Abstract

Due to the Armenian History, it can be obvious that the Armenian nationalists lead to broad nationalist propaganda before committing large sabotages and do not hesitate to reach their goals in different ways. We can show a lot of examples concerning this issue. In this regard World War I eve can be characterized as a period of new “mo- vement” of Armenian nationalistic propaganda, as well. As at that time Western Countries’ aggressive policy aimed to destroy Ottoman Turkey and the Armenian nationalists who were ready to be part of it in order to achieve the realization of the their dream about indepen- dencytheybrought theArmeniannationalists’propagandamachine into action with all its strength, involving in its propaganda circle Western and Russian Authorities, Military and Political circles, as well as Society and they tried to form an opinion that “ a fair” so- lution of “ Armenian Issue “ raised by western politicians in the II half of the XIX Century associated with the reforms in the West of Ottoman Turkey, in other words it is related to the establishment of Armenian autonomy where it is claimed to be the majority of Armenians.

Keywords

• Key words: World War I
• South Caucasus
• Ottoman Turkey
• Arme- nian Media
• Separatism
• World War I, South Caucasus, Ottoman Turkey, Arme- nian Media, Separatism

From the History of the National-Separate Propaganda of the Armenian Press of the Caucasus on The Eve of World War I

Abstract

Due to the Armenian History, it can be obvious that the Armenian nationalists lead to broad nationalist propaganda before committing large sabotages and do not hesitate to reach their goals in different ways. We can show a lot of examples concerning this issue. In this regard World War I eve can be characterized as a period of new “mo- vement” of Armenian nationalistic propaganda, as well. As at that time Western Countries’ aggressive policy aimed to destroy Ottoman Turkey and the Armenian nationalists who were ready to be part of it in order to achieve the realization of the their dream about indepen- dencytheybrought theArmeniannationalists’propagandamachine into action with all its strength, involving in its propaganda circle Western and Russian Authorities, Military and Political circles, as well as Society and they tried to form an opinion that “ a fair” so- lution of “ Armenian Issue “ raised by western politicians in the II half of the XIX Century associated with the reforms in the West of Ottoman Turkey, in other words it is related to the establishment of Armenian autonomy where it is claimed to be the majority of Armenians.

Keywords

• South Caucasus
• Ottoman Turkey
• Arme- nian Media
• Separatism

References

1. 1. National archives of The Republic of Azerbaijan fund 276, list 8, case 498, v.21; list 8, case 530, v.4
2. 3.Scotland Liddell. War with Muslims. Armenians are attacked again. http://karabakh-doc.azerall.info/ru/arxdoc/ad023.htm
3. 4. National archives of The Republic of Azerbaijan 8,case 429, v.5 National archives of The Republic of Azerbaijan f.276, list 8,case 429,v.26
4. Ibid,v.41 20.Ibid, v.40 21.Ibid,v.70 22.Ibid, v.78 23.Ibid,v.102
5. 24.Death and Exile: the Ethnic Cleansing of Ottoman Muslims, 1821-1922 by Justin McCarthy ,Darwin Press, Princeton, NJ 1995