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To justify its destruction of Armenian heritage, Azerbaijan often accuses Armenia of doing the same to Islamic sites.
This is part of Azerbaijan's effort to vilify Armenians.
In reality, the USSR oversaw the systematic destruction of religious sites - Islamic & Christian alike.
This is part of Azerbaijan's effort to vilify Armenians.
In reality, the USSR oversaw the systematic destruction of religious sites - Islamic & Christian alike.
There were over 25,000 mosques throughout what would become the USSR in 1918 (majority in Central Asia) and fewer than 500 operating by the 1970s.
This included 2000+ in Azerbaijan prior to Soviet occupation, and just 16 operating by the end of the 1970s.
This included 2000+ in Azerbaijan prior to Soviet occupation, and just 16 operating by the end of the 1970s.
Christianity suffered a similar crackdown. Between 1927 and 1940, the number of operating Russian Orthodox Churches in Russia fell from over 30,000 to fewer than 500.
In Armenia, of the 500 churches estimated to be operating prior to 1917, just 7 were functioning by 1945.
In Armenia, of the 500 churches estimated to be operating prior to 1917, just 7 were functioning by 1945.
