The Azeri-Armenian Village Swap
How two villages, Armenian and Azeri, managed to avoid ethnic violence by swapping homes
Witness History · BBC World Service
August 6, 20188m 52s
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Show Notes
At a time of a bitter ethnic conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan in 1988, two villages managed to escape violence by swapping homes with each other. Bairam Allazov, an Azeri, and Ishkhan Tsaturian, an Armenian, told the BBC about how they managed to guide their neighbours and families to safety as war broke out in the Caucasus.
Photo:Photo: Bairam Allazov (l) and Ishkhan Tsaturian (r). Credit: BBC