What’s in a name? Russian state media used the Armenian name for Karabakh’s capital. Azerbaijani outlets responded by renaming Russian cities.

What’s in a name? Russian state media used the Armenian name for Karabakh’s capital. Azerbaijani outlets responded by renaming Russian cities.

Diplomatic tensions between Russia and Azerbaijan have been steadily escalating. In June, Russian authorities arrested members of the Azerbaijani diaspora in Yekaterinburg; two people died in custody. Azerbaijani officials responded by arresting Russian citizens and scaling back cooperation with Moscow. Now, the tit-for-tat has extended to place names. After Russia’s state news agency, TASS, referred to the administrative center of the long-disp…