-Moslems. The excuse for this was found soon: immediately after end of the World War II in many foreign Armenian colonies the movement started for returning back to homeland. Mainly due to activity of Anastas Mikoyan, Stalin regarded to this with favor and in November of 1945 gave his permission to organize repatriation of Armenians from abroad into Soviet Armenia. Since at the start of 1946 a number of those, who wanted to come back to Armenia reached 130 thousand, the Committee was created for reception and settling of repatriated Armenians.
Taking favor of this, then head of Communist party of Armenia Grigoriy Arutyunov in November of 1945 appealed to Stalin with letter requiring inclusion of DGAR into Armenia as a Garabagh region. According to order of Stalin the Secretary of Central Committee of Communist Party (b) Malenkov sent an inquiry about this proposal of Arutyunov to Mir Jafar Bagirov, the secretary of communist party of Azerbaijan. Bagirov proposed other solution, that is, the exchange of territories: all territory of DGAR is given to Armenia, except for Shusha region populated mostly by Azerbaijani. Instead three regions of Armenia, adjacent to Azerbaijan and populated mostly by Azerbaijani goes to Azerbaijan (full statement of G.Arutyunov and answer of M.J.Bagirov where needed as return of territories to Azerbaijan last in Dagestan and Georgia, we published in the February 2007 in the issue of our newspaper – edi.).
Such version clearly dissatisfied Armenians and they decided to temporarily remove the issue of DGAR from agenda and, first of all, absolutely resolve “Azerbaijani problems” in Armenia itself. In this case also, Armenian authorities found support of Stalin. By the hand of “nations father” on March 10, 1948 there was signed the resolution N 754 of USSR’s Soviet of Ministers “About measures for move of kolkhoz members and other Azerbaijani population from Armenian SSR to Kur-Araz lowland of Azerbaijan SSR”. According to this resolution over 100000 people “voluntarily” during three years period had to move from five mountain regions of Armenia – Azizbekov, Ekhegnadzor, Sisian, Vedi (later renamed into Ararat region), Basarkecher (later- Vardenis) – into waterless Mil-Mugan steppe. According to plan, for the first year move of 10000 Azerbaijani was scheduled, in 1949 – 40000 and in the next year – 50000. According to resolution all this implemented in order to increase population of those regions of Azerbaijan where …cotton was cultivated. However, true reason was explained in Article 11 of the resolution, which said: “Give permission to Soviet of Ministers of Armenian SSR to use houses left free by Azerbaijani population … for settlement of Armenians arrived from foreign countries to Armenian SSR”.
Thus, for the third time in XX century the withdrawal of Azerbaijani and Kurds from Armenia took place, but this time it was well-organized and under the control of state structures. The process was ceased with death of Stalin. By the start of 1953 a number of forcibly moved Azerbaijani and Kurds reached 150.000 people. Since it was difficult to locate all of them in steppe areas, part of them was moved to new cities, which were under construction at that period – Sumgait and Mingechevir.
Rauf HUSEYN-ZADEH, doctor of historical science
Characteristics of Armenians by their compatriots and contemporaries
(beginning in the previous issues)
In 1923 in Tbilisi there were published “Notes” translated from English into Russian and authored by high rank military and statesman of Ottoman empire Jemal-pasha, one of the activists of party “Unification and progress”. Nuance of his memoirs is that they had been written after 1915. The chapter IX is devoted to “Armenian issue” and it starts with characteristics of Armenians: “We, Young Turks, undoubtedly prefer Armenians, Armenian revolutioners in particular, to Greeks and Bulgarians. Armenians are better and more courageous than those two nations; this is an open and honest nation, faithful in their friendship and hatred. We are firmly convinced that responsibility for Turkish-Armenian dispute rests only with politics of Russia. Sixty years ago, more precisely ten years before Russian-Turkish war of 1877-78 there were no any clashes between these two nations based on their religions.
In Anatolia, Rumelia and in Konstantinopol, across the whole Turkish empire, Armenians and Turks lived together as good neighbors and in history of Turkey for that period there is no indication of such issue as “Armenian problem”. In our life the Turkish-Armenian friendship was unlimited. When Turks of Minor Asia left their villages for several days, they trusted to Armenians-neighbors to care about their families, property and rights; Armenians regarded similarly to their neighbors-Turks.
In all Anatolia and Rumelia and also in Konstantinopol there was no Armenian, who spoke only in Armenian. Turkish language was taught in all Armenian schools and Church services were in Turkish. There was access to all high state positions for Armenians and they were considered as most loyal subjects of Ottoman empire.
…since forming of Turkish empire and speedy distribution of Turkish power was grounded on justice and tolerance, similarly by generosity and friendship shown by Turks to Armenians, was gained their gratitude to Turkey. That is why, there were not a single conflict between these two nations for along five hundred years and there was not a single Armenian, which refused to accept Turkish language and our traditions.
…until the end of Crimea war, up to 1856, Turks and Armenians preserved best relations with each other.
When Russia diverted its stingy gaze onto Ottoman empire, it understood that it would be a huge political effect to turn Christian elements of Rumelia into the weapon of its intentions…
In 1863 Armenians received Constitution. Constitution gave them a right for election of their own supreme council in Konstantinopol. The council consisted of four hundred members and of these a hundred and twenty deputies was elected by Armenian population.
Even president Wilson might not think about better way for satisfaction of rights of ethnic minorities” (Notes Jemal Pasha: 1913-1919 years. Trans. from English. – Tiflis, 1923, p. 197-200). Thus, in 1895 even 176 Armenian missioners accompanied by 878 assistants preached in Anatolia, i.e. in central provinces of Ottoman empire. They put the basis for 125 Armenian churches, in which there were 13 thousand worshippers and other 400 schools with more than 20 thousand pupils.
“Father of Armenian history” Moisei Khorenskiy in the V century said about his compatriots: “I would like to note the hardness of heart, as well as arrogance of our nation… which refutes good and betrays the truth… obstinate and criminal …who’s spirit does not believe to God! … Why do you love the fuss and godlessness?… You have done enragement and in your lodges you did not bring remorse; you made immolation of lawlessness and hoped for God were disdained. That is why, you will be captured in nets of the one, whom you do not find out and prey for which you strived, will make its own prey and you will be captured in the same nets”.
These are words said by Armenian 1500 years ago. But even today his words are actual, besides these characteristics may be significantly added and widened: “Today each forth Armenian is subjected to stress, various psychic disorders and mental deficiency to some extent. Tens of thousands of mentally sick people can be met down the street and no one of them is registered” (emphasis –R.G.), – such sensational statement was made by Samvel Torosyan, senior psychologist of Ministry of Health of Republic of Armenia. In report based on results of studies held by Yerevan representation of UN was underlined that “catastrophic increase of people with psychic disorders in Republic is mainly explained by the following: extremely low quality of life, unsolved Daglyg Garabagh problem and also by pseudo-national imperatives”.