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The collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991 led to challenging times in the early years of Azerbaijan’s independence. The country was unstable and fragile with various crises, the economy was in decline, and the war in Karabakh tore the …
Russian President Vladimir Putin perceived the USSR dissolution as a tragedy and the collapse of historical Russia, the Russian leader said during an interview for a documentary entitled "Russia: Its Recent History" aired …
Today marks the 30th anniversary of the signing of the Belovezh Accords, which marked the official collapse of the Soviet Union and the establishment of the CIS. On December 8, 1991, the leaders of the Russian Soviet Federative …
Today Russia celebrates the Day of Military Glory - the Day of the beginning of the Soviet counteroffensive against the Nazi troops in the Battle of Moscow in 1941. Hitler's plan for a "lightning war" against the USSR …
November marked the 100th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Mongolia and the Russian Federation
For more than a millennium, Egyptian pharaohs had pyramids constructed and often were buried beneath or within the massive monuments
The Battle of Stalingrad is one of the largest and bloodiest battles in the history of warfare, and was a turning point in the Great Patriotic War. November 19 marks 79 years since the start of Operation Uranus that turned the tide of …
"We are talking about the inevitability of punishment, the inevitability of responsibility ... Everyone should be responsible for what he did and everyone who is guilty should be prosecuted." These are the words of the first Prosecutor …
Today Azerbaijan is marking the National Revival Day. Azerbaijani people started indefinite rally on Azadlig Square against the anti-Azerbaijani policy of the USSR on November 17, 1988. It was a real national liberation movement. The …
Today, in the context of the global changes that have covered the planet in connection with the coronavirus pandemic, it is customary for anti-vaxxers and conspiracy theorists to scold the ideas of economist Klaus Schwab, founder and …
Although some think the history of Turkey's Jews goes back to the Spanish Inquisition of 1492, new findings reveal that it is far older, over 2,500 years
A 4,250-year-old gold ewer looted in Anatolia has just been returned to Turkey by the Gilbert Collection, which is housed at London’s Victoria and Albert Museum. The ewer had been acquired in 1989 by Arthur Gilbert from a Los Angeles dealer …
Today, Azerbaijan is marking the State Independence Day. On October 15, 2021, the Azerbaijani parliament adopted a bill renaming the Republic Day of Azerbaijan, which was celebrated on May 28 as Independence Day and October 18 as …
These remarkable feats of design and construction transformed the ways that people travel, communicate and live
Exactly a year ago, on September 27, 2020, Azerbaijan's Patriotic War began. On that day, Armenia's occupying forces subjected the positions of the armed forces of Azerbaijan along the front line and the adjacent populated areas in …
U.S. Ambassador to Azerbaijan Earle Litzenberger paid his respects to those who lost their lives in the 2020 Second Karabakh War, according to the embassy's Twitter. "We extend our deepest condolences to the families of …
Exactly a year ago, on September 27, 2020, Azerbaijan's Patriotic War began. On that day, Armenia's occupying forces subjected the positions of the armed forces of Azerbaijan along the front line and the adjacent populated …
The memory of the martyrs of the Patriotic War has been honored with a minute of silence in Azerbaijan. Traffic flow in the country was suspended. A minute of silence is accompanied by the honking of cars, metro trains, and ships in …
The vibrant network opened up exchanges between far-flung cultures throughout central Eurasia. The Silk Road wasn’t a single route, but rather a vibrant trade network that crisscrossed central Eurasia for centuries
These days, Azerbaijan marks the 103rd anniversary of the liberation of Baku, the country's capital, under the leadership of the Caucasian Islamic Army, which was headed by the 29-year-old Nuri Pasha (Killigil), …
