Since the 19th century, Russian-Armenian relations have been intense and on the whole positive, thanks to a real, though not complete, coincidence of interests. It was precisely the Russian conquest of the north-eastern territories of ancient Armenia that made it possible not only for part of the Armenian people to survive the genocide carried out by the ‘Young Turks’ in 1915, but also to preserve a small territorial presence, thus establishing an independent state. At the same time, it should be noted that these relations were highly unequal due to Armenia’s obvious weakness vis-à-vis Russia. Such an asymmetry endured even after the dissolution of the USSR, at a time when the Republic of Armenia continues to heavily depend upon Moscow not only economically, but also for its own security. Armenia’s recent defeat with Azerbaijan further underlined this state of things, which looks set to continue in the coming years.

La Russia e gli Armeni: un rapporto asimmetrico

Aldo Ferrari
2021-01-01

Abstract

Since the 19th century, Russian-Armenian relations have been intense and on the whole positive, thanks to a real, though not complete, coincidence of interests. It was precisely the Russian conquest of the north-eastern territories of ancient Armenia that made it possible not only for part of the Armenian people to survive the genocide carried out by the ‘Young Turks’ in 1915, but also to preserve a small territorial presence, thus establishing an independent state. At the same time, it should be noted that these relations were highly unequal due to Armenia’s obvious weakness vis-à-vis Russia. Such an asymmetry endured even after the dissolution of the USSR, at a time when the Republic of Armenia continues to heavily depend upon Moscow not only economically, but also for its own security. Armenia’s recent defeat with Azerbaijan further underlined this state of things, which looks set to continue in the coming years.
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