{"id":29097,"date":"2016-04-08T17:23:45","date_gmt":"2016-04-08T13:23:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/1905.az\/en\/?p=29097"},"modified":"2016-04-08T17:23:45","modified_gmt":"2016-04-08T13:23:45","slug":"azerbaijanis-deportation-from-west-azerbaijan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/1905.az\/en\/azerbaijanis-deportation-from-west-azerbaijan\/","title":{"rendered":"Azerbaijanis deportation from West Azerbaijan"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-16230\" src=\"http:\/\/1905.az\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/deportasiya2.jpg\" alt=\"deportasiya2\" width=\"590\" height=\"416\" srcset=\"https:\/\/1905.az\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/deportasiya2.jpg 590w, https:\/\/1905.az\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/deportasiya2-300x212.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 590px) 100vw, 590px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In December 18, 1997 Heydar Aliyev, Azerbaijan Republic President signed special decree of \u201cAzerbaijanis mass deportation from their historical-ethnical lands of Armenia SSR within 1948-1953\u201d. Let\u2019s trace back stages of Azerbaijanis deportation, eviction and genocide in historical succession.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">It\u2019s common knowledge that Peter the First, Russian emperor strived for isolating Moslem countries from each others, and simultaneously creating buffer area in South Caucasus between Russia, Iran (North Azerbaijan khanates) and Turkey. In reality Russia\u2019s intention to occupy Turkey wasn\u2019t secret and the former desired to proclaim Istanbul under Tsargrad name.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">And whom were Russians supported by in struggle against Turkey? Of course, their allies in South Caucasus had to be Christian Georgians and Armenians. Right therefore occupation of Georgia and South Caucasus was put by Russia in the forefront. These intentions ranked high in \u201cTestament\u201d of Peter the First. Armenians who \u201cfaithfully served\u201d to Turkey planned established at its territory Armenia state having felt the former\u2019s weakening. For this purpose they sent representatives with numerous gifts to negotiate with Peter. Following North Azerbaijan\u2019s annexation by Russia there commenced mass eviction of Armenians to Azerbaijan lands. The interesting fact is that they had been settled not in desert areas, but directly in mountainous lands inhabited by Azerbaijanis.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Enough data of this are contained in writings after Griboyedov A.S. who is our nation\u2019s violent enemy and actively worked over the eviction matter. The information about Armenians\u2019 settlement in West Azerbaijan (present Armenia) territories is abundant in \u201cOverview of Russia\u2019s Transcaucasian possessions\u201d book (Saint \u2013 Petersburg, 1836 (in Russian)), works published by Shopen I. in the middle past century and many other written sources.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0Due to 1801 showings, in Iravan province resided 200 thousand people, 180 thousand of whom, otherwise 90 per cent made up Azerbaijanis. As a result of evicting here Armenians and physical annihilation of the indigenous dwellers among 177 thousand numbering population just 72 thousand (41 per cent) had been Azerbaijanis (according to 1832 data); without taking into account natural population increase at least 108 thousand people had been killed at this period. The survived 93 thousand ones, i.e. 52% formed Armenians. In the previous case the latters numbered 20 thousand people (10%). It\u2019s seen that only during thirty years almost 110 thousand Moslem Azerbaijanis had been undergoing genocide, physically crushed by Russians and Armenians.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In 1916 Azerbaijanis totalled at the respective territory 374 thousand people otherwise 33 per cent. As to Armenians their numbers augmented owing to newly settled ones till 670 thousand (60%). We shouldn\u2019t put all the killed down just to Armenians. Russia aspiring to establish at this territory the forenamed buffer zone is no less guilty than the formers.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">We should stress that West Azerbaijan hadn\u2019t been consisting only of Iravan province. There was a great deal of other areas which formed its part.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Due to archives data for 1910 (i.e. after massacre in 1905 and 2nd deportation stage) 64 per cent of population of the presently called Armenia Republic made up Azerbaijanis. But as result of pro-armenian policy pursued here by Russians, common armenian nationalistic ideology\u2019s formation and dissidence of Azerbaijanis to Shiahs and Sunnites Azerbaijanis had been estranged from political activity, allowed to carry out just religious and economic (farming) practices.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The initial stage of Azerbaijanis\u2019 deportation from the present Armenia territory is the late 19th cent. Afterwards within 1905-1907 and 1916-1920 under direct participance and instigation of Russians armed to the teeth Armenians had drived out, partly annihilated multithousand peaceful Moslem residents, burned down their villages for they could never come back here.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">And why didn\u2019t the foreign society pay heed to such atrocities of Armenians and Russians? In reality this reason was common knowledge: the formers were handy means for countries which craved for ruining gradually Ottoman empire, and when opportunity presented itself did their best to establish own state. \u201cDashnaksutun\u201d, \u201cGnchak\u201d parties and respective military units highly contributed to this cause.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0Following policy of West Azerbaijan areas \u201cdeturkification\u201d Armenians had copped to become proteges of Great Powers in South Caucasus already by the late 1st international war. Thus formed background for realizing wild idea of \u201cGreat Armenia\u201d establishment.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The total area of initial Armenia state which appeared in historical proscenium after Transcaucasian Seim disbandment in May, 1918 was only 6 thousand square kilometers. Right since that time Armenians have begun war of aggression against Azerbaijan Republic under support and incitement of Bolshevists who had just ascended to power. We presented voluntarily as \u201cshare\u201d some territories to Armenia. In May 29, 1918 Fatali khan Khoisky, the first prime-minister of Azerbaijan Republic wrote letter addressed to Mahammad Hasan Hajinsky, Azerbaijan Foreign Minister as below: \u201cWe settled with Armenians all disputablle points, they will accept our ultimatum (<em>about giving up their territorial claims \u2013 <strong>E.M<\/strong>.<\/em>) and the war will be over. We \u201cceded\u201d them Iravan. Thus Armenia having been granted by Azerbaijanis with its future capital and later annexed Azerbaijani provinces such as Goycha, Daralayaz, Qaragoyunlu etc. formed in return for Russia military outpost and buffer area. The residents of the annexed territories had been either killed, or drived out off their forefathers\u2019 lands.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0In summer of 1918 treacherous one-eared Andronik Ozanyan first set out to Nakhchivan for cleaning pseudo-armenian areas from Turks, but having learned the impending arrival of Ottoman troops run away with fear and invaded Zangazur. Here he first demands of the local peaceful inhabitants subjecting Armenia Republic or leaving the province. It becomes clear from inquiries held in Azerbaijan\u2019s western districts by Mikhailov, Azerbaijan Extraordinary Commission Member that isolated defenceless population of Zangazur flatly turned down the ultimatum of Andranik after what he commanded mass killing of the residents and led himself the atrocities. Trying to justify his actions Andranik who further migrated to USA wrote in his book (Boston, 1921) as below: \u201cDue to my decree before the massacre leaflets in Armenian about Moslems\u2019 removal were dispensed among them. But Moslems failed to obey demands listed in the leaflets\u201d. We think unnecessary to comment upon such foolish invention. Firstly because leaflet affair was later fibbed as excuse. Secondly how would Moslem inhabitants read the leaflets in Armenian and obey his demands, if they couldn\u2019t write, read correctly even in their native language?!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">According to Andranik\u2019s order the residents of such villages belonging to Zangazur province like Arikli, Shukur, Malikli, Pulkand, Shaki, Gyzyljyq, Irlik, Pakhlaly, Darabbas, Alili, Kurdlar, Sisian (the latter\u2019s present name is Hatsavan, and Garakilsa name was changed into Sisian. This was done for covering any tracks of the villages, Turkic origin), Zabazadur, Hortuyuz, Arafsa and other turkic settlements had been shortly annihilated and villages themselves razed to the ground. At this period just within Zangazur over 120 Azerbaijan villages had been destroyed.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The same fate overtook many settlements of other West Azerbaijan provinces, most residents killed, the survived ones had to run away and save their souls. Marshal Bagramyan writes in his book \u201cMy reminiscences\u201d that Mikoyan A.I. being promoted to position of USSR Supreme Council Presidium Chairman also used to battle for Andranik\u2019s gang, partake in Turks\u2019 eradication and deportation.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Vahram named ringleader of dashnak units, New Bayazid province\u2019s native described heinous actions of his \u201cdare-devils\u201d in 1920 as below: \u201cI was killing promiscuously Turks in Basarkechar. Sometimes I didn\u2019t spare bullets. The best means against these dogs is gathering everyone who survived in the battle, throwing them a heavy stone so that nobody would remain. I did exactly this way: threw all men, women, children into wells stoning them&#8230;\u201d.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">After proclamation of Soviet power in Armenia in November 29, 1920 Russia took by force Zangazur, Goycha, Daralayaz provinces and placed them under Armenia\u2019s authority in December of the same year. Thus 20 thous. square km. more were added to the previous 9 thous. sq. km. to extend Armenia territory till 29 thous square kilometres. In 1929 well-known Nuvadi and other eleven villages were transfered to jurisdiction of Armenia. Thus took place establishment of Armenia state with 29,8 thous. square kilometred area at Azerbaijan territory. As a result common frontier between Azerbaijan and Turkey stopped existing. Having realized their plans Russians declared of the national dissension\u2019s ending. Actually just Azerbaijanis believed it, Armenians again conducted secretly their former policy.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">During conference of USA, USSR and England leaders since November 28 till December one of 1943 spokesmen for Iranian Armenians and those ones who lived abroad achieved Stalin\u2019s reception, requested him to permit foreign Armenians return to Armenia and told it was time to advance territorial claims to Turkey. Stalin believed them and promised to undertake corresponding activities. He had been trying repeatedly to plunge Turkey into the 2nd international war.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">After its ending in \u201cPravda\u201d newspaper dated August 1, 1945 there was published editorial titled as \u201cOur territorial claim to Turkey\u201d. The latter had to look for support in the face of USA and European countries. This was confirming Soviet Russia being follower of its tsarist precursor\u2019s expansionist policy.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">According to Marshal Zhukov\u2019s data for 1972 there were conducted measures for exiling Azerbaijan people to Kazakhstan, Middle Asia and Siberia in 1944 on Mikoyan\u2019s initiative. Of course, Azerbaijan with its cleaned area was to be separated between Armenia and Georgia. Just owing to Mirjafar Bahyrov\u2019s friendship with Beria and the former\u2019s managing to influence Stalin this horrible scheme had been averted. Instead Mikoyan and Arutyunov G., Armenia CP Central Committee First Secretary again raised problem of placing Upper Garabagh under Armenia authority in missive dated November, 1945. The concrete plan was projected in this view and a letter containing motions adopted by Stalin and Malenkov sent to Azerbaijan for attaining the local leadership\u2019s respective agreement. Bahyrov considered transference of Highland Garabagh to Armenia theoretically possible, provided Shusha would remain under authority of Azerbaijan, territories of Armenia SSR, Georgia SSR and Dagestan ASSR basically populated by Azerbaijan\u2019s jurisdiction. Stalin who realized that no good would come of this all deferred \u201cGarabagh problem\u201d.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Armenians never resting content with it again by means of Mikoyan began evicting Azerbaijanis from Armenia SSR and thus by Azerbaijanis including Zangazur province be returned to paved the way for settlement here of allegedly \u201cforeign\u201d Armenians. As result \u201cnations\u2019 father\u201d Stalin signed in December 23, 1947 decree \u2116 4083 of USSR Ministers Council. According to this resolution 100 thous. numbering Azerbaijan inhabitants were to be resettled within 1948-1953 from Armenia to Azerbaijan\u2019s Kur-Araz lowland (strange is the fact that it was categorically forbidden to place the population even at the highland areas of Azerbaijan being more accustomable for it).<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The initial expartiants arrived in Kur-Araz region in June, 1948 and were accomodated in State farms of Zhdanov (present Baylagan) district.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The works for Azerbaijanis\u2019 respective eviction were headed by Brutenz N.A., Azerbaijan Ministers Council department chief, Armenian by nationality. By the way, his son Karo Brutenz who left for Moscow to study at Social Sciences Academy and graduated it in 1954 declared very rudely to Mustafayev I.D., first secretary of Azerbaijan CPSU Central Committee his unwillingness to return to Baku and remained in Moscow. Afterwards he was promoted to CPSU Local Committee Foreign Links office Head Deputy, actively partook in founding \u201cASALA\u201d armenian terrorist group in Livan. Later members of this organization arrived in Yerevan and played key role in conducting terror actions in Soviet Union, including Azerbaijan, and other countries.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Further this affair was charged to another Armenian \u2013 Sevumyan R.I. As well-known Azerbaijan historian Atakhan Pashayev neatly pointed \u201cwolf was commissioned with guarding sheep\u201d.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In general 100 thousand Azerbaijanis within 1948-1953 had been expatriated officially to Kur-Araz region and much more Azerbaijanis evicted unofficially to other districts. Basically they were settled in Gadabay, Gazakh, Tauz, Aghstafa, Shamkir, Safarali (present Khanlar), Dastafur (Dashkasan), Barda, Quba, Aghdam districts of Azerbaijan, as well as Mashtaghy and Azizbayov districts within Baku and they were deprived of fixed \u201cconcessions\u201d.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Families who desired to settle down in Upper Garabagh had been ousted from there by means of creating insufferable conditions.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The residents of famous Lambali village, former Barany district renamed at Soviet period to Noyemberyan by Armenians were deported in frost November, 1949 in accordance with decree of Karapetyan S., Armenia SSR Ministers Council Chairman under pretext of subtropical plants collective farm establishment at the territory of the settlement. They were to be evicted to Georgian Borchaly province, but the local authorities achieved the expatriants\u2019 return. Karapetyan permits them remove to Zod village within Basarkechar district. Simultaneously over 100 families were deported from the latter settlement and placed in Azerbaijan\u2019s Khanlar province. Having displayed strong fortitude Lambalians after Stalin\u2019s death could come back with great trouble to their primordial homeland and settle down in the respective village\u2019s outskirts.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Unofficial deportation had been realized within 1950-90 ths. The last Azerbaijanis, residents of rather well-known Nuvadi settlement (Armenia) were expatriated from their motherland in August 8, 1991.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Investigating deportation stages the below inference proceeds: these developments were headed by single centre and conducted systematically. As result southern frontiers of Russia had been isolated from Turkey and Moslem countries, and Armenians enjoying the formed situation succeeded in establishing from nothing own state, like always trying to pretend \u201cdefeated party\u201d.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><em>Elmar Maharramov, Candidate of history<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em>\u00a0\u00ab\u0425\u0430\u043b\u0433 \u0433\u044f\u0437\u0435\u0442\u0438\u00bb, 19, 20 Aprel 2001 y.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>From book \u201cHistorical facts of Armenian\u2019 crimes in Azerbaijan\u201d. Baku, \u201cElm\u201d, p.246-255<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In December 18, 1997 Heydar Aliyev, Azerbaijan Republic President signed special decree of \u201cAzerbaijanis mass deportation from their historical-ethnical lands of Armenia SSR within 1948-1953\u201d. 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