Azerbaijani Embassy in Russia Demands Removal of 'Eastern Armenia' References from 9th Grade History Textbook

The fact that the Russian Ministry of Education has taken into account the demands of the Azerbaijani Embassy and has been compelled to remove pages concerning 'Eastern Armenia' from the 9th-grade history textbook is a glaring and shameful act, both in terms of scientific validity and for the Russian educational system. This was reported by infoteka24.ru.

The Azerbaijani Embassy in Russia accused the authors of the textbook (Lyashenko, Voloubuev, Smirnov) of distorting certain historical facts, particularly in their use of the term 'Eastern Armenia'. It remains unclear which specific historical facts they are alleging to be distorted.

As for the use of the term 'Eastern Armenia', it has been known to the world since the 4th century AD, specifically in the year 387, following the division of the Armenian Kingdom between the Roman Empire and Persia.