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Russian archives refute Armenian =93genocide=94 claims
A do***ent in Russia's official archives has surfaced that shows
Armenians carried out mass killings in 1915, and is one of the
strongest pieces of evidence that reveals Yerevan's claims of
"genocide" are nothing but a lie. (UPDATED)
Turkish academic, Mehmet Perincek, has uncovered a 65-page re****t
while conducting research at the Russian State Military History
Archives, Hurriyet daily re****ted on Monday. The re****t was written by
Brigadier General Leonid Bolkhovinitov and sent to the Russian
headquarters in Dec. 11, 1915.
"Armenian voluntary units had started violent slaughters against the
Muslim people with racist motives," the re****t was quoted as saying by
Hurriyet.
The Russian general also said in his re****t the information given by
the Armenians "are politically-motivated" and did not reflect the
actual situation in the region. He also named the incidents as, "The
issue defined as the Armenian question."
"We shall not believe in the death tolls that the Armenians give. The
number of missing people has been exaggerated in the memos distributed
by the Dash**** party and there is no doubt that they are politically-
motivated. Those Armenian gangs, who triggered the slaughters, are the
ones who should be blamed for those missing," Bolkhovinitov said in
his re****t.
He also accused England of provoking the Armenians to prevent a
potential alliance between the Ottoman Empire and Russia. "Before that
Turks, Armenians, and Kurds used to live in peace. Even the living
conditions of Armenians were much better than Kurds' and Turks," he
added.
This re****t is likely to create a new perspective on the Armenian
claims, given the fact that Russia and the Ottomans were enemies
during the late 1910s, increasing the im****tance of the re****t.
Turkey says parliaments and other political institutions are not the
appropriate bodies to debate and pass judgment on disputed periods of
history. Past events and controversial periods of history should be
left to historians for their dispassionate study and evaluation.
However Turkey's efforts to carry a deeper investigation have yet to
have a positive outcome. In 2005, Turkey officially proposed to the
Armenian government the establishment of a joint historical commission
composed of historians and other experts from both sides to study
together the events of 1915 and to open the archives of Turkey and
Armenia, as well as the archives of all relevant third-party countries
and share their findings publicly. Unfortunately, Armenia has not yet
responded positively to this initiative and Turkey's proposal remains
on the table.
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