Category: Central Asia
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Some Remarks on the National Question in Caucasia
By Comrade Harold A few weeks ago, The Masses published a short article regarding the Azerbaijani invasion of Nagorno-Karabakh and the subsequent ethnic cleansing of the majority Armenian population there, which had established the de facto, but unrecognized, state of Artsakh which persisted for a little over thirty years. We described the events of September…
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Ethnic Cleansing in Nagorno-Karabakh
by Comrade Harold The de facto, but unrecognized, state of Artsakh is, as of today, no more. It’s government organs agreeing to officially dismantle by the end of the year. The capital city of Stepanakert, named for the the prominent Armenian bolshevik and Baku commune founder Stepan Shaumain, is a ghost town, having been ethnically…