The ties that bind : reimagining memory in Armenian identity formation
Journal: Texas ScholarWorks (Texas Digital Library)
Year: 2014

Understanding Armenian identity, what shapes it and why, is necessary for understanding the Republic of Armenia.For it is this identity and its preservation that motivates the Republic of Armenia to create certain policies that agitate for measures that ultimately either improve or threaten stability within the Southern Caucasus as well as Armenian relations with the international community.This thesis utilizes the lens of memory to trace the evolution of Armenian identity through the Russian Im