REFLECTIONS OF 1918-1921 EVENTS IN THE VERBAL MEMORY OF SHIRAK PEOPLE

By: Karine Bazeyan,

Collection of materials, Shirak Armenology Research Center, 2023, 283 p.

This work presents the oral and written histories preserved in the local population about the realities of 1918-1921 in the territory of Shirak province, which mainly refer to the description of the two Turkish invasions of 1918-1920 and their aftermath. The collection includes the memories and oral histories from more than 40 settlements of Shirak region about the realities of 1918-1921 in Alexandrapol province and their socio-economic and cultural consequences, which were juxtaposed with literature and archival materials. Based on the above-mentioned materials, a map representing the consequences of the Turkish invasions was compiled.