Stalin’s Legacy: The Nagorno-Karabakh Conflict Nagorno-Karabakh is a highly contested, landlocked region in the South Caucasus of the former Soviet Union. The struggle over Nagorno-Karabakh escalated after both Armenia and Azerbaijan attained independence from the Soviet Union in 1991. By the end of 1993, the conflict had caused thousands of casualties and created hundreds of thousands of refugees on both sides. By May 1994, the Armenians were in control of 14% of the territory of Azerbaijan. At that stage, for the first time during the conflict, the Azerbaijani government recognized Nagorno-Karabakh as a third party in the war, and started direct negotiations with the Karabakh authorities. As a result, a cease-fire was reached on May 12, 1994 through Russian negotiations. adst.org/2013/08/stalins-legacy-the-nagorno-karabakh-conflict/
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