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Once one of the major regional powers
today's Republic of Armenia is a tiny stripe of land squeezed between Turkey,
Azerbaijan, Iran and Georgia. It was in the 20th century when Armenia twice had a chance to rise out of
the ashes of World War one (1918) and out of the debris of the fallen USSR (1991)
after more than 500 years of foreign domination. The first attempt to
restore Armenian statehood in 1918 ended up with the collapse of 1920. The
second attempt seems to be more productive in spite of the harsh legacy of
the past that includes disputed borders, ethnic and religious prejudice and
unclear political orientation.
The unresolved Karabakh
crisis and the issue of Armenian genocide in Turkey (1918-1922) seem to be
the major stumbling-block to the future of this small East-Mediterranean
country, its freedom democracy and even existence.
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FOR THE RECOMMENDED
BOOKS ON ARMENIA
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Click HERE
for an article on
THE KARABAKH CONFLICT
(1987-2005)
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USEFUL LINKS:
(Young Experts’ Think Tank)
for
related articles
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for the
OUTLINE OF ARĚENIAN HISTORY
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with historical maps and illustrations
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for the
POLITICAL
STRUCTURE OF ARMENIA
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 ARMENIA:
Government, Parties and Media
http://www.politicalresources.net/armenia.htm
http://www.politicalresources.net/nagorno-karabakh.htm
Armenian
Diaspora & the Two World Wars
http://membres.lycos.fr/armenianlegion/
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