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The Karabakh Movement: Armenia's Fight for Self-Determination
In this episode, Lucas and Luna explore the Karabakh movement of 1988, a pivotal chapter in Armenia's modern history. They trace the origins of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict from the Soviet-era decision to place the predominantly Armenian enclave under Azerbaijani jurisdiction, through the peaceful demonstrations in Yerevan and Stepanakert, to the rise of the Karabakh Committee and the Sumgait pogroms that changed everything. The conversation covers key figures like Igor Muradyan, Zori Balayan, and Levon Ter-Petrosyan, and examines how perestroika and glasnost under Mikhail Gorbachev…
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