About Karabakh (Azerbaijan)
Author of the article: Tural Hamid. Translated from Azerbaijani Turkish. There are 2 views on the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict: 1- Territorial conflict 2- Ethnic conflict The 1st view is a thesis supported by the Armenian community and many Western scholars. According to this view, the reason for the start of this conflict is that the Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Province wanted to unite with the Armenian SSR, and the Supreme Soviet of the Azerbaijan SSR and the USSR did not allow it. According to the supporters of this thesis, the Armenian pogrom that started in Sumgait turned this conflict into an ethnic conflict along with the territory. However, even at first glance, it is clear that the issue was shifted to the ethnic framework during the preparation for the referendum on February 12, 1988. Speaking about the people of Karabakh on the eve of the referendum, the head of the Nagorno-Karabakh Liberation Committee, Igor Muradyan, was asked about the fate...