Armenians burnt alive by Turkish Soldiers

[Joseph]

http://www.a1plus.am/en/?page=issue&iid=65427

RMENIANS BURNT ALIVE BY TURKISH SOLDIERS”

[02:51 pm] 24 October, 2008

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Recently, the Armenian Genocide Museum-Institute’s efforts towards collection of new data on the Armenian genocide have experienced great success with the enrichment of AGMI’s collection of documentary photographs. The most recent discovery is a photo testifying of the Armenian Genocide and in particular the massacres of the Armenian population in the region of Mush.

The photograph has been acquired by the AGMI and was captured by Russian soldiers on the Caucasus front in 1915. It portrays the remains of the Armenian villagers who were burnt alive during the massacres of Mush.

This photograph is one of a kind. It is one of the well preserved photos discovered in an album called, “Album of refugees” published in Tiflis (1917). The album is consisted from 62 unique photos that demonstrate the events of the Armenian Genocide. However, only a few of the original 62 have survived and most of them are in dire conditions.

Nonetheless, the authenticity of the “Album of refugees” is demonstrated through the validity and great condition of this unique photo. On the back of this picture is a quote in Russian stating; “Armenians burnt alive in Sheykhalan by Turkish soldiers”. Furthermore, the photo is marked with the number 74, which indicates the existence of a larger collection of photographs captured by Russian soldiers during WWI.

Hence, the AGMI is adamant in locating the remaining photos of this collection which will sturdily assist the Institute’s efforts to demonstrate the complete picture of the first genocide of the 20th century.

[bell-the-cat]

After reading and re-reading this several times, I get what they are trying to say. They have discovered an original photograph that is the same as a photographic image reproduced in the 1917 "Album of Refugees" book. But a photograph is not "one of a kind", only the negative used to print it is "one of a kind". .

More importantly, perhaps - why are NONE of the images in that book, which are taken in named locations at a known date, ever used to document the genocide? All we seem to see are the usual suspects, the same photos that are trotted out time after time, with unknown dates, unknown photographers, unknown locations, and sometimes even used by Turks to depict Turks killed by Armenians.

[hitite]

and sometimes even used by Turks to depict Turks killed by Armenians.

Now, we know that never happened dont we. Maybe just a few Turks killed here and there and definately by Russian soldiers.

Does any Armenian Genocide book have pictures of Turks killed by Armenians? Very curious, since all Genocide scholars unlike Turkish historians are not self righteous I wouldnt be surprised to know such books or publications do exist.

[Steph]

Now, we know that never happened dont we. Maybe just a few Turks killed here and there and definately by Russian soldiers.

Does any Armenian Genocide book have pictures of Turks killed by Armenians? Very curious, since all Genocide scholars unlike Turkish historians are not self righteous I wouldnt be surprised to know such books or publications do exist.

Doubtless, some turks were killed by Armenians during the Genocide years, an insult however to try to equate the two.

As regards photographs, there are, I would guess none or very few, as any Armenians killing turks would have been acting defensively and not to a premeditated plan as the turks were. Many atrocities carried out by turks in Armenia were photographed as "trophies", we can see this from the expressions on the faces of the turks. Similar, in fact, to the photographs taken by the turks' ready pupils, the Nazis, in Eastern Europe 25 years later.

[hitite]

... an insult however to try to equate the two.

Would never do that... you should know by now .. where did you get that impression.

All I was trying to say was this: since there is general acceptance that thousands of Turks were also killed, do the unbiased Armenian historians (who dont have the "Armenian Cause" as their main agenda) publish photographs of dead Turks too?

Hell, are all the "Turks slaughtered by Armenians" photographs fake???

[Steph]

Would never do that... you should know by now .. where did you get that impression.

All I was trying to say was this: since there is general acceptance that thousands of Turks were also killed, do the unbiased Armenian historians (who dont have the "Armenian Cause" as their main agenda) publish photographs of dead Turks too?

Hell, are all the "Turks slaughtered by Armenians" photographs fake???

Hitite, apologies straight away, I was surprised when I read your post, I probably need to reread a few times to get your drift, I should know by now, again apologies friend.