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Monday Commentary: The 1918 republics in the South Caucasus lit a beacon which has never been extinguished since
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Monday Commentary: The 1918 republics in the South Caucasus lit a beacon which has never been extinguished since

29 May 2018
The festivities marking the centennial of the first republics in Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia were well deserved, and not without present-day significance, for regardless of the managed narratives the powerful messages from a hundred years ago still resonate throughout the region, argues Dennis Sammut.
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1918: If there had not been the first republic, there would not have been Soviet Armenia, nor the current third republic
1918: If there had not been the first republic, there would not have been Soviet Armenia, nor the current third republic
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1918: If there had not been the first republic, there would not have been Soviet Armenia, nor the current third republic

27 May 2018
Armenia is marking the 100th anniversary of the establishment of the first Republic in May 1918. Alexandre Petrossian, a young political analyst based in Yerevan, reflects on the difficulties encountered by the founding fathers, and the achievements of the first republic