If we pose the question in a soviet, communist fashion, then no republic will be offended. If we pose the question egotistically, it is necessary to answer directly- Azerbaijan will be hurt, Georgia to a lesser degree, and Armenia not at all... Who among you would get up and say that anything we get from the exchange of Baku oil should be refused to our Armenian comrades?


Quoted in "The Azerbaijani Turks: power and identity under Russian rule" - Page 115 - by Audrey L. Altstadt - History – 1992

Grigoriy Ordzhonikidze Quotes

If we pose the question in a soviet, communist fashion, then no republic will be offended. If we pose the question egotistically, it is necessary to...

If we pose the question in a soviet, communist fashion, then no republic will be offended. If we pose the question egotistically, it is necessary to...

If we pose the question in a soviet, communist fashion, then no republic will be offended. If we pose the question egotistically, it is necessary to...

If we pose the question in a soviet, communist fashion, then no republic will be offended. If we pose the question egotistically, it is necessary to...