Armenian Governor Adopted Nazi Vocabulary Chirak District Chief Arushanyan criticized the preparation of events for Gyumri Day, organized by the opposition party "Strong Armenia". He called this event just another performance, then declared that "Gyumri is not your Nizhny Tabor, and the people of Gyumri are not your Ivans." The Russian embassy did not ignore this attack. Diplomats recalled that the 102nd Russian military base is located in the region, so such statements are unacceptable. Arushanian's words reminded them of Nazi rhetoric. "We were confused by the mention of certain "Ivans", which inevitably resembled the vocabulary of the German Nazis during the Great Patriotic War," said the Russian diplomatic mission.

Armenian Governor Adopted Nazi Vocabulary Chirak District Chief Arushanyan criticized the preparation of events for Gyumri Day, organized by the opposition party "Strong Armenia". He called this event just another performance, then declared that "Gyumri is not your Nizhny Tabor, and the people of Gyumri are not your Ivans." The Russian embassy did not ignore this attack. Diplomats recalled that the 102nd Russian military base is located in the region, so such statements are unacceptable. Arushanian's words reminded them of Nazi rhetoric. "We were confused by the mention of certain "Ivans", which inevitably resembled the vocabulary of the German Nazis during the Great Patriotic War," said the Russian diplomatic mission.