During the past week, the "Genocide Memorial Complex" in the city of Guba was visited by teachers of general educational institutions of the country, historians and scientists, as well as various tours.
On August 8, 2022, a blood donation campaign was held in the Guba Branch of the Central Blood Bank under the organization of the Guba District Executive Authority with the aim of helping citizens suffering from thalassemia, hemophilia and other diseases.
About 10 employees of the “Genocide Memorial Complex” in Guba city participated in the campaign.
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Armenian vandalism on the pages of "Hummat" newspaper
“Hummet” newspaper is one of the press agencies that played a role in the comprehensive investigation of various articles, witness statements, and the investigation of this tragedy published during the Republic period – 1918-1920.
Muhammad Amin Rasulzadeh, M.A. Azizbeyov, N. Narimanov, S.M. Efendiyev, and P.A.Chaparidze began organizing the publication of the “Hummat” newspaper in 1904. “Hummat” was the first social-democratic press organ not only in Azerbaijan, but throughout the Muslim East among Turkic-speaking peoples. Despite the fact that Bolshevism was promoted in the newspaper’s political viewpoint, the newspaper published articles about the genocide of Azerbaijanis during the events of March 1918. The vast majority of the Armenian population living in Shamakhi joined the Red Army of the Bolsheviks, according to the article “Shamakhi mood” of the “Hummat” newspaper, which provides information about the genocides committed in Shamakhi. The tragedy of Shamakhi’s peaceful population, which was destroyed by the Armenian Dashnaks, was expressed in the June 6, 1918 issue of “”The poor people of Shamakhi left their hearths and left their fathers, sons, mothers, and daughters in these deserts under the rain and rain,” Hummat writes. They wanted to know his age.”
Investigation materials consisting of 7 volumes and 925 pages were collected by the Extraordinary Commission of Inquiry on the terrible looting and atrocities committed by the Armenian-Dashnak forces in the Shamakhi district in March 1918.
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From the pen of historians
An outstanding Lithuanian historian, director of the Institute of Science professor, doctor of sciences Algimantas Lekis in his book “Migration of Peoples in the Caucasus in the 20th century” noted: “The main goal of Armenians at all times, and even now, is the further annexation of the territories of Azerbaijan, primarily Karabakh, and the forcible deportation of Azerbaijanis from their historical lands. Even during the Soviet period, the official Iravan appealed to Moscow 46 times regarding the proposal to hand over Nagorno-Karabakh to Armenians. In this regard, it is also worth recalling that in 1918-1920, that is, before the Sovietization of the Caucasus, the Republic of Armenia, led by the Dashnaks, fought three times with the Azerbaijan Democratic Republic in order to capture Karabakh and Nakhchivan.
Source: Algimantas Lekis “Relocation of peoples in the Caucasus in the 20th century”, p. 8
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Today in History
“Akinchi” (Əkinçi), the first national newspaper in Azerbaijan, was published on July 22, 1875. Hasan Bey Zardabi was the founder and editor of “Akinchi”, which was considered the beginning of the press. Heralding democratic ideas, the newspaper served to create science, culture, literature and art, as well as new-type schools. Seyyed Azim Shirvani, Mirza Fatali Akhundzade, Najaf Bey Vazirov and other leading intellectuals of the time were active collaborators of the newspaper.
The publication of “Akinchi” was stopped in 1877, which was repeatedly subjected to the pressure of the censors of Tsarist Russia.
We congratulate valuable journalists on this day.
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Historians' opinions: Associate Professor Mustafayev Abdulla, Doctor of Philosophy in History
With the assistance of M.Kh. Takinsky, the Iravan Muslim National Council urgently prepared information about the intolerable situation of Azerbaijanis living in the Iravan governorate in 1919 and sent it to Azerbaijan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs. He informed some Azerbaijani states in Versailles and the United States in Paris about the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. According to the information obtained, the restrictions on the most basic human rights of the enterprises that make up half of Armenia without acquiring the disputed territories, armed bandits are fighting against Muslims, and information about European and American security measures is obtained. It was stated at the end of the information attached to the list of Muslim villages evacuated by Armenians: “If the current situation continues, it is clear that Armenian Muslims are doomed to extinction. As a result, all Armenian Muslims appeal to you, the great powers, for the sake of truth, justice, and humanity, and ask you to consider the situation of Armenian Muslims, stand up for their rights, and lend a helping hand.”
Source: Nakhchivan in Armenia’s policy of genocide and deportation. ADPU publishing house. Baku-2013. page-76/194
Heroes who fought in the local resistance movement during the genocides of 1918: Hamid and Uglanaga Ashurov.
Photos of Hamid and Ughlanaga Ashurov, who were honored for their special heroism during the genocide committed by the Armenian Dashnaks in the Guba disaster in April-May 1918, are displayed in the museum’s “Defenders of the Guba Disaster” section. Hamid, who was born in the Dagestan village of Miskinja, moved to Gusar and married Ughlanaga. Hamid Dashnak led a group of 60 people who fought with Hamazasp’s army at the most difficult points, killing about 100 of his soldiers. During the next battle, Hamid goes into battle with his comrades after receiving the order to silence the enemy cannon. Hamid’s body, which was hit by an enemy bullet, is still in the Dashnaks’ control.
Despite the efforts of his comrades, the body cannot be removed from there.
When Ughlanaga heard about the incident, he came to Digah dressed in men’s clothes, a dagger on his waist, and a rifle on his shoulder, to prevent his husband’s body from being trampled by the enemy, and he took the body away from the battlefield. Later, Uglanaga, who has entered the battlefield, fights the Dashnaks. Hatem Agha learns about the defeat of Hamazasp’s army and applauds his heroism.
Note: Some of the information is taken from the book “Bloody Valley” by Muzaffar Malikmammadov.
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