For decades, Nakhichevan has occupied a peculiar position. The exclave is an autonomous republic within Azerbaijan, a status established during the early Soviet period. According to 1916 Russian statistics cited by historian Richard Hovannisian in The Republic of Armenia, Volume 1: 1918-1919, Nakhichevan was inhabited by 81,000 “Muslims” — a category that included Tatars, Turks and Kurds — and 54,000 Armenians. Between 1918 and 1921, Armenia and…
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