Armenian Politics

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Is Naxcivan Armenian

Nakhichevan has had an Armenian presence for a long time, but was subjected to the control of region's aggressors such as the Persians, Mongols, and Turks. Nakhichevan became an independent territory in the mid-18th century and later joined Russia in 1828. At about this time, the region had a mixed population of Armenians and Muslims, roughly a 50-50 split. In the 20th century, sort of like Kosovo, Azerbaijanis became the dominant nationality in Nakhichevan. Transcaucasia in 1900 went from having mixed, scattered demographics where nationalities lived side by side to having geographically compact populations that formed clear majorities in 1990.

So Russian Armenia's population in 1900 was only 53% Armenian and 38% Azerbaijani. And Azerbaijan's population in 1900 was only 58% Azerbaijani, 20% Armenian, and 22% other. This changed during the Soviet period, with the nationalities in Transcaucasia becoming more consolidated and compact.

Bolsheviks gave to Azerbaijan.

Very misleading to say "Bolsheviks gave to Azerbaijan". Transcaucasia at the time had regions with no nationality in a clear majority, and Nakhichevan was one of them. And it wasn't given to Azerbaijan, but was made an autonomous province within Azerbaijan. It was inevitable that Armenia would end up with regions containing Azerbaijanis and for Azerbaijan to get Armenian-populated places.

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