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![The First Republic of Armenia [Հայաստանի Հանրապետութիւն], under the Armenian Revolutionary Federation, was conquered by the Soviet Red Army on December 2, 1920 while Unger Simon Vratsian (student of Law, Editor of Harach, Horizon, Hairenik, and Droshak, jailed by the Ottomans as a Russian spy, and Bureau member) served as Prime Minister. The Declaration of the First Republic of Armenia stated that the Republic was to be a self-governing state, endowed with a constitution, the supremacy of state authority, independence, sovereignty, and plenipotentiary power. The country's first state university was founded under the First Republic. The Armenian Soviet Socialist Republic [Հայկական Սովետական Սոցիալիստական Հանրապետութիւն] was one of the fifteen republics that made up the Soviet Union when the largely agricultural economy transformed to an industrial production center ending September 21, 1991. #Armenia #ARF #Independence photo: The Soviet 11th Ref Army enters Yerevan in 1920, effectively ending Armenian self-rule http://ift.tt/18V1bXi](https://scontent-a.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-prn2/t1.0-9/1480598_633703573338770_192828374_n.jpg)
![The demonstration attended by around 1,000 marks the biggest expression of public protest yet against President Sarkisian’s controversial decision to make Armenia part of the Customs Union of Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan. Participants regard the integration as a prelude to the restoration of the Soviet Union allegedly sought by Putin. At the press conference following this meeting, Putin vowed that Russia would do everything in its power to ensure Armenia’s membership in the Customs Union, saying that all steps had been taken toward that goal. Putin is confident that Armenia’s accession to the Eurasian integration project “would seriously strengthen its economic potential, improve the investment climate and promote direct business contacts, including those between regions.” In his remarks, Putin also discussed the ongoing Nagorno-Karabakh conflict and the role Russia plays in the security of the region. He addressed Azerbaijan’s military threats against Armenia head on saying in the event of resumption of war, “Conditions for a peaceful resolution will be reduced, and other means of resolving the conflict will be reinforced.” emphasizing that it would be counterproductive to speak about what Russia will do if war resumes. The crowd chanted “Free, independent Armenia.” [Azatutyun, Asbarez] #Armenia #CurrentEvents #Assimilation http://ift.tt/1cWF0yM](https://scontent-a.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-frc3/t1.0-9/1464674_634312806611180_240440814_n.jpg)
![Our #AYFDirect Christmas card sent in by the AYF San Francisco Rosdom chapter. 'For when two of them [Armenians] meet anywhere in the world, see if they will not create a new Armenia.' -W. Saroyan #AYFYOARF #Ungers #TriRegional #Armenian #Armenia #CoastToCoast http://ift.tt/1dASm48](https://scontent-b.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash3/t1.0-9/1475985_645437182165409_654379012_n.jpg)
