Андраник Саргсян

Чем больше узнаю людей, тем больше нравятся собаки...

[Андраник Саргсян @sargsyanandra]

Imagine that rashist bots managed to convince Facebook that this is an offensive funny meme and I was blocked for another month. Of course, the Oversight Board won't solve anything. Just like all these last two years. Well, what can I say? Let Zuckerberg and Facebook

[Tigran Khzmalyan (Տիգրան Խզմալյան) @TigranKhzmalyan]

US Chargé d'affaires Amy Carlon wantonly dances during an event held by Azerbaijan in Shushi. Horrible and disgusting.

[Lindsey Snell @LindseySnell]

You can't bothsides this. Azerbaijan's Albanization of Armenian sites has been widely debunked. It's cultural erasure. EU officials should be condemning these attempts, not appearing in videos from Armenian monasteries, giggling next to Hikmet Hajiyev.

[Lindsey Snell @LindseySnell]

Hikmet Hajiyev brought diplomats to an Armenian monastery he called “Albanian," then showed a blank volume as "proof" that Armenian history is falsified. The diplomats looked on and giggled.

It's not just undiplomatic, it's embarrassing. AZ's claims have been widely debunked.

[Levan Tonaganyan @levantonaganyan]

The "Albanian Theory" as an Instrument of Cultural Expansion: Lasha Bakradze's Perspective

In one of his interviews, Georgian historian and cultural scholar Lasha Bakradze expressed concern over the growing politicization of history in the South Caucasus, particularly regarding attempts to reinterpret the origins of Armenian Christian heritage in Azerbaijan and Nagorno-Karabakh. He stated:

"In the 1960s, a theory was created in Azerbaijan. Over time, it became firmly established, and today it is actively politicized and used as an ideological instrument. The Soviet Azerbaijani historian Ziya Bunyadov was one of its principal promoters. According to this concept, all Christian heritage within the territory of present-day Azerbaijan is declared to belong to Caucasian Albania. As a result, it is now claimed that the Armenian churches of Karabakh are actually Albanian, and that the Armenian inscriptions found in them were supposedly added later. Such claims illustrate just how far the politicization of history can go."

This assessment reflects the views of many scholars who argue that the so-called "Albanian Theory" has evolved from a historical hypothesis into a tool of state-sponsored historical policy.

What Is the "Albanian Theory"?

The term "Albanian Theory" generally refers to a concept that gained prominence in Azerbaijani historiography during the second half of the twentieth century. In its most radical form, it claims that virtually all Christian monuments located within the borders of present-day Azerbaijan—including Nagorno-Karabakh—belong to the heritage of ancient Caucasian Albania, while the Armenian origin of many of these monuments is rejected.

This interpretation has been strongly criticized by numerous international historians, archaeologists, epigraphists, and specialists in the history of Christian art.

Historical Context

The history of Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh) long predates the modern political conflict.

During the second and first centuries BCE, under the reigns of King Artaxias I and King Tigranes the Great, Artsakh formed part of the Kingdom of Greater Armenia and is described by classical authors as one of its provinces.

Following Armenia's adoption of Christianity in the early fourth century, Artsakh became one of the most important spiritual centers of the Armenian world.

In the early fifth century, Saint Mesrop Mashtots—the creator of the Armenian alphabet—founded a school at the Monastery of Amaras in Artsakh, where he taught students the newly created Armenian script. The monastery is regarded as one of the oldest educational centers of Armenian culture.

During the Middle Ages, Artsakh was home to the Armenian Principality of Khachen, one of the most influential Armenian feudal states of the region. The princes of Khachen actively supported the construction of monasteries, the flourishing of Armenian literature, and the development of ecclesiastical life.

In later centuries, Artsakh was governed by the famous Armenian melikdoms—semi-independent principalities ruled by Armenian meliks. For several centuries, these principalities preserved Armenian political traditions, defended the local Christian population, and played a significant role in the history of Eastern Armenia.

Why Is This Theory Controversial?

According to Lasha Bakradze and a number of independent historians, these historical interpretations serve several political purposes:

to minimize the historical Armenian presence in the region;
to reinterpret the origins of medieval Christian monuments;
to justify the reattribution of Armenian churches and monasteries;
to construct an alternative historical narrative.

At the same time, the existence of ancient Caucasian Albania as a historical state is not disputed by mainstream scholarship. However, most researchers also note that after the Early Middle Ages its ecclesiastical institutions developed in close association with the Armenian Apostolic Church. Furthermore, the numerous Armenian inscriptions, foundation records, manuscripts, and architectural characteristics found in many churches are widely regarded by scholars as evidence of their Armenian Christian tradition.

History Should Not Become a Weapon

According to Lasha Bakradze, the greatest danger lies not in the existence of competing historical hypotheses, but in the transformation of history into an instrument of contemporary politics.

When the past is used to advance political objectives, it inevitably fuels distrust, deepens conflicts, and intensifies disputes over cultural heritage.

History should be grounded in historical sources, archaeology, epigraphy, and rigorous scholarly research—not political expediency.

As Lasha Bakradze warns, distorting the past does not bring peace. On the contrary, it undermines trust between peoples and turns cultural heritage into a battlefield of political confrontation.

[Андраник Саргсян @sargsyanandra]

@EthanLevins2 Lier. It's russian drone.

[Nathalie Loiseau @NathalieLoiseau]

L’Arménie est un miracle 👇🏻

[Андраник Саргсян @sargsyanandra]

@jchribuisson In my opinion, the only difference with ISIS is that they have an official state, but the methods are the same.

[Lindsey Snell @LindseySnell]

In 2017, Erdogan’s bodyguards attacked peaceful protesters in DC and ultimately suffered zero consequences, so why wouldn’t Aliyev’s bodyguards do the same?

[Андраник Саргсян @sargsyanandra]

Yes, yes, of course... Sarcasm! Yeah, we also remember how food supplies came to us from Odessa to Poti on the ferry "Ukraine." And we also remember the joint offensive of Azerbaijani and Russian troops (under the command of General Shamanov) in 1992.

[Prince du Karabaque @hayqmets]

🇦🇲🇷🇺 Russian Secretary of the Security Council recalls the early 1990s in Armenia:

"I remember well what the situation with fuel and energy was like in Armenia in the early 1990s. Everything was freezing. In Yerevan, it seemed like not a single tree was left, all the parks and avenues were cut down for firewood. I remember how our humanitarian convoys with food and fuel got stuck in the mountains because of avalanches.

At that time, I was personally involved in organizing their dispatch and getting them out of the snow. I want to emphasize in particular, even though things were very difficult in Russia then, we still found the means to provide assistance to our Armenian friends."

[Kadi🇪🇪🌻 @TheFl0orIsLaVa]

IOC is a fcking disgrace.

[Андраник Саргсян @sargsyanandra]

Absolutely

[History Speaks @History__Speaks]

The implicit Armenian Genocide denial from the Trump Administration is disgusting. No gov can claim to be a friend of Christians while engaged in this denialism.

[John Eibner @JohnEibner]

Will the Holocaust be deleted next?

https://t.co/7EeqSyk1l2

The @VP’s deletion of his post about the first great Genocide of Christians of the 20th century should have produced an outcry among self-respecting American Christians. But the silence has been deafening.

It is further amplified by the Vice President’s continuing silence about the Christian prisoners held by his hosts in Baku and Yerevan and the right of the 150,000 ethno-religiously cleansed Armenian Christians of Nagorno Karabakh to return to their homes.

These glaring signs of WEAKNESS, nay COWARDICE, will be noted and acted upon by Christophobes throughout the world. All have seen the administration selling cheaply its pledge to “protect persecuted Christians” to strike a deal for commercial and geopolitical gain.

Christian America is being taken for a ride - rather like Elmer Fudd when bedazzled by smooth-talking, quick-witted Bugs Bunny.

As antisemitism grows throughout the world and sees a deeply disturbing rebound in the United States, it is not unimaginable that the highest officeholders in transactional Washington will be tempted to delete the Holocaust too.

What’s not for sale these days?

But when that time comes, you can be sure that American Jewish leadership will not remain silent, nor should they.

I repeat: “They dress the wound of my people as though it were not serious. ‘Peace, peace’, they say, when there is no peace.” (Jeremiah 6:14)

[Aidan Simardone @AidanSimardone]

Proud “Christian” JD Vance shaking hands with President Aliyev of Azerbaijan, who ethnically cleansed 120,000 Christian Armenians

[Arshak Makichyan @MakichyanA]

Vance deleted this after two hours. Apparently, commemoration of the victims of the Armenian G* lasts only as long as it does not upset Turkish partners.

[Андраник Саргсян @sargsyanandra]

Here's an example of a fearless and courageous lady! Not this cowardly man!

[Nancy Pelosi @SpeakerPelosi]

When I visited Armenia as Speaker in 2022, our Congressional delegation stood at Tsitsernakaberd and spoke clearly and unapologetically about the Armenian Genocide — because truth matters.

That truth was affirmed when the House overwhelmingly passed a bipartisan resolution recognizing the Armenian Genocide in 2019, and when President Biden showed moral leadership by formally acknowledging it in 2021 — a position shamefully reversed by the Trump Administration.

It’s deeply disappointing, though not surprising, to see the Vice President delete a post acknowledging that truth. Erasing history dishonors the victims and weakens our commitment to human rights everywhere.

[Андраник Саргсян @sargsyanandra]

And here are the beneficiaries of this cowardly act.

[Lindsey Snell @LindseySnell]

Turkish state media thrilled that JD Vance deleted a tweet referencing the Armenian Genocide while visiting an Armenian Genocide memorial

[Kegham Balian @kbalian90]

Why did you delete this tweet @VP?

Armenians were crucified for refusing to convert to Islam, women raped, fetuses torn from their mother's wombs and impaled on spikes, yet you, coward, can't say the word genocide?

Shame on you for bowing to Turkey.

[Андраник Саргсян @sargsyanandra]

@Olympics @iocmedia
You caved to the whims of a dictatorial country and changed the title of a piece of music that has an official title and copyright! Seriously? Are you sure you're on the INTERNATIONAL Olympic Committee? Shame on you!

[Андраник Саргсян @sargsyanandra]

@VPPressSec @VP @SLOTUS The Armenian Genocide memorial in Yerevan
Why did you delete this post???

Shameful how Russia’s partner Turkey effectively presses you and it can even shut your mouth.

It's your "Christian values"???
#NeverForget
#TurkeyIsGuilty
#ArmenianGenocide