Research Article

The 1915 Events In The Light Of The Russian Archives And International Court Decisions

Number: 38 December 28, 2018
  • Mehmet Perinçek
TR EN

The 1915 Events In The Light Of The Russian Archives And International Court Decisions

Abstract

There are two main points that help us better understand the developments leading to the Relocation and Resettlement Law of 27 May 1915. The first point is the alliance between the sections of the Ottoman Armenian population under the Dashnaktsutyun leadership and the imperialist European states and Tsarist Russia. The second is the policy of ethnic cleansing against the Muslim population by the Armenian volunteer committees in order to change the demographic balance in the region in their favour to achieve the aim of “Great Armenia”. Documents (correspondences between officials, field reports etc.) contained at the Tsarist Russian archives, the archives of a state that was outright at war with the Ottoman Empire, provide us evidence and context to properly understand the rationale and legitimacy of the relocation policy carried out by the Ottoman Empire concerning its Armenian subjects. National and international court verdicts, such as those of the European Court of Human Rights, in contemporary times concerning issues on genocide disputes and freedom of expression add additional perspective on the research of the relocation policy.

Keywords

References

  1. Russian State Archive of Socio-Political History (RGASPI) - fond 5 opis 1 delo 279
  2. Russian State Military Historical Archive (RGVIA) - fond 2000 opis 1 delo 7716, fond 2100 opis 1 delo 94, fond 2100 opis 1 delo 517, fond 2100 opis 1 delo 558, fond 2100 opis 1 delo 604, fond 2100 opis 1 delo 698, fond 2100 opis 1 delo 982, fond 2100 opis 1 delo 1191, fond 2100 opis 2 delo 460, fond 2100 opis 2 delo 1094, fond 2168 opis 1 delo 264, fond 2295 opis 1 delo 616, fond 2295 opis 3 delo 542, fond 2295 opis 3 delo 772, fond 2295 opis 3 delo 757, fond 2300 opis 1 delo 498, fond 2300 opis 2 delo 119, fond 2303 opis 2 delo 314
  3. State Archive of the Russian Federation (GARF) - fond 102 DOO opis 1912 delo 14, fond 102 OO opis 1913 delo 14 chast 92B, fond 102 OO opis 1914 delo 343 chast 4, fond 102 OO, opis 1914 delo 14 chast 79B
  4. “Application of the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide (Croatia v. Serbia) - Summary of the Judgment of 3 February 2015.” International Court of Justice, verdict summary, February 3, 2015, https://www.icj-cij.org/files/case-related/118/18450.pdf
  5. “Application of the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide (Croatia v. Serbia) - The Court rejects Croatia’s claim and Serbia’s counter-claim.” International Court of Justice, press release, February 3, 2015, https://www.icj-cij.org/files/case-related/118/18448.pdf
  6. “Armenian Issue”, Great Soviet Encyclopaedia, 1926
  7. “European Convention on Human Rights does not protect negationist and anti-Semitic performances,” European Court of Human Rights, press release, November 10, 2015, http://hudoc.echr.coe.int/app/conversion/pdf?library=ECHR&id=003-5219244-6470067&filename=Decision%20M%27Bala%20M%27Bala%20v.%20France%20-%20ECHR%20does%20not%20protect%20negationist%20and%20anti-Semitic%20performances.pdf
  8. “Grand Chamber - Case of Perinçek v. Switzerland (Application No. 27510/08) – Judgment,” European Court of Human Rights, Grand Chamber judgement, October 15, 2015, https://hudoc.echr.coe.int/app/conversion/docx/pdf?library=ECHR&id=001-158235&filename=CASE%20OF%20PER%C4%B0N%C3%87EK%20v.%20SWITZERLAND.pdf&logEvent=False

Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

-

Journal Section

Research Article

Authors

Publication Date

December 28, 2018

Submission Date

October 27, 2018

Acceptance Date

November 26, 2018

Published in Issue

Year 2018 Number: 38

APA
Perinçek, M. (2018). The 1915 Events In The Light Of The Russian Archives And International Court Decisions. Review of Armenian Studies, 38, 117-148. https://izlik.org/JA82BM82BR
AMA
1.Perinçek M. The 1915 Events In The Light Of The Russian Archives And International Court Decisions. RAS. 2018;(38):117-148. https://izlik.org/JA82BM82BR
Chicago
Perinçek, Mehmet. 2018. “The 1915 Events In The Light Of The Russian Archives And International Court Decisions”. Review of Armenian Studies, nos. 38: 117-48. https://izlik.org/JA82BM82BR.
EndNote
Perinçek M (December 1, 2018) The 1915 Events In The Light Of The Russian Archives And International Court Decisions. Review of Armenian Studies 38 117–148.
IEEE
[1]M. Perinçek, “The 1915 Events In The Light Of The Russian Archives And International Court Decisions”, RAS, no. 38, pp. 117–148, Dec. 2018, [Online]. Available: https://izlik.org/JA82BM82BR
ISNAD
Perinçek, Mehmet. “The 1915 Events In The Light Of The Russian Archives And International Court Decisions”. Review of Armenian Studies. 38 (December 1, 2018): 117-148. https://izlik.org/JA82BM82BR.
JAMA
1.Perinçek M. The 1915 Events In The Light Of The Russian Archives And International Court Decisions. RAS. 2018;:117–148.
MLA
Perinçek, Mehmet. “The 1915 Events In The Light Of The Russian Archives And International Court Decisions”. Review of Armenian Studies, no. 38, Dec. 2018, pp. 117-48, https://izlik.org/JA82BM82BR.
Vancouver
1.Mehmet Perinçek. The 1915 Events In The Light Of The Russian Archives And International Court Decisions. RAS [Internet]. 2018 Dec. 1;(38):117-48. Available from: https://izlik.org/JA82BM82BR