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Once one of the major regional powers today's Republic of Armenia
is a tiny stripe of land squeezed between Turkey,
Azerbaijan Iran and Georgia.
It was in the 20th century when Armenia
twice had a chance to rise out of the ashes of World War one (1918) and out
of the debris of the fallen USSR
(1991) after more than 500 years of foreign domination. The first attempt
to restore Armenian statehood in 1918 ended up with the collapse of 1920.
The second attempt seems to be more productive in spite of tha harsh legacy
of the past that includes disputed borders, ethnic and religious prejudice
and unclear political orientation.
The unresolved Karabakh crisis and the issue of Armenian
genocide in Turkey
(1918-1922) seem to be the major stumbling-block to the future of this
small East-Mediterranean country, its freedom democracy and even existence.
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for an article on
THE KARABAKH CONFLICT
(1987-2005)
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for the
OUTLINE OF ARĚENIAN HISTORY
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with historical maps and illustrations
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for the
POLITICAL
STRUCTURE OF ARMENIA
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 ARMENIA: Government, Parties and Media
http://www.politicalresources.net/armenia.htm
http://www.politicalresources.net/nagorno-karabakh.htm
Armenian
Diaspora & the Two World Wars
http://membres.lycos.fr/armenianlegion/
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