Svetlana Markaryan's book exposes the violent expulsion of Azerbaijanis from Khalisa in 1988.
Vazgen Sargsyan personally oversaw the robbery of money and jewelry from Azerbaijani families.
Markaryan describes beatings, insults, and a pregnant woman dropped by the crowd while boarding a truck.
The book debunks the myth of peaceful departure promoted by Armenian historiography.
Stolen valuables funded armed groups at the start of the First Karabakh War.












