Historians' opinions: A look at the 1918 genocide committed by Armenian Dashnaks against Azerbaijanis.
Doctor of Historical Sciences, Professor Musa Gasimli: Azerbaijani sources, reflecting the interests of various political movements, also provided numerous information about the dead. For example, from the point of view of party affiliation, the Bolshevik N. Narimanov in February 1919 wrote in his articles “With what slogan we are going to the Caucasus” and “A look at the occupation of the Caucasus”, that the Dashnaks, under the slogans of Bolshevism, oppressed the Muslim population. Under such conditions, the Soviet government decided to start a civil war in Baku. Bloody incidents were committed in Baku under the pretext of a civil war.
It also follows from the documents of the Extraordinary
Investigation Commission that during the March events in Baku, the Armenians mercilessly destroyed the peaceful Muslim population. According to other sources, more than 10, 12 and 15 thousand Azerbaijanis were killed in Baku. As a result of the policy of genocide pursued by the Armenians on the territory of Azerbaijan in 1918, more than 50,000 civilians were killed in total.
