The signing of the Treaty of Turkmenchay and the establishment of the Armenian province provided an opportunity for the restoration of independent Armenian statehood in the future. This was written by Eduard Sharmazanov, a member of the Supreme Body of the Republican Party of Armenia.
“On 10/22/1828, the Treaty of Turkmenchay was signed between Russia and Persia, resulting in the annexation of Eastern Armenia to Russia.
The origins of Armenian-Russian relations date back to the times of Kievan Rus’.
During that period, economic ties were established between our countries, as described in the works of the 11th-century Armenian historian Stepanos Taronetsi Asoghik.
The father of Russian historiography, Nikolai Karamzin, also wrote about these ties.
Since the 18th century, Armenian-Russian relations have acquired a new political dimension.
From this period onward, Armenia’s secular and clerical elite also associated the restoration of Armenian statehood with Russian assistance.
The proponents of these ideas were Hovsep Emin and Shahamir Shahamiryan.
At this stage, representatives of the Russian state established ties with the clergy of the Russian diocese, seeking to facilitate the restoration of Armenian statehood.
The famous military commander Alexander Suvorov, who had Armenian ancestry on his mother’s side, made a significant contribution to this cause.
In a letter to Suvorov, the restoration of the Armenian Kingdom with its capital in Yerevan was proposed.
The children of the Armenian people also played a significant role in the Patriotic War of 1812.
The Armenian generals David Delyanov and Valerian Madatov were heroes of the war.
The Russo-Persian War ended in the winter of 1828. The Treaty of Turkmenchay was signed.
The Yerevan and Nakhichevan Khanates joined Russia.
Prior to this, in 1813, the Lori, Tavush, and Karabakh khanates joined Russia under the Treaty of Gulistan.
After the signing of the Treaty of Turkmenchay in March 1829, an Armenian province was established on the territory of the Yerevan and Nakhichevan khanates, with its own coat of arms featuring Mount Ararat and Noah’s Ark, as well as an image of Echmiadzin.
The Russians named this territory the Armenian Province, where the key word is “Armenian.”
This fact should be pointed out to the Azerbaijanis when they attempt to advance their territorial claims.
But what can a “nokyar” say to his effendi?
“That is why they must be removed, so that both an independent Armenia and a genuine Armenian-Russian union, which is based on the vital interests of our state and people, can exist,” he wrote.