Soviet Armenia: Stalin, Spitak, and the Karabakh Movement

In episode 7 of The Story of Armenia, Lucas and Luna explore Armenia's 20th-century odyssey within the USSR, from Stalin's purges to the 1988 Spitak earthquake and the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict. They discuss how Soviet modernization transformed Yerevan, the role of the Armenian diaspora in the Karabakh movement, and the enduring legacy of the 1915 genocide in shaping national identity. The conversation touches on key figures like Anastas Mikoyan, the first Soviet Armenian to hold high office, and the cultural touchstones of Komitas and the Matenadaran. It's a story of survival, resilience, and the moral ambiguities faced by a nation caught between empires. #SpitakEarthquake #NagornoKarabakh #SovietArmenia #Stalin #AnastasMikoyan #Komitas #Matenadaran #KarabakhMovement #Perestroika #Gorbachev #Yerevan #ArmenianDiaspora #ArmenianGenocide #USSR #History #FexingoHistory #Caucasus #ModernArmenia #ArmenianHistory #MountArarat Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo