Shangin`s book "Who and on Whose Land Created the Architectural  Masterpieces of Nagorno-Karabakh?" presented in Yerevan

ArmInfo. "My fellow countrymen are in an information vacuum regarding the events in Artsakh, as there is  little coverage in the media, but I am sincerely convinced that what happened in the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic is a tragedy not only for the Armenian people, but also for the Russian people.

" The author, Russian architect, professor Nikita Shangin, stated this on May 5 at  the presentation of his book "Who and on Whose Land Created the  Architectural Masterpieces of Nagorno- Karabakh?" In his book, the  author not only presents the historical Armenian architectural  monuments of Artsakh, but also exposes Azerbaijani attempts to  distort historical facts and appropriate the rich Armenian cultural  heritage in these territories. 

In this regard, Yuri Navoyan noted that the book is a scientific  response to all attempts at falsification by Azerbaijan. As the  chairman of the organization explained, many states today are falling  under the influence of Azerbaijani propaganda, recalling that earlier  the Vatican hosted an international conference titled "Christianity  in Azerbaijan: History and Modernity", at which the Artsakh cultural  heritage was presented as Caucasian-Albanian. In this regard, he  emphasized that the purpose of the event is also to raise the voice  of justice against Azerbaijani falsification attempts. 

In turn, the head of the Department of Cultural Studies at YSU,  Hamlet Petrosyan, expressed his belief that the book holds  significance because in Armenia there is currently no representative  from the authorities who would raise the issue of the destruction of   Armenian cultural heritage. Former Foreign Minister of Artsakh Karen  Mirzoyan emphasized that the issues raised in the book are not only  relevant to the people of Artsakh, but carry global significance.    During the presentation, the author of the book also mentioned that  the current heroes of Artsakh - its military and political leadership  - are being held captive in an Azerbaijani prison, and emphasized  that their release is a sacred duty.  It should be noted that the  presentation of the book was organized by the DIALOGUE NGO and took  place with the participation of representatives from scientific and  educational institutions in Armenia, Artsakh intelligentsia and  youth.