THE ABC’S OF BEING ARMENIAN: (Re)turning to the National Identity in Post-Soviet Textbooks

Abstract

Nestled between its former enemies Turkey and Azerbaijan, Armenia has had a history of foreign domination that has contributed to the shaping of its national identity. Having survived the Armenian genocide during the Ottoman rule (1915-1923) and endured the Soviet domination (1922-1991), the most recent Nagorno-Kharabakh conflict (1988-present), as well as several waves of emigration throughout the centuries, Armenians have nonetheless maintained a strong sense of national identity.