{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/5e1f02159a47b5450663b62a/5f886af6c299f5570873ca63?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Nagorno-Karabakh’s Myth of Ancient Hatreds","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/5e1f02159a47b5450663b62a/1602775751519-edb731425d116bcd2d41a3916426c4d1.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>During the last week of September an Azerbaijani offensive re-ignited a decades-old conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan over the Nagorno-Karabakh (‘Mountainous Karabakh’) region.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>The Nagorno-Karabakh dispute between Armenia and Azerbaijan is sometimes explained as a result of ‘ancient hatreds’. In reality, it is nothing of the sort, despite both sides using&nbsp;history to bolster their claims to the region.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>This article was part of our Miscellanies series. Sign up to receive this free weekly long read in your inbox, at&nbsp;<a href=\"https://www.historytoday.com/miscellanies\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.historytoday.com/miscellanies</a>.</p><p><br></p><p>Written by Jo Laycock. Read by Paul Lay.</p><p><br></p><p>Image: 'We Are Our Mountains' monument north of Stepanakert, 1978. Completed in 1967, it is a symbol of Armenian heritage in the region.</p><p><br></p>","author_name":"History Today"}