As part of the 2024 'Year of Solidarity for the Green World,' employees of the 'Genocide Memorial Complex' in Guba are actively engaged in environmental stewardship activities within the territory of Guba.
On December 25, 2023, President Ilham Aliyev declared the 'Year of Solidarity for the Green World' in the Republic of Azerbaijan by decree. As part of this initiative, an environmental stewardship event took place in the city of Guba on February 10, 2024, with the participation of employees from the 'Genocide Memorial Complex.
British military correspondent Scotland Liddell, who worked in Baku and Tbilisi during the Azerbaijan Democratic Republic, writes in his article "Armenians against Muslims"
British military correspondent Scotland Liddell, who worked in Baku and Tbilisi during the Azerbaijan Democratic Republic, writes in his article “Armenians against Muslims”:
In the graphic of february an article is published under the heading, “The Armenians of Karabagh.” The information, you state, was furnished by Mr. Tigron Nazarian, an Armenian, of course, so that one is not surprised to find it Armenian propaganda. And, alas! one is not surprised to find this propaganda false.
As regards the history, geography and natural riches of Karabagh I have nothing to say. But, as Nazarian’s visit to London is in order that he can urge on the Peace Conference the Armenian request that Karabagh be included politically in the Armenian and not in the Azerbaijan Republic, and as the figures he gives regarding the population of Karabagh are of vital importance in this respect, I must point out that they are grossly untrue..
Nazarian says that there are 198,000 Armenians and 80,000 Tartars in Karabagh. Professor Schepotieff, an authority, with no political axe to grind, has proved in a recent article that the present population of Karabagh is 415,000 Mussulmans as com- pared with only 170,000 Armenians. But …so many innocent Mussulman peasants have recently been massacred by the Armenian troops that even Schepotieff’s figures may be truthfully disputed.
To-day the Armenian regular troops are carrying on a war against Mussulman partisans in Karabagh. For the bloodshed that is taking place, even as I write, the Armenians, and the Armenians alone, are to blame. Although the province of Karabagh was placed under Azerbaijan administration by the British authorities until such a time as the future status of the province would be decided by the Peace Conference, the Armenian leaders and agitators for a long time refused to acknow- ledge Mussulman rule and strove in every way to incite the peaceful Armenian popu- lation against the Azerbaijan Government.
HIS constant agitation and this provoca-tion led on several occasions to fighting.
In November of last year an agreement was signed in Tiflis between the Azerbaijan and Armenian Governments. By this it was arranged that all fighting would cease and that both sides would await in peace the Conference’s decree The Azerbaijan Republic faithfully kept to this agreement. The Azerbaijan troops were withdrawn from Zangezour, but no sooner had this been done than the Armenians very treacherously attacked the Mussulman villages, massacred hundreds of innocent peasants, and within a few weeks had succeeded in destroying over forty Mussulman villages. Azerbaijan has been very patient and long-suffering. But there is a limit to a Government’s patience. War has for long seemed inevitable. Now, on March 22, the Armenians, taking advantage of the Mussul- man festival of Novruz Bairam, and the fact that there were only insignificant Azerbaijan troops, for the purpose of keeping order in Karabagh, have again launched attacks on many Mussulman villages in the province. So far, only partisan troops have opposed them, but I hear on good authority that the Azerbaijan Government is despatching regular troops to the assistance of the unfortunate Mussulman population of the country, who are faced with the threat of complete extirpation at the hands of their “Christian” neighbours.
Armenian propaganda is excellent. Doubtless the many propagandists in England, France and America will take advantage of their losses in the present clash to further their pleas and greedy territorial claims. But we in Trans- Caucasia know what the truth actually is. Surely it is time that the British public knew it too
From the pen of historians
…During the years of the Republic, the Extraordinary Commission of Inquiry tried with great difficulty to find out the number of killed and wounded, since many houses were still empty and it was impossible to find anyone who could establish the number of inhabitants living there before the massacre. The Armenian attack then spread to other areas and quarters of the city. They used machine guns during the attack. The gender and age of the victims were ignored. The Armenians killed not only the Musavat, but also Muslims in general, and did not care about their social status and party affiliation.
Source: Armenians and truth. Volume I (page 227)
From the pen of historians
The results of the March Events were immediate and total for the Musavat. Several hundreds of its members were killed in the fighting; up to 12,000 Muslim civilians perished; thousands of others fled Baku in a mass exodus.
Source: Journal of Contemporary History Vol. 36, No. 2 (Apr., 2001), pp. 211-240;
Michael G. Smith – Anatomy of a Rumour: Murder Scandal, the Musavat Party and Narratives of the Russian Revolution in Baku, 1917-20 (P. 228)
British military correspondent Scotland Liddell, who worked in Baku and Tbilisi during the Azerbaijan Democratic Republic, writes in his article "Armenians against Muslims":
In the graphic of february an article is published under the heading, “The Armenians of Karabagh.” The information, you state, was furnished by Mr. Tigron Nazarian, an Armenian, of course, so that one is not surprised to find it Armenian propaganda. And, alas! one is not surprised to find this propaganda false.
As regards the history, geography and natural riches of Karabagh I have nothing to say. But, as Nazarian’s visit to London is in order that he can urge on the Peace Conference the Armenian request that Karabagh be included politically in the Armenian and not in the Azerbaijan Republic, and as the figures he gives regarding the population of Karabagh are of vital importance in this respect, I must point out that they are grossly untrue..
Nazarian says that there are 198,000 Armenians and 80,000 Tartars in Karabagh. Professor Schepotieff, an authority, with no political axe to grind, has proved in a recent article that the present population of Karabagh is 415,000 Mussulmans as com- pared with only 170,000 Armenians. But …so many innocent Mussulman peasants have recently been massacred by the Armenian troops that even Schepotieff’s figures may be truthfully disputed.
To-day the Armenian regular troops are carrying on a war against Mussulman partisans in Karabagh. For the bloodshed that is taking place, even as I write, the Armenians, and the Armenians alone, are to blame. Although the province of Karabagh was placed under Azerbaijan administration by the British authorities until such a time as the future status of the province would be decided by the Peace Conference, the Armenian leaders and agitators for a long time refused to acknow- ledge Mussulman rule and strove in every way to incite the peaceful Armenian popu- lation against the Azerbaijan Government.
HIS constant agitation and this provoca-tion led on several occasions to fighting.
In November of last year an agreement was signed in Tiflis between the Azerbaijan and Armenian Governments. By this it was arranged that all fighting would cease and that both sides would await in peace the Conference’s decree The Azerbaijan Republic faithfully kept to this agreement. The Azerbaijan troops were withdrawn from Zangezour, but no sooner had this been done than the Armenians very treacherously attacked the Mussulman villages, massacred hundreds of innocent peasants, and within a few weeks had succeeded in destroying over forty Mussulman villages. Azerbaijan has been very patient and long-suffering. But there is a limit to a Government’s patience. War has for long seemed inevitable. Now, on March 22, the Armenians, taking advantage of the Mussul- man festival of Novruz Bairam, and the fact that there were only insignificant Azerbaijan troops, for the purpose of keeping order in Karabagh, have again launched attacks on many Mussulman villages in the province. So far, only partisan troops have opposed them, but I hear on good authority that the Azerbaijan Government is despatching regular troops to the assistance of the unfortunate Mussulman population of the country, who are faced with the threat of complete extirpation at the hands of their “Christian” neighbours.
Armenian propaganda is excellent. Doubtless the many propagandists in England, France and America will take advantage of their losses in the present clash to further their pleas and greedy territorial claims. But we in Trans- Caucasia know what the truth actually is. Surely it is time that the British public knew it too
Dashalti operation
The Dashalti operation was launched on January 25, 1992 at 20:00 in order to liberate the Dashalti village of Asgaran district, located near Shusha, from Armenian chauvinists, and ended unsuccessfully on the night of January 26. This operation was led by the former Minister of Defense, Major General Tajaddin Mehdiyev.
Three volunteer divisions of the newly formed Azerbaijan Army and fighters of the defense battalion of Shusha city took part in the operation.
As a result of the lack of communication between the groups, tactical errors, the spread of operational secrets and the treachery of the guides, the Azerbaijani soldiers who entered Dashalti from the direction of Nabilar village were ambushed by the enemy and completely destroyed.
According to official information, the Azerbaijani Army lost more than 90 people in this operation, and dozens of soldiers are still missing.
Employees from the "Scientific Research, Exposition, and Foundation" department of the Guba "Genocide Memorial Complex," Aysu Bulbulzade and Ulkar Zeynalova, embarked on a scholarly endeavor to the Institute of Oriental Studies, named after Academician Z.M. Buynadov of ANAS.
In a productive meeting with the esteemed Director of the Institute, Academician Govhar Bakhshaliyeva, Guba, discussions revolved around Azerbaijan’s historical ties with Eastern nations during the eras of National Leader Heydar Aliyev and President Ilham Aliyev. The dialogue also encompassed the inception and operational scope of the Institute, highlighting its array of scientific pursuits, local and international conferences, and extensive publication endeavors. Notably, comprehensive insights were shared concerning the genocidal atrocities perpetrated against Azerbaijanis, articulated in Azerbaijani, Turkish, Arabic, Persian, and English languages.
Participating in the meeting was Dr. Subhan Talybli, a distinguished researcher at the Institute of Oriental Studies and concurrently a specialist at the Guba “Genocide Memorial Complex,” holding a doctorate in philosophy and serving as an associate professor.
Throughout the engagement, representatives from the Genocide Memorial Complex engaged in fruitful exchanges with the Institute’s scholars, immersing themselves in scholarly works elucidating the tragedies endured by Azerbaijanis. They also availed themselves of the Institute’s extensive library resources. As a token of mutual appreciation and collaboration, the employees from the Genocide Memorial Complex were graciously presented with a collection of books and magazines published by the Institute of Oriental Studies.
Articles on January 20 tragedy by Subhan Talıbli, leading researcher of the Institute of Oriental Studies named after academician Ziya Bunyadov of ANAS, specialist of the Guba "Genocide Memorial Complex", doctor of philosophy in history, associate professor, were published in several Eastern countries.
The orientalist scholar’s article entitled “The Role of the January 20 Tragedy in the History of Azerbaijan’s Independence and Freedom” was published in Arabic in issues 190 and 191 of the magazine “Turkmen Eli: Literature and Art” published in Iraq.
Associate Professor S. Talıbly’s article in Turkish entitled “January 20 Tragedy: Freedom and Independence Struggle of the Azerbaijani People” was brought to the attention of the general public in Turkey on the websites 1453kralmedya.com, birmagazin.com, sonstargazetesi.com, turknewsgazetesi.com, gazeteazerbaycan.com, kiriminsesigazetesi.com. .
Also, the article “Tragedy of January 20, 1990: the path to independence and freedom of the Azerbaijani people” was published in Uzbek and Russian languages on the website turkona.uz/ in Uzbekistan.
An event called "January 20 - the page of honor and heroism of the road to independence" was held.
A webinar titled “January 20 – the page of honor and heroism on the road to independence” was held under the joint organization of ANAS Lankaran Regional Scientific Center and “Genocide Memorial Complex”. The director of Lankaran RSC Mehman Aliyev, who gave an introductory speech, noted that the tragedy of January 20, which is a day of sadness and pride in our history, was an honorable day when the nation raised its voice for freedom and showed bravery for its independence. Then the director of the Genocide Memorial Complex, Dr. Rakhshanda Bayramova gave a speech on the topic “The great leader Heydar Aliyev’s political and legal assessment of the January 20 tragedy”. The historian noted that the national leader on January 21, 1990 spoke at a meeting held at the permanent representation of Azerbaijan in Moscow regarding the tragedy and sharply criticized the perpetrators of this massacre. Heydar Aliyev considered this event alien to law, democracy, humanism and contrary to the principles of legal state building announced in the country. It was noted that the January 20 events were given a political and legal assessment on March 29, 1994. In total, more than 20 different scientific workers participated in the webinar.
In an educational event organized for high school students at the secondary school in Karachay settlement, Guba region, Rakhshanda Bayramova, the director of the "Genocide Memorial Complex" in Guba, delivered a report on "The Role of Young People in Understanding the Historical Truths of Azerbaijan." The event took place on the eve of the 106th anniversary of the Azerbaijani genocide and included the participation of mothers of martyrs and active women from the region. Approximately 50 students were present at the event.
