Nagorno-Karabakh

Russia and Armenia share a long history of cultural, political, and economic ties, with the former playing a significant role in the development of the latter. Both countries have been closely linked since the days of the Soviet Union, with Armenia being one of the fifteen republics of the Soviet Union. Even after the collapse of the Soviet Union, Russia continued to maintain a strong relationship with Armenia. Political Relations: The political relationship between Russia and Armenia has…

I spent a lovely afternoon at one of the many parks in Tbilisi on Eristavi street. I was surprised to see that there were many American people living or walking around the area. I had some free time and decided to buy an English newspaper, but I was disappointed to find out that all the newspapers and magazines at the stands were in Georgian. When I asked if they had any Russian newspapers, I was offered a crossword puzzle. I continued my search for a newspaper in English or Russian and…

Recently I wrote an article about Georgia, then, now - future, this time I would like to write about Armenia. Landlocked land, with huge economic problems, ongoing conflicts with neighboring Azerbaijan over Nagorno-Karbakh region. A country that plans to enter Eurasian Union on January 1st, 2014.   Let's start with some basic chart: As seen from the chart above, Armenia, as well as neighboring Georgia, is no exception, in economic shrink after collapsing of Soviet Union. Now let's take a…