Alternative TitleTitle on title page verso: Armenia and its borders : geographical, cartographical and historical changes in the situation
Note (General)"Rouben Galichian is researcher of the cartography of the region of Caucasus and the Middle East, whose focus is on the territories and borders of historical and present day Armenia. Realising the lack of information and the need for offering the non-Armenian readers some facts about the historical presence of Armenia and the establishment of Azerbaijan in the area, Rouben decided to prepare a series of books and monographs in English, Russian, Persian and Turkish to convey the facts and geo-political developments of the region. (See List of Books) The purpose of this book is to present to the reader how, during the 2600 years Babylonian, Greco-Roman, Islamic, Western, and other mapmakers have perceived and presented Armenia on their maps. This is apparent even for the period when Armenia has lost its independence, but appears on all the maps, since the Armenian people still lived on those lands. It also clarifies how during the last years of the First World War I, western powers were envisaging to establish Armenia on their ancestral lands. The lion's share of the work refers to the period after 1918, the establishment of the First Republic of Armenia in 1918, and further developments after its sovietisation in 1920. Particular attention is given to the Soviet policy of resolving the problems of Moscow at the cost of Armenia, by dishing our Armenian lands to Azerbaijan, and the problems created by these actions, which has been the cause of animosity between neighbours. At the end of the text important claims and counter-claims are listed, including detailed logical explanations and suggestions."--Back cover
Note (Bibliography)Includes bibliographical references and index