The myth that Nagorno-Karabakh was never part of the Azerbaijan SSR

  • The Karabakh Khanate, according to the Kurekchay Treaty of May 14, 1805, came under the protection of the Russian Empire

    The territory, now called the former Nagorno-Karabakh, was part of the Karabakh Khanate, which, according to the Kurekchay Treaty of May 14, 1805, came under the protection of the Russian Empire.
  • 1822 - Karabakh khanate was transformed into a province

    After liquidation in 1822, the Karabakh khanate was transformed into a province headed by a Russian commandant.
  • The Karabakh province is included in the Shusha district as part of the Caspian region

    After the liquidation of the commandant system in 1840, the territory of the Karabakh province was included in the Shusha district as part of the Caspian region.
  • 1846 - the province is part of the Shamakhi province

    In 1846, the province became part of the Shamakhi province.
  • 1859 - the province is part of the Baku province

    In 1859 it became part of the Baku province.
  • 1867 - the province is part of the Elizavetpol province

    In 1867 it became part of the Elizavetpol province.
  • The territory of Karabakh, consisting of 4 districts, is included in the Karabakh Governor-General, which is under the jurisdiction of the Azerbaijan Democratic Republic

    After the formation of the Azerbaijan Democratic Republic, the territory of Karabakh, consisting of 4 districts, was included in the Karabakh Governor-General, formed in January 1919 and under the jurisdiction of the ADR.
  • Agreement between the government of the Republic of Azerbaijan and the Armenian population of Nagorno-Karabakh, according to which the territory is recognized as part of the Republic of Azerbaijan

    In an agreement dated August 22, 1919 between the government of the Republic of Azerbaijan and the Armenian population of Nagorno-Karabakh, the term "Nagorno-Karabakh" was used for the first time in a political sense, and this territory was recognized as part of the territory of the Republic of Azerbaijan.
  • Decree of the Caucasus Bureau of July 5, 1921

    Decree of the Caucasus Bureau of July 5, 1921
    Decree according to which Nagorno-Karabakh remains within the boundaries of the Azerbaijan SSR
  • Decree on the formation within the Azerbaijan SSR of the Armenian Autonomous Region in Nagorno-Karabakh "AONK" (not NKAR)

    On July 7, 1923, the AzCEC adopted a decree on the formation of the Armenian Autonomous Region in Nagorno-Karabakh "AONK" (not NKAR) as part of the Azerbaijan SSR
  • 1936 - renamed the Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Region (NKAO)

    In 1936, after the adoption of a new union constitution, it was renamed the Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Region (NKAO). So, it turns out that the political naming of the territory as Nagorno-Karabakh for the first time occurred as part of the ADR, and the NKAO itself was created only in 1936 as part of the Azerbaijan SSR.
  • The Supreme Soviet of the Azerbaijan SSR adopts a resolution on the dissolution of the Special Administration Committee of the Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Region (NKAR)

    On September 15, 1989, the Supreme Soviet of the Azerbaijan SSR adopted a resolution to dissolve the Special Administration Committee of the Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Region (NKAR). Azerbaijan liquidated a useless organization on its territory.
  • The Supreme Soviet of the USSR approves the decision of the Supreme Soviet of the Azerbaijan SSR on the dissolution of the Special Administration Committee of the Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Region (NKAR)

    On November 28, 1989, the Supreme Soviet of the USSR approved the decision of the Supreme Soviet of the Azerbaijan SSR dated September 15, 1989
  • Adoption by the Supreme Council of the Armenian SSR of the resolution "On the reunification of the Armenian SSR and Nagorno-Karabakh" in violation of the Constitution of the USSR

    On December 1, 1989, the Supreme Council of the Armenian SSR adopted a resolution "On the reunification of the Armenian SSR and Nagorno-Karabakh". The Central Electoral Commission for the Election of People's Deputies of the Armenian SSR decided, in violation of the Constitution of the USSR, to create constituencies on the territory of the NKAO for elections to the Supreme Soviet of the Armenian SSR
  • The Supreme Soviet of the Azerbaijan SSR proclaims the independence of Azerbaijan

    On August 30, 1991, the Supreme Soviet of the Azerbaijan SSR proclaimed the independence of Azerbaijan.
  • Proclamation by the already illegitimate bodies of the Republic of Azerbaijan of the independence of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic

    After Azerbaijan declared its independence and secession from the USSR, on September 2, 1991, at a joint session of the already ILLEGITIMATE Nagorno-Karabakh regional and Shaumyan district Soviets of People's Deputies of the Azerbaijan SSR, the creation of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic was proclaimed
  • The Supreme Council of Azerbaijan adopts a resolution on the liquidation of the NKAR

    On November 26, 1991, the Supreme Council of Azerbaijan adopted a resolution on the liquidation of the NKAR