Russian political scientist: Today`s tragic anniversary of the  Armenian Genocide  taking place amidst the loss of Nagorno-Karabakh  and challenging processes in Armenia

ArmInfo.  Today's tragic anniversary of the Armenian Genocide is taking place against the backdrop of the loss of Nagorno-Karabakh, challenging internal  political processes in Armenia, and growing frustration in Armenian  society and the diaspora. Political scientist Sergei Markedonov wrote  on his page.

He recalled that on April 24, Armenians around the world commemorate  the anniversary of the tragic events of 1915.  "I wrote and thought,  but is it only Armenians? No, of course not! Franz Werfel, Valery  Bryusov, Anatole France, Romain Rolland, Johannes Lepsius, Fridtjof  Nansen, Arnold Toynbee, Orhan Pamuk, Andrey Bitov were not Armenians.  And many others who simply could not accept human tragedy and  catastrophic losses.  Today's tragic anniversary is taking place  against the backdrop of the loss of Karabakh, challenging internal  political processes in Armenia, growing frustration in Armenian  society, in the Republic and in the Diaspora! Never before have  active discussions among Armenians themselves been so prevalent about  how important the past is compared to the future. In my opinion, such  a debate is meaningless, because there is no future without the past,  without awareness of the tragedies of history there is no chance of  overcoming them.  My thoughts are with you, Armenian friends! And not  only on this tragic anniversary. I am also sure that memory is not  limited to specific dates " Markedonov wrote.