Karabakh – "a black cat" Armenian-Azerbaijani relations

Both parties consider the region and refer to the different periods of history. Armenians prefer to name this part South Caucasus Artsakh – according to the name of the region existing in the period of the ancient Armenian state. When in 1918 the Azerbaijan Democratic Republic was formed, Karabakh appeared in its structure. Together with all Armenians who there lived. "Karabakh is such place where lived both Armenian, and the Azerbaijani population. That is Azerbaijanians there were engaged in pasturable cattle breeding, Armenians – agriculture more. And anybody especially did not disturb anybody. But in the 18th year to the power in...