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The Abc’s of Being Armenian

(Re)turning to the National Identity in Post-Soviet Textbooks

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(Re)Constructing Memory

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Nestled between its former enemies Turkey and Azerbaijan, Armenia has had a history of foreign domination that has contributed to the shaping of its national identity. Having survived the Armenian genocide during the Ottoman rule (1915–1923) and endured the Soviet domination (1922–1991), the most recent Nagorno-Kharabakh conflict (1988–present), as well as several waves of emigration throughout the centuries, Armenians have nonetheless maintained a strong sense of national identity.

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Palandjian, G. (2014). The Abc’s of Being Armenian. In: Williams, J.H. (eds) (Re)Constructing Memory. SensePublishers, Rotterdam. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6209-656-1_12

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