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Armenian Tragedy: An Eye-Witness Account of Human Conflict and Natural Disaster in Armenia and Azerbaijan - Hardcover
One of the Soviet Union's most respected photo-journalists, Yuri Rost, gives a fascinating and often moving account of the inter-ethnic war and of the devastating earthquake. 1988 was perhaps the blackest year in Armenian history. Post explains the background to the disaster, both political and natural. This horrifying chronicle to which Rost himself was often a witness is based on first-hand accounts. One of the greatest problems faced by Gorbachev in reforming the Soviet Union was the prospect of the disintegration of the last of the great European empires. One of the most crucial areas was the autonomous region Nagorno Karabakh, an historically Armenian area granted to Azerbaijan by Stalin.
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Text: English (translation)
Original Language: Armenian
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Original Language: Armenian
Chaos caused by ethnic and territorial strife between Christian Armenians and Muslim Azerbaijani, exacerbated by the 1988 earthquake, is eloquently portrayed by Soviet photo-journalist Rost, who admits to favoring the Armenian cause. In a foreword, Sakharov alludes to politically negative effects the conflict could have on perestroika , which he notes awoke ethnic hostilities repressed by Stalin. Accounts by victims of warfare and earthquake and interviews with leaders of both republics and the U.S.S.R. animate this wrenching report, its drama preserved in an excellent translation. The book is prophetic of the current newsmaking escalation of conflict in Azerbaijan.
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Copyright 1990 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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- PublisherSt. Martin's Press
- Publication date1990
- ISBN 10 0312046111
- ISBN 13 9780312046118
- BindingHardcover
- Number of pages194
- EditorTranslated By Elizabeth Roberts
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ARMENIAN TRAGEDY, an Eye-witness Account of Human Conflict and Natural Disaster in Armenia and Azerbaijan
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Book Description Hardcover, 9½" x 6½", with dust jacket 194 pages In this book, one of the Soviet Union's most respected photo-journalists, Yuri Rost, gives a fascinating and often moving account of the inter-ethnic war and the devastating earthquake. 1988 was perhaps the blackest year in Armenian history. Rost explains the background to the disaster, both political and natural. This horrifying chronicle to which Rost himself was often a witness is based in first-hand accounts. Book includes 26 b&w photographs and one map. Ours is an ex-library copy in transparent protective covering, with usual stickers, and stamps. Barcode excised from endpaper. GOOD book in GOOD unclipped dust jacket. Seller Inventory # 43547
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