Armenia - Ancient, Soviet, Genocide

Armenia - Ancient, Soviet, Genocide: The Armenians, an Indo-European people, first appear in history shortly after the end of the 7th century bce. Driving some of the ancient population to the east of Mount Ararat, where they were known to the Greeks as Alarodioi (“Araratians”; i.e., Urartians), the invaders imposed their leadership over regions which, although suffering much from Scythian and Cimmerian depredations, must still have retained elements of a high degree of civilization (e.g., walled towns, irrigation works, and arable fields) upon which the less-advanced newcomers might build. The Hayk, as the Armenians name themselves (the term Armenian is probably the result of an

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Quick History Lesson on Armenia - Envoy Hostel, Yerevan

Armenia: Another Century, Another Genocide? - Public Books

Armenia's History of Grief Weighs Heavily After Lost War With Azerbaijan

Armenia country profile - BBC News

Reverent Beauty: The Met's Armenia Show Is One for the Ages - The New York Times

Educational Resources -- The Armenian Genocide: Context and Legacy

Azerbaijan's Genocidal Intent

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