"ARMENIANS BURNT ALIVE BY TURKISH SOLDIERS"
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[02:51 pm] 24 October, 2008
Recently, the Armenian Genocide Museum-Institute’s efforts towards
collection of new data on the Armenian genocide have experienced
great success with the enrichment of AGMI’s collection of documentary
photographs. The most recent discovery is a photo testifying of the
Armenian Genocide and in particular the massacres of the Armenian
population in the region of Mush.
The photograph has been acquired by the AGMI and was captured by
Russian soldiers on the Caucasus front in 1915. It portrays the
remains of the Armenian villagers who were burnt alive during the
massacres of Mush.
This photograph is one of a kind. It is one of the well preserved
photos discovered in an album called, "Album of refugees" published
in Tiflis (1917). The album is consisted from 62 unique photos that
demonstrate the events of the Armenian Genocide. However, only a few of
the original 62 have survived and most of them are in dire conditions.
Nonetheless, the authenticity of the "Album of refugees" is
demonstrated through the validity and great condition of this unique
photo. On the back of this picture is a quote in Russian stating;
"Armenians burnt alive in Sheykhalan by Turkish soldiers". Furthermore,
the photo is marked with the number 74, which indicates the existence
of a larger collection of photographs captured by Russian soldiers
during WWI.
Hence, the AGMI is adamant in locating the remaining photos of this
collection which will sturdily assist the Institute’s efforts to
demonstrate the complete picture of the first genocide of the 20th
century.