Originally posted by Persopolis
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Vasily Bartold, Soviet Turkologist stated:
“The name “Azerbaijan” for the Republic of Azerbaijan (Soviet Azerbaijan) was selected on the assumption that the stationing of such as republic would lead to that entity Iranian to become one…this is the reason why the name “Azerbaijan” was selected (for Arran)…anytime when it is necessary to select a name that refers to the territory of the Republic of Azerbaijan, we should/can select the name Arran…”
On a side note: I remember Monte Melkonian, the famous Armenian commander, saying that the "Republic of Azerbaijan" (= fake country) was forcing people of Persian & Armenian heritage into their armed forces in large numbers (while the the Turks stayed away from the battle field and took safe duties). Monte inferred that the Turks were doing two things: (1) Ethnically cleansing the Persian/Aryan people; and (2) in essence making Armenians fight themselves. (I.e., more turkification.)
he starts talking about it around the 2:40 mark
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