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Armenia and Italy have a long-standing relationship since antiquity, when the Etruscan civilization sought to trade with the Armenians in the Kingdom of Urartu. [1] This was later expanded when the Roman Empire began to expand and managed to conquer Armenia, converting it into a province . [ 2 ]
Capture of Erivan in 1827 by the Russian forces marked the transition of Persian rule to Russian rule of Eastern Armenia Hamidian massacres Armenia was divided between Russian and Ottoman empires in the early 20th century. Armenian national liberation movement. 1804: Russo-Persian War begins
Eastern Armenia is forcefully ceded by Persia to Russia per the Russo-Persian War (1826-1828), strengthening Russian control of Transcaucasus. 1836: The Russian government enacts the Polozhenie, a statute greatly restricting the power of the Armenian Church. [1] 1894–1896: Hamidian massacres; an estimated 80,000–300,000 are killed.
See Armenia–Italy relations. Armenia has an embassy in Rome. [170] and honorary consulate in Milan. Italy has an embassy in Yerevan and an honorary consulate in Gyumri. [171] Italy has recognized the Armenian genocide in 2000. There are around 4,000 people of Armenian descent living in Italy. Both countries are full members of the Council of ...
The Wehrmacht: The German Army of World War II, 1939–1945. Taylor & Francis. ISBN 1-57958-312-1. Rothenberg, Gunther Erich (1981). The Art of Warfare in the Age of Napoleon. Indiana University Press. ISBN 0-253-20260-4. Sadkovich, James J. (1989). "Understanding Defeat: Reappraising Italy's Role in World War II". Journal of Contemporary History.
Bilateral relations between modern-day Armenia and the Russian Federation were established on 3 April 1992, though Russia has been an important actor in Armenia since the early 19th century. The two countries' historic relationship has its roots in the Russo-Persian War of 1826 to 1828 between the Russian Empire and Qajar Persia after which ...
Armenian side (and allies) Opponent Results World War II (1939–1945) Soviet Union. Soviet Armenia; Germany. Armenian Legion; Victory. 500,000 Armenians fought in the Soviet Army, 200,000 of whom perished. 20,000 Armenians fought in the American Armed Forces [citation needed] 10,000 Armenians fought in the French Armed Forces [citation needed]
Armenia participated in the Second World War on the side of the Allies under the Soviet Union. Armenia was spared the devastation and destruction that wrought most of the western Soviet Union during the Great Patriotic War of World War II. The Nazis never reached the South Caucasus, which they intended to do in order to capture the oil fields ...