The Rise and Fall of Nagorno-Karabakh
In the dying days of the Soviet Union, Armenians declared an enclave of Azerbaijan as their own. Tim Whewell tells the story of the rise and demise of Nagorno-Karabakh.
Katie Adie presents dispatches from Armenia, India, China, Belgium and the Middle East.
The flight of more than 100,000 Armenians from Nagorno-Karabakh last year, after a rapid offensive by Azerabaijan, quickly faded from news headlines. Tim Whewell remembers how the self-declared republic first emerged, as the Soviet Union was in its last throes, and reflects on how nations are born, and re-buried.
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Series Producer: Serena Tarling
Editor: Richard Fenton-Smith
Production Coordinator: Katie Morrison
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- Sat 27 Apr 2024 11:30Â鶹Éç Radio 4
- Sun 28 Apr 2024 21:30Â鶹Éç Radio 4