Black January

Lessons of Black January

Lessons of Black January

On January 20, 2021, we honor the 31st anniversary of what is known as “Black January’’, a day when over 26,000 Soviet troops stormed Azerbaijan’s capital city of Baku and committed a brutal massacre upon the civilian …

Black January commemorated in Moscow

Black January commemorated in Moscow

Today the Azerbaijani Embassy in Russia held a memorial event dedicated to the 30th anniversary of the Black January - a date when Soviet troops entered Baku, killing 132 residents of the city. Ambassador of Azerbaijan to Russia Polad Bulbuloglu …