Погромы армян в Сумгаите в 1988 г. как фактор антиармянской пропаганды в Азербайджане

Abstract

The purpose of the article is to define and analyze Azerbaijan’s main propaganda messages about the pogroms of Armenians in Sumgait on 27-29 February 1988. The main aim of the author is to highlight existing contradictions and falsifications in the coverage of Azerbaijan’s official position of these events. During the first stage of the research, the author conducts monitoring of media and official statements of Azerbaijan for data collection. In the next stages, the author uses the method of structural and content analysis to work with the text of criminal cases and testimonies regarding Sumgait pogroms. During the research, the author takes out Azerbaijan’s official propaganda messages, discovers the contradictions regarding the pogroms of Armenians in Sumgait and Baku, as well as refutes the myths about Eduard Gregorian as the organizer and coordinator of the pogroms. A series of universal recommendations are developed for the Armenian side with the main purpose of minimizing the influence of Azerbaijan’s propaganda and effective counteraction against it.