1988. The First Demonstrations in Karabakh

The 1988 Karabakh movement began in the towns of Hadrut, Martuni, Askeran and Stepanakert. These photos show the first demonstrations. The author of the photos is Valeriy Petrosyan, who at the time was the photographer of the Askeran town newspaper Karmir Drosh ( Red Flag). Petrosyan is one of the few, perhaps the only, photographer who has photographed the February 13 rally in Stepanakert.