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The Treaty of Turkmenchay: How Russia Reshaped Armenia
In 1828, a peace treaty between Russia and Persia redrew the map of the Caucasus and laid the foundation for modern Armenian statehood. This episode explores the Russo-Persian War of 1826–1828, the negotiations at the village of Turkmenchay, and the pivotal articles that transferred the khanates of Yerevan and Nakhchivan to the Russian Empire. We discuss General Ivan Paskevich’s campaign, the role of Armenian auxiliary forces, the mass migration of Armenians from Persian territory to the new Russian Armenian Oblast, and the long-term consequences for Armenian national identity. Lucas and Luna…
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