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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 ]
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.
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 ...
Armenia thus had one of the highest death tolls, per capita, among the other Soviet republics. Armenian Marshals and Admiral of World War II on stamps: Bagramyan, Isakov, Babadzhanian, Khudyakov. A total of 117 citizens of Armenia including 10 non ethnic Armenians were awarded Hero of the Soviet Union. Of these, 36 had been killed in action and ...
1828–1829: Over 50,000 Armenians from Ottoman Empire and Iran migrate to Russian Armenia; 1828 October 9: Khachatur Abovian and Friedrich Parrot reach the summit of Mount Ararat for the first time; 1836: Polozhenie (Statute) decree allows Armenian language schools in the Russian Empire, regulates the Armenian church; 1840: Armenian Oblast ...
The Red Army invasion of Armenia [a] was a military campaign which was carried out by the 11th Army of Soviet Russia from September to 29 November 1920 in order to install a new Soviet government in the First Republic of Armenia, a former territory of the Russian Empire.
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 ...
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]