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in three parts. (50) However there is an enormous need to increase 
the activity in this sphere.
The researches prove that the massacre was committ ed by Ar-
menians in most of the regions of Azerbaij an in 1918. If one part 
of the genocide was studied, however another part is not yet ex-
amined. Therefore, there is an immense need to explore the crimes 
of Armenians in Kurdamir, Goychay, Hajigabul, Salyan, Nefcha-
la, along with Baki, Shamakhi, Guba, Zengezur, Garabag and 
Nakhchivan. One of the unexplored regions, which undergone to 
Armenian atrocities, is Tataramehelle, Uzunbabali, Garamalli, Kh-
illi, Banka villages of Nefchala region. (51) 
The question is how many people were victims of the 1918 mas-
sacres in diff erent regions of Azerbaij an? Is there exact informa-
tion about the victims? 
British brigade general R. Gorton described 20000 victims in 
his document sent to London in December 8, 1918. Likewise, R. 
Mustafazade indicated 20000 in his book. However, A.Balayev 
specifi ed 30000 victims, so did the document of the Emergency 
Investigation Commission. Whereas, the book published by the 
Parliament of the Republic of Azerbaij an notes that 50000 Muslims 
were undergone massacres. (52) But facts indicate that there is a 
great likelihood that more victims will be disclosed as long as the 
researches are continued to carry out.
The crimes committ ed by Armenians towards civilians in 
all periods, including in 1918 are tantamount to the Holocaust 
against Jews in 1933–1945. The director oft he Holocaust Research 
in Ukraine Analoty Podolsky remarked on the massacre that Azer-
baij anis undergone in 1918: “This massacre was conducted by the 
hands of Armenians while establishing the Soviet government by 
force. Today the realities should be expressed on this massacre”. 
(53) 

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Michael Smith writes in his “Memories on Lost People and the 
Azerbaij ani society” that there are three mourning days that exist 
in the calendar of Azerbaij an–the genocide day of Azerbaij anis in 
31 March of 1918, “Holocaust” day in Khodjali in 26 February of 
1992 and the 20 black January of 1990.
These tragedies took place mainly because we forget our his-
tory. The history of the nation that forgets its own history is re-
peated. If the 1918 events were not removed from memories of 
Azerbaij ani nation by false history of the 70 year long Commu-
nist regime and if the park by name S. M. Kirov was not placed 
where thousands of civilians of 1918 March massacres lay under 
the ground, then black January of 1990 and Khodjali tragedy of 
1992 would not happen. If we were not indiff erent to the destiny 
of displaced people in Baku, Shamakhi, Guba and in other places 
in 1918, then today we would not encounter the problem of more 
than one million refugees and displaced persons.
In order to prevent the threats on time and avoid new tragedies 
in future, we should thoroughly study the history and take lessons 
from it.

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