The words of the famous Russian historian and orientalist Andrei Zubov in his lecture caused great resonance in the Russian-speaking audience of social networks.
Speaking about the Ottoman Empire, Zubov said that Armenians were betraying the Turks at that time.
Based on the facts, the scientist noted that though the Turks' supported Armenians, they secretly armed themselves and pointed their weapons to the Turks during the Russian attack:
“Dashnaks have achieved what they wanted. Their main desire was to create an Armenian state on Turkish lands. First, the Armenians were hostile to the Turks. They betrayed Anwar Pasha and the whole Ottoman Empire. This no more than a crime. Imagine, in those days, ordinary Muslims embraced thousands of Armenians and took them home. This was noted by the Armenians themselves. Such cases are rare in history. The Turks saved thousands of Christians. Do you think the Russians did this against the Chechens or the Crimean Tatars? Think…” the scientist noted.
Eurasia Diary presents the video of the lecture: