Mount Ararat with the historic Khor Virap monastery visible at center-left

Genocide & Resilience

The Soviet-organized nerkaght ('return') brought approximately 100,000 diaspora Armenians to Soviet Armenia between 1946 and 1948, mainly from the Middle East, Greece, and France. For many, the reality was harsh: their Western-Armenian dialect and foreign credentials marked them as suspect, and some were exiled to Siberia in Stalin's 1949 deportations.

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Armenia

Theย Soviet-organizedย nerkaghtย ('return')ย broughtย approximatelyย 100,000ย diasporaย Armeniansย toย Sovietย Armeniaย betweenย 1946ย andย 1948,ย mainlyย fromย theย Middleย East,ย Greece,ย andย France.ย Forย many,ย theย realityย wasย harsh:ย theirย Western-Armenianย dialectย andย foreignย credentialsย markedย themย asย suspect,ย andย someย wereย exiledย toย Siberiaย inย Stalin'sย 1949ย deportations.ย 

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