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  • Re: Armenia and the information war

    Could one of you supply a link to this PDF?

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    • Re: Armenia and the information war

      Originally posted by TomServo View Post
      Could one of you supply a link to this PDF?
      its one of these

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      • Re: Armenia and the information war

        Ahh, thanks. It's the second one.

        bell, I think the title is meant to reflect Karapetian's central argument: that the region's Islamic monuments were "constructed in accordance with the principles and logic of Armenian architecture."

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        • Re: Armenia and the information war

          Originally posted by Vrej1915 View Post
          NB: Samvel Karabetian of Askeran is better known by his war nickname, as 'Ako'


          The 4 mosques mentioned are main NON Armenian, that is Persian style, evidently Foreign monuments one can see.
          The 'Gyumbazes' that you mention are not foreign made, they are evidently armenian style, and armenian "stamped", and the PDF document you mention just proves that..
          Once I used to pass twice a day, next 2 of those 'Gyumbazes' of Vanotza mentioned, between the village of Gornitzor (Goris District RA), and Dzaghkapert (Kashatagh Distr, NKR), for months... never having time to have a close look. I never felt a stranger presence, or discomfort, as I feel in front of Shushi Mosques.
          Shushi mosques are evidently NON Armenian with their minarets, etc...

          Contrary to those, the mosoleums where ordered or paid for by nomads, but made by Armenian villagers of the regions.
          They are so similar to the armenian chapels, and monasteries all around the same hills.
          I had to stop by, to notice the arabic inscriptions, that do look like artificial or strange, as much they do not coincide with the general armenian style of the monument.
          Same goes with the Karavanadoun of Varanta.
          Samvel did not show the signatures of the actual builders in the stones.... But I have seen Armenian inscriptions (name of builders, just like in any Armenian church). Look at the arches !! They are typical Armenian Arches... The case of the Karvanadoun is limpid.
          So goes for the "mosque" of Abdal/Vazkenashen...
          In Artzakh, the look of the arches is very characteristic and easy to identify, when labeling something of Armenian or Muslim architecture...(Persian, Kurd, Turk or Tatar...). And this goes with civilian buildings too. Tatar/Azeri civilian buildings can not be confused with Armenian ones in Shushi, or in the villages all over NKR.
          For me, those monuments are part of Armenian heritage, even if they testify of bad times, when we were forced to live or tolerate foreign Yoke...

          Similarly, some Armenian churches of the Diaspora, specially in small communities, where they did not have the resources or the capacity to build according traditions, or adapted other nations buildings, or used non Armenian handcraft, manpower, can not be considered as Armenian monuments, Armenian heritage... even they belong to Armenian communities, and whorshiping goes on according tradition...

          Conclusion: Those monuments built in the XIV cent, by Armenian villagers, builders, for nomad chiefs of those periods, of islamic faith, have no link to actual tatars/ azeris since those people came to NKR only after Shah Abass forced ethnic purification... And at that time, no one heard of a specific 'nation' North of the Arax river. For me, if someone has a right on those, that's Armenians, as a symbol of occupation.
          Just like the french can claim the heritage of Atlantic wall , as symbol of Nazi occupation, if you wish...
          Actually, the concept of the kumbet-type mausoleum is alien to traditional Armenian architecture - there is no tradition of the use of split level tombs (prayer hall on ground level, tomb chamber below ground) in Armenian architectural forms. The last split-level Armenian tombs date from before the Arab conquests and they are pre-Christian forms of tombs that continued into the Early Christian period.

          To say that the whole design of kumbets were just taken directly from the drums and domes of Armenian churches is actually a bit silly - it's akin to saying that NASA took the designs for their space rockets directly from Ottoman minarets! Monumental kumbets exist in Iran that predate anything found in Turkey or the Caucasus region, and it is from that tradition that the smaller kumbet/turbe form must ultimately derive from.

          Form follows function, and the form is limited by and defined by the physical properties of the building materials to hand and the skills and traditions of those constructing the structures. So it is not surprising that these Islamic monuments in Artsakh share a sense of similarity with neigbouring Christian monuments. I think that defining and studying these monuments requires more care than what a heavy-handed "Islamic monuments of Armenian architecture" label gives them. There was a lot of cross-fertilisation of architectural ideas in the Caucasus region - nobody "owned" them - and you can see the same features appearing on churches and kumbets and mosques. Just like those single-nave mosques look like churches, in Van region you can find churches that superficially look like mosques, and the mosque in the Erzurum fortress looks similar to a church. The drum and dome of the Vanotsa mausoleum has almost certainly been copied from an Armenian church, but, in contrast, the Thumas Village kumbet seems to me to have no features that are derived from traditional Armenian architectural forms.

          I don't know on what basis Karapetian states so confidently that the Khachen-Dorbatli kumbet was designed by the Armenian Shahik. The exact duplication of the designs of the animal relief carvings between the tomb and Shahik's bell-tower suggests to me that the relief designs on both were copied directly from a third source, perhaps a manuscript. But anyway, the architecture of a building does not automatically take the ethnicity of its architects or masons! That would misuse the term "architectural style". However, to say that these monuments are part of Armenia's (and of Armenian) heritage is completely correct.
          Last edited by bell-the-cat; 03-08-2013, 08:50 AM.
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          • Re: Armenia and the information war

            Originally posted by TomServo View Post
            Ahh, thanks. It's the second one.

            bell, I think the title is meant to reflect Karapetian's central argument: that the region's Islamic monuments were "constructed in accordance with the principles and logic of Armenian architecture."
            I'd disagree with that argument because it isn't backed up by the appearance of many of the monuments. But Karapetian doesn't make an argument, all he does is state an opinion - and simply stating an opinion isn't making an argument for the accuracy of that opinion. That is why I said that the English title appears propagandistic in nature and will alienate readers - which is a pity because the booklet documents a lot of structures that are unknown or almost unknown (of them, I had only ever heard of the two mausoleums near Vanotsa) and shows that despite them not being Armenian monuments they are still well preserved - in contrast to the fate of all the Armenian monuments in areas under Azeri control.
            Last edited by bell-the-cat; 03-08-2013, 09:02 AM.
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            • Re: Armenia and the information war

              Originally posted by TomServo View Post
              There is a book called The Invention of History by Ruben Galichian that also focuses on Azerbaijani hysteriagraphy but it was either poorly translated or poorly edited. Some of the sentences are almost as difficult to understand as Artashes' posts.
              That's surprising - Galichian speaks perfect English and lives in London. Unless it was written in Armenian first and then translated by a third party. Haven't seen the book though.
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              • Re: Armenia and the information war

                Originally posted by bell-the-cat View Post
                That's surprising - Galichian speaks perfect English and lives in London. Unless it was written in Armenian first and then translated by a third party. Haven't seen the book though.
                Here is a sample paragraph from the book:

                "Azerbaijani claims that they are the descendants of the Caucasian Albanians who were Christians, however, not only fail the test of historical truth but also generates its own internal contradictions. The claim is incosistent with pan-Turkic and pan-Turanist ideology, which claims that the Turkish-speaking Azerbaijanis are of Turkic race and heritage and form a link in the chain of a Turkish-speaking belt of nations stretching from the Mediterranean to Mongolia. Therefore, in order to be in good standing with the pan-Turkists and Turkey, Azerbaijan has to be able to claim a Turkish origin and thus acquire membership of the Turkic club of nations. Hence their argue that the Turkic races of Agh-koyunlu (Ak-koyunlu), Kara-koyunlu, as well as the Safavids and others, are also their ancestors. This assertion apparently resolves some of the possible ethno-political problems with Turkey, but presents the larger one of claiming two distinct and geographically widely separated origins."

                All those spelling errors/typos are from the book. Okay, so it's not Artashes-level-bad, but still desperately in need of a professional editor.

                And believe it or not, this is the "second, revised, and expanded edition"! In the acknowledgements, Galichian says that the book was edited by Levon Chorbajian, an Armenian-American and native English speaker...

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                • Re: Armenia and the information war

                  Այազ Մութալիբովը նոր մանրամասներ է բացահայտում

                  Հրապարակված է՝ 14.03.2013

                  Ավելի քան 20 տարի առաջ գահընկեց արված, հայրենիքից վտարված եւ միայն վերջերս Բաքու վերադարձած Ադրբեջանի առաջին նախագահը «Ազատություն» ռադիոկայանին տված բացառիկ հարցազրույցում որոշ մանրամասներ է բացահայտել 90-ականների լարված օրերի, արյունալի «Կոլցո» օպերացիայի, ինչպես նաեւ դրանից առաջ ԽՍՀՄ նախագահ Միխայիլ Գորբաչովի հետ իր դռնփակ բանակցությունների մասին:

                  Այազ Մութալիբովը խոստովանել է, որ Ղարաբաղի հարցում Գորբաչովից որոշ զիջումներ կորզելու, մասնավորապես, տասնյակ հայաշատ բնակավայրեր հայաթափելու համար խաղաթուղթ է դարձրել Ադրբեջանում անցկացված հանրաքվեն՝ ԽՍՀՄ կազմում մնալու վերաբերյալ: Հիշեցնենք, 1990 թվականի վերջին Գորբաչովի նախաձեռնությամբ որոշվեց համամիութենական հանրաքվե անցկացնել, ինչին, սակայն, մի շարք հանրապետություններ չենթարկվեցին, այդ թվում՝ Հայաստանն ու Վրաստանը: Ադրբեջանը, մինչդեռ, ոչ միայն անցկացրեց հանրաքվեն, այլեւ դեմ արտահայտվեց սեփական անկախությանը ձայների ավելի քան 90 տոկոսով:

                  «Ես գիտեի, որ այդ հանրաքվեն որեւէ կարեւորություն իրենից չի ներկայացնում, միեւնույնն է, Խորհրդային Միությունը փլուզվում էր, եւ գործընթացը գնալու էր մինչեւ վերջ: Ուղղակի պետք էր օգտվել այդ հնարավորությունից, եւ ես հանրաքվեից մեկ օր անց ցույց տվեցի արդյունքները Գորբաչովին՝ ասելով՝ «տե'ս, ադրբեջանի ժողովուրդը արդարացիորեն վիրավորված է քեզնից, այդուամենայնիվ, քվեարկել է ԽՍՀՄ պահպանման օգտին»: Ասացի, որ այս փաստաթուղթը որոշակի գին ունի: Գորբաչովը հարցրեց՝ ո՞րն է այդ գինը, եւ ես պատասխանեցի՝ Ձեր կողմից կարգադրություն կա, որը չի իրագործվում, մաքրե՛ք Ղարաբաղը զինյալներից», - պատմել է Մութալիբովը:

                  Հենց այս խոսակցությունից շաբաթներ անց, ըստ Մութալիբովի, Գորբաչովը հավանություն է տվել, որ Ադրբեջանում տեղակայված զինվորական ստորաբաժանումները` հատուկ ջոկատայինների հետ, տանկերով ու զրահատեխնիկայով օղակի մեջ առնեն երկու տասնյակից ավելի հայկական գյուղեր: Անձնագրային ռեժիմի ստուգման պատրվակով իրականացված գործողությունը, հիշեցնենք, ավարտվեց հազարավոր հայերի բռնի տեղահանմամբ ու զոհերով:

                  «Իրականում Ղարաբաղի զինաթափման ու անձնագրային ռեժիմ մտցնելու մասին որոշումը գոյություն ուներ վաղուց, սակայն միայն թղթի վրա: Սա ես առաջին անգամ եմ ասում», - խոստովանել է Այազ Մութալիբովը եւ հավելել, որ հայերի համար խիստ վտանգավոր այս կարգադրությունը թղթի վրա էր մնացել՝ ամերիկահայերի գործադրած ջանքերի շնորհիվ:

                  «1991 թվականին ես զրուցեցի ամերիկացի նախկին հետախույզների հետ, որոնք հետեւում էին Բաքվում տիրող իրավիճակին, խնդրեցի, որպեսզի նրանք ինձ փոխանցեն մի նամակի պատճեն: Այդ նամակը ԱՄՆ նախագահ Ջորջ Բուշ ավագին էին հասցեագրել 40 հայամետ կոնգրեսականներ՝ կոչ անելով, որպեսզի նա ճնշում գործադրի Գորբաչովի վրա եւ թույլ չտա կյանքի կոչել այդ կարգադրությունը», - ասել է Ադրբեջանի նախկին նախագահը:

                  Չնայած այդ ճնշումներին, ըստ Մութալիբովի, Ադրբեջանում անցկացված հանրաքվեից հետո պաշտոնական Բաքուն կարողացել է կոտրել Գորբաչովի դիմակայությունը եւ զորք մտցնել հայաշատ բնակավայրեր:

                  «Նրանք մաքրեցին 24 գյուղ ավազակներից: Տեր-Պետրոսյանը շատ էր տխրել, ասաց, որ չի ների ինձ դրա համար, եւ ես այդ ժամանակ հասկացա, որ նրանք՝ հայերը վրեժխնդիր են լինելու», - ասել է Մութալիբովը:

                  Ըստ Մութալիբովի, սրան հետեւել են մի շարք իրադարձություններ, այդ թվում ՝ 1991 թվականի նոյեմբերին Բերդաշենի մերձակայքում ադրբեջանական ուղղաթիռի կործանումը, որի արդյունքում զոհվեցին Մութալիբովի մերձավոր աջակիցները, ինչպես նաեւ Խոջալուի դեպքերը:

                  «Անընդունելի էր իմ հրաժարականը կապել Խոջալուի հետ, դա շատ ազդեց ինձ վրա, ես չէի սպասում, որ ինձ կմեղադրեն ցեղասպանության մեջ, այդ պնդումները տարածվեցին ամենուր եւ վերածվեցին հսկայական արգելապատնեշի, որը հաղթահարել ես չկարողացա», - «Ազատություն» ռադիոկայանի ադրբեջանական ծառայությանը տված բացառիկ հարցազրույցում ասել է Ադրբեջանի առաջին նախագահ Այազ Մութալիբովը:

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                  • Re: Armenia and the information war

                    How low can they get?

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                    • Re: Armenia and the information war

                      Originally posted by TomServo View Post
                      How low can they get?

                      Its not surprising, we know what kind of people they are.

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