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Basmajian, Shaunt, 1950-1990

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1950-09-30 - 1990-01-25

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

For Nagorno Karabakh, 1989

 Item — Box 328: [Barcode: 31858072490927]
Identifier: CC-22705-23140
Scope and Contents The ink drawing is superimposed upon a tight grid of the repetively typed word "blood." Words that are recognizable in the drawing include the following: 'the' and 'in the soul.' Basmajian was born in the Armenian Republic and migrated with his family to Canada at age 7 years. Hence, his interest in writing this poem about the Nagorno-Karabakh War. Wikipedia: It was an armed conflict that took place from February 1988 to May 1994, in the small enclave of Nagorno-Karabakh in southwestern Azerbaijan, between the majority ethnic Armenians of Nagorno-Karabakh backed by the Republic of Armenia, and the Republic of Azerbaijan. As the war progressed, Armenia and Azerbaijan, both former Soviet Republics, entangled themselves in a protracted, undeclared war in the mountainous heights of Karabakh as Azerbaijan attempted to curb the secessionist movement in Nagorno-Karabakh. The enclave's parliament had voted in favor of uniting itself with Armenia and a referendum, boycotted by the...
Dates: 1989

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