20 years ago Armenians liberated Martakert
Martakert, a province in the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic, was liberated on June 28, 1993, after several months of retreat. Armenians should learn lessons from the Artsakh war and Martakert Battle, says literary critic Vardan Devrikyan, a participant of the battle.
The biggest lesson to be learned is that any conflict between the government and the opposition affected the protection. Another surprising thing was that the more strained relations were in the capital, the more harmonious it was to cooperate on the frontline," Devrikyan said advising to forget about the relations between the authorities and opposition when protecting the borders of the country.
Between September and February 1992, when the Armenian forces retreated and left Martakert, Azerbaijanis came and settled there. Vardan Devrikyan says it is characteristic of Azerbaijan to populate the occupied territories which is not the case with Armenians. "Armenians never returned to villages where the enemy had stepped. Shushi is another example," says the literary critic.
"Matakert Battle also taught us that it is rather difficult to return something you have lost so easily. Within two months we lost Shahumyan and Martakert and only ten months later we were able to win it back," Devrikyan concluded.
