Nagorno-Karabakh, also known as Artsakh, is a landlocked region in the South Caucasus. Stepanakert is the capital and the largest city of the Republic of Artsakh (better known as Nagorno-Karabakh). " Hovhannes Tormanyan" Secondary School No 9. One hour a week of primary military preparation for 8th and 9th grade. A teacher passes a Kalashnikov rifle to another teacher. The weapon cannot fire anymore and is used only as exercice tool. A Kalashnikov rifle is any one of a series of...
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Nagorno-Karabakh, also known as Artsakh, is a landlocked region in the South Caucasus. Stepanakert is the capital and the largest city of the Republic of Artsakh (better known as Nagorno-Karabakh). " Hovhannes Tormanyan" Secondary School No 9. One hour a week of primary military preparation for 8th and 9th grade. A teacher passes a Kalashnikov rifle to another teacher. The weapon cannot fire anymore and is used only as exercice tool. A Kalashnikov rifle is any one of a series of automatic rifles based on the original design of Mikhail Kalashnikov. They are officially known in Russian as "Avtomat Kalashnikova" , but are widely known as Kalashnikovs, AK47s, or as a "Kalash ». Nagorno-Karabakh is a disputed territory, internationally recognized as part of Azerbaijan, but most of the region is governed by the Republic of Artsakh (formerly named Nagorno-Karabakh Republic), a de facto independent state with Armenian ethnic population. Since 1994, regular peace talks between Armenia and Azerbaijan mediated by the OSCE Minsk Group have failed to result in a peace treaty. The territory is under the control of the Artsakh Defense Army (which is backed up by Armenian Army) due to the ongoing territorial disputes with Azerbaijan. Hovhannes Tumanyan (1869 -1923) was an Armenian poet, writer, translator, literary and public activist. He is considered the national poet of Armenia. 7.10.2019 © 2019 Didier Ruef
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