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The Armenian Genocide: Ottoman Annihilation and Survival
In this episode, Lucas and Luna explore the Armenian Genocide of 1915, a systematic campaign of mass killing, deportation, and cultural erasure carried out by the Ottoman Empire during World War I. Lucas explains the context of Ottoman decline, the rise of Turkish nationalism under the Committee of Union and Progress (CUP), and the role of figures like Talaat Pasha and Enver Pasha. They discuss the use of forced marches into the Syrian Desert, mass burnings, and the infamous Red Sunday of April 24, 1915, when Armenian intellectuals were arrested. Lucas names specific sites of atrocity like…
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