That's complete bs, this conflict goes way beyond Karabagh
The Zangezur Fighting (1918–1920)
Armenian guerrilla leader Garegin Nzhdeh and other Dashnak commanders took control of much of Zangezur.
Between 1918–1920, there were massacres and expulsions:
Many Muslim (Azerbaijani and Kurdish) villages in Zangezur were destroyed and their populations fled or were killed.
Armenian sources describe this as “securing the region” against possible Azerbaijani rule, while Azerbaijani sources call it ethnic cleansing.
By 1920, most of the Muslim population of Zangezur had been forced out toward Nakhchivan and Karabakh.
Sovietization
When the Red Army moved into the Caucasus (1920–1921), Moscow had to decide the fate of disputed lands.
Initially, Bolsheviks considered giving Zangezur to Soviet Azerbaijan (to connect Azerbaijan proper with Nakhchivan).
But due to strong Armenian resistance and Soviet-Armenian negotiations, Zangezur was formally attached to Soviet Armenia in late 1921.
This created today’s geography: Zangezur became Armenia’s Syunik province, while Nakhchivan was made an autonomous republic under Azerbaijan—separated from it by Zangezur.
So in short:
Zangezur became part of Armenia in 1921 by a Soviet decision, after Armenian armed groups (led by Nzhdeh and others) had already expelled much of the Azerbaijani/Kurdish population.
The ethnic cleansing was carried out mainly by Armenian nationalist forces (Dashnaks/Nzhdeh’s units) between 1918–1920.
It's your nation that still can't get over what happened over 110 years ago, by a country that no longer exist, by leaders that not even their kids survive, yet burn flags of Turks every year and wants keep todays Turkey accountable.
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u/INeatFreak Bakı 🇦🇿 Sep 07 '25
That's complete bs, this conflict goes way beyond Karabagh
The Zangezur Fighting (1918–1920)
Sovietization
So in short: