The
Last of the Argonauts:
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by John Brenson | NKR-Artsakh | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Shushi |
ARTSAKH, also known as the Republic of Nagorno Karabakh or just N.K.R., has recently celebrated 21 years of self-rule.
Below:Flower selling in Stepanakert, the capital. |
Askeran |
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Looking up at Shushi from the south.
Note the recently renovated white splendour of Ghazanchetsots Cathedral
in the centre.
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The mighty walls of Askeran Fortress,
chiefly built by Pahah Khan in the 18th century as a defence against
the Russians.
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