{"id":993,"date":"2021-04-22T05:50:14","date_gmt":"2021-04-22T05:50:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/armeniaglobe.com\/?p=993"},"modified":"2021-04-22T05:50:15","modified_gmt":"2021-04-22T05:50:15","slug":"aliyev-trophy-park-display-of-victory-shame-or-deep-rooted-armenophobia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/armeniaglobe.com\/hy\/aliyev-trophy-park-display-of-victory-shame-or-deep-rooted-armenophobia\/","title":{"rendered":"Aliyev\u2019s Trophy Park – Demonstration Of Victory, Shame Or Deep-Rooted Armenophobia?"},"content":{"rendered":"

During the six-week war in Nagorno Karabakh <\/a>between Armenia and Azerbaijan, the latter committed numerous crimes against humanity. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

From killing peaceful civilians to artificially delaying the process of returning Armenian prisoners of war<\/a>, it seemed like Azerbaijani Armenophobia couldn\u2019t get worse.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, the leader of this authoritarian country doesn\u2019t cease to shock the international community and apply psychological pressure on the Armenian society <\/strong>that is yet to recover from the demoralizing defeat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Aliyev Inaugurates Military Trophy Park in Baku<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

On April 12, 2021, President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev attended the inauguration of a military trophy park. While many countries have opened trophy parks after their triumphant victory in war, Aliyev\u2019s \u2018Trophy Park<\/strong>\u2019 is different. It is not a glorification of victory but a morbid glorification of crimes against humanity and hideous xenophobia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There are around 300 exhibits in this open-air museum in Baku. Aside from heavy equipment and a wall made of over 2000 license plates of Armenian cars, there are other exhibits in Aliyev\u2019s museum that cross the line between a manifestation of victory and violation of all humanitarian values.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Aside from the military equipment, there are also life-size wax figures of Armenian servicemen depicted in demoralizing scenes – dying, chained, or in anguish. The artists have created these figures in the most cynical and racist ways. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In fact, one of the three artists behind these wax figures Kamran Asadov stated, \u201cWe tried to recreate the ugliest images. \u2026 We gave them hooked noses, flat heads, and other features.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the scenes depicting Armenian servicemen, Azerbaijanis used items belonging to Armenian soldiers to make the scenes look as realistic as possible. It is more than clear that this is done to cause major psychological pain to the families and friends of those who have fallen in war, are detained in Azerbaijan, or still missing. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Additionally, Aliyev\u2019s trophy park is not only built to humiliate Armenians but also show his people how powerful the Azerbaijani army is. So powerful and brave as to let chained Armenian soldiers die in anguish in cells despite all humanitarian laws and human morality.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A scene that came as a shock to not only Armenians that are sensitive to the topic but to the international community too was Aliyev\u2019s walk through a long path of helmets of Armenian servicemen. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

With this installation, Aliyev is now on par with Hitler and Hussein. Many think that it is inspired by Iraqi President Sadam Hussein\u2019s Victory Arch<\/strong>. An installation made with 5000 helmets of Iranian soldiers killed during<\/strong> the Iran-Iraq war<\/a> (1980-1988).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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President Saddam Hussein\u2019s Victory Arch<\/strong> <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

At the opening of the park-museum, President Aliyev said the following, \u201cEveryone who visits the park of military trophies will see the strength of our army, will see our willpower, and how hard it was to achieve victory.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It seems like Aliyev is determined to continue to feed the Azerbaijani society with Armenophobia. As the years have proved, Armenophobia<\/a> is the \u2018cornerstone\u2019 of Azerbaijani national identity. In fact, the Azerbaijani national identity is more anti-Armenian than it is Azerbaijani. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

And while there may be few Azerbaijani people to condemn opening such a park of barbarism, hundreds of people standing in line to see this macabre series of installations find this park of trophies amusing. This is certainly disturbing and a sign of an unhealthy and chauvinist society.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And in this video we see the completion of propaganda. The man in this video was a child once who\u2019d been brainwashed for many years. Another poised heart and mind. Stop this hate pic.twitter.com\/13nCZIALbE<\/a><\/p>— Mirzali Mahammad (@Mirzali_FR) April 20, 2021<\/a><\/blockquote>