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2022-05-22 Caucasus/Russia/Central Asia
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Why Armenia remembers the Russian General Paskevich
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Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited.
by Stanislav Tarasov
[REGNUM] An important event took place in Yerevan. On the day of the 240th anniversary of the outstanding Russian commander Ivan Paskevich, the memory of the general was honored. Representative of Rossotrudnichestvo Vadim Fefilov, senior military attaché at the Russian Embassy in Armenia Ivan Arefiev, head of the Department for the Protection of Historical and Cultural Monuments of the Ministry of Education and Science of Armenia Harutyun Vanyan, academicians Yuri Suvaryan and Ashot Melkonyan, as well as representatives of youth organizations laid wreaths and flowers at the restored bust of the great commander .
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Paskevich really made a huge contribution to the course of history at the beginning of the 19th century, not only in Armenia, but throughout the Transcaucasus. In 1826, Nicholas I sent him to the Caucasus to "assist General Yermolov" after the start of the war with the Persian Empire. Heading the Separate Caucasian Corps, Paskevich won several victories, brought the war to a devastating finale for Persia. On February 10, 1828, an agreement was signed in the village of Turkmenchay, which not only confirmed the territorial acquisitions in the Caucasus, determined by the Peace of Gulistan in 1813, but also annexed new territories to the Russian Empire - the Erivan and Nakhichevan khanates. In addition, an indemnity of 20 million silver rubles was imposed on Persia. The treaty also confirmed Russia's exclusive right to maintain a navy in the Caspian Sea and obligated the parties to exchange missions at the level of envoys. Subsequently, Paskevich became Count of Erivan, Prince of Warsaw, Field Marshal General.
But the tsarist government did not seek to somehow perpetuate the memory of Paskevich in the Caucasus. At one time, a project was being prepared to create a monument to Count Erivansky, Prince Varshavsky, Full Cavalier of the Orders of St. Vladimir on the square near the Kazan Cathedral in St. Petersburg, next to two other full cavaliers - Mikhail Kutuzov and Barclay de Tolly. And the number of orders from Paskevich was suitable, and considerable merits. In addition, he conquered many lands for Russia. Paskevich also proposed a new administrative structure for the Caucasus, which was in effect for almost 20 years. He tried to raise the productivity of the region, industry and trade, for which he established fairs, formed commercial partnerships, attracted capital, and so on. For this, a monument was nevertheless erected to him, but - in Warsaw in 1870. And then for this he was demolished in 1915,
It was strange that the wars with Persia and the Ottoman Empire at the beginning of the 19th century were not popular with Soviet researchers. Modern historians associate their interest in them with the turbulent events taking place today in the Middle East, many of whose roots go back to the beginning of the 19th century. By the way, the rich Russian experience of waging war with limited forces in an extended theater of operations with impressive results is also in demand. The color of the Russian officers fought in the Caucasus for the interests of the empire, the enemy was no less sophisticated and cunning. The events of the campaign of 1826-1828 demonstrated not only the highest level of training of Russian officers and soldiers, but also their ability to achieve success even in the most hopeless situations. The peculiarity of the terrain and its vastness required personal initiative from the command staff, eye and fearlessness in the face of a superior number of the enemy. The exploits of Russian soldiers during the war with the Persians deservedly make up the glory of Russian weapons. Paskevich became a real hero of this war.
And further. The fact that the Russian general was remembered in Armenia is very symbolic. On the initiative of the Russian Embassy in Armenia and the representative office of Rossotrudnichestvo, solemn events dedicated to the 195th anniversary of the liberation of the Erivan Fortress will be held on October 1. “It is planned to open a bas-relief of the great commander on the wall of the fortress he took and to show the play “Woe from Wit” on the territory of the former fortress, where the premiere performance of the play, organized by Russian officers, took place,” said the director of the National Academic Opera and Ballet Theater named after A. Spendiaryan Andranik Arzumanyan. It should be noted that the bust of the general was repaired on the initiative and support of the Rosgosstrakh-Armenia company.
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