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Armenia’s Third Republic: Independence and Early Years
Asbed Kotchikian
Dr. Kotchikian examines the events that shaped the independence movement and early years of Armenia.

Armenia’s Third Republic: Independence and Early Years
Dr. Asbed Kotchikian looks back on the events that gave rise to the independence movement in Soviet Armenia in the late 1980s and the circumstances that shaped the newly independent republic after the collapse of the Soviet Union. Positioned at the intersection of three major global powers, Armenia had to find a balanced approach to foreign policy while struggling with a blockade and a war for Nagorno Karabagh. Dr. Kotchikian describes the sense of hope, optimism and purpose that drove the nation to make a united stand for freedom and self-determination.

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