Baku Quotes

... prepare eveything to burn Baku to the ground, if there is an attack... (Vladimir Lenin)
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? View quote
Grigoriy Ordzhonikidze
Hostile propaganda against Armenia and the Armenians and state-supported apparent falsifications of history, which have overwhelmed Azerbaijan, coupled with the arms race and military build-up, prove that Baku is not ready for peace... The Armenophobic and aggressive stance of Azerbaijan reinforces our conviction that Nagorno-Karabakh has no future within Azerbaijan. Moreover, Azerbaijan has no legal, political, or moral grounds for aspirations regarding Nagorno-Karabakh. While we are determined to resolve the issue in an exclusively peaceful and negotiated way, should Azerbaijan opt for a military adventure our response will be resolute. View quote
Serzh Sargsyan
I came to Moscow when I was 5 years old from Baku. To walk all night in Moscow will bring back my youth to me. View quote
Mstislav Rostropovich
We still have forces that want to turn Baku into Beirut. Foreign forces are at work. We must be careful. View quote
Ayaz Mutallibov