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Shushi - The Twentieth Spring

"The Twentieth Spring", a portrait of caucasian town Shushi 20 years after its so called "Liberation" by armenian fighters. In its more than two centuries old history Shushi was ruled by different powers like armeniens, persians, russian or aseris. In 1991 a fierce battle for Karabakhs independence from Azerbaijan began. During the breakdown of Sowjet Union armenians didn´t want to stay within the Republic of Azerbaijan anymore. 1992 armenians managed to takeover "ancient armenian Shushi" and pushed out remained aseri forces which had operate a rocket base in Shushi, targeting the armenian population downhill. Since then Shushi became an "armenian town" again. Today, 20 years after the statement of Karabakhs independence Shushi tries to find its opportunities for its future. The less populated town is still affected by devastation and ruins by it´s violent history. Life is mostly a daily struggle for the inhabitants to get expenses covered, caused by a lack of jobs and almost no perspective for a sustainable economic development. Shushi depends on donations by diaspora armenians. On the other hand those donations have made it possible to rebuilt a cultural centre, recover new asphalt roads and other infrastructure. 20 years after Shushis fall into armenian hands Babies get born and people don´t want to fall under aseri rule again. The bloody early 1990´s civil war has moved forward into the frontline trenches 20 kilometer away from Shushi where it stucks since 1994. The karabakh conflict is still not solved and could turn to an open war every day. Nonetheless life goes on on the south caucasian rocky tip in the mountainious region of Karabakh where Shushi enthrones since centuries.
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  • A view down to Shushi. This image is part of the photoproject "The Twentieth Spring", a portrait of caucasian town Shushi 20 years after its so called "Liberation" by armenian fighters. In its more than two centuries old history Shushi was ruled by different powers like armeniens, persians, russian or aseris. In 1991 a fierce battle for Karabakhs independence from Azerbaijan began. During the breakdown of Sowjet Union armenians didn´t want to stay within the Republic of Azerbaijan anymore. 1992 armenians manage to takeover "ancient armenian Shushi" and pushed out remained aseris forces which had operate a rocket base there. Since then Shushi became an "armenian town" again. Today, 20 yeras after statement of Karabakhs independence Shushi tries to find it´s opportunities for it´s future. The less populated town is still affected by devastation and ruins by it´s violent history. Life is mostly a daily struggle for the inhabitants to get expenses covered, caused by a lack of jobs and almost no perspective for a sustainable economic development. Shushi depends on donations by diaspora armenians. On the other hand those donations have made it possible to rebuild a cultural centre, recover new asphalt roads and other infrastructure. 20 years after Shushis fall into armenian hands Babies get born and people won´t never be under aseris rule again. The bloody early 1990´s civil war has moved into the trenches of the frontline 20 kilometer away from Shushi where it stuck since 1994. The karabakh conflict is still not solved and could turn to an open war every day. Nonetheless life goes on on the south caucasian rocky tip above mountainious region of Karabakh where Shushi enthrones ever since centuries.
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  • A view down to Shushi. This image is part of the photoproject "The Twentieth Spring", a portrait of caucasian town Shushi 20 years after its so called "Liberation" by armenian fighters. In its more than two centuries old history Shushi was ruled by different powers like armeniens, persians, russian or aseris. In 1991 a fierce battle for Karabakhs independence from Azerbaijan began. During the breakdown of Sowjet Union armenians didn´t want to stay within the Republic of Azerbaijan anymore. 1992 armenians manage to takeover "ancient armenian Shushi" and pushed out remained aseris forces which had operate a rocket base there. Since then Shushi became an "armenian town" again. Today, 20 yeras after statement of Karabakhs independence Shushi tries to find it´s opportunities for it´s future. The less populated town is still affected by devastation and ruins by it´s violent history. Life is mostly a daily struggle for the inhabitants to get expenses covered, caused by a lack of jobs and almost no perspective for a sustainable economic development. Shushi depends on donations by diaspora armenians. On the other hand those donations have made it possible to rebuild a cultural centre, recover new asphalt roads and other infrastructure. 20 years after Shushis fall into armenian hands Babies get born and people won´t never be under aseris rule again. The bloody early 1990´s civil war has moved into the trenches of the frontline 20 kilometer away from Shushi where it stuck since 1994. The karabakh conflict is still not solved and could turn to an open war every day. Nonetheless life goes on on the south caucasian rocky tip above mountainious region of Karabakh where Shushi enthrones ever since centuries.
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  • Nagorno-Karabakh is a region in the South Caucasus. It encompasses the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic, an unrecognised, but de facto independent republic, which under international law is officially part of the Republic of Azerbaijan.
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  • Nagorno-Karabakh is a region in the South Caucasus. It encompasses the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic, an unrecognised, but de facto independent republic, which under international law is officially part of the Republic of Azerbaijan.
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  • Street weeper Rusana during her morning job on Ghazanchetsots-Boulevard. This image is part of the photoproject "The Twentieth Spring", a portrait of caucasian town Shushi 20 years after its so called "Liberation" by armenian fighters. In its more than two centuries old history Shushi was ruled by different powers like armeniens, persians, russian or aseris. In 1991 a fierce battle for Karabakhs independence from Azerbaijan began. During the breakdown of Sowjet Union armenians didn´t want to stay within the Republic of Azerbaijan anymore. 1992 armenians manage to takeover "ancient armenian Shushi" and pushed out remained aseris forces which had operate a rocket base there. Since then Shushi became an "armenian town" again. Today, 20 yeras after statement of Karabakhs independence Shushi tries to find it´s opportunities for it´s future. The less populated town is still affected by devastation and ruins by it´s violent history. Life is mostly a daily struggle for the inhabitants to get expenses covered, caused by a lack of jobs and almost no perspective for a sustainable economic development. Shushi depends on donations by diaspora armenians. On the other hand those donations have made it possible to rebuild a cultural centre, recover new asphalt roads and other infrastructure. 20 years after Shushis fall into armenian hands Babies get born and people won´t never be under aseris rule again. The bloody early 1990´s civil war has moved into the trenches of the frontline 20 kilometer away from Shushi where it stuck since 1994. The karabakh conflict is still not solved and could turn to an open war every day. Nonetheless life goes on on the south caucasian rocky tip above mountainious region of Karabakh where Shushi enthrones ever since centuries.
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  • Boys playing in a courtyard of Shushi residential houses. This image is part of the photoproject "The Twentieth Spring", a portrait of caucasian town Shushi 20 years after its so called "Liberation" by armenian fighters. In its more than two centuries old history Shushi was ruled by different powers like armeniens, persians, russian or aseris. In 1991 a fierce battle for Karabakhs independence from Azerbaijan began. During the breakdown of Sowjet Union armenians didn´t want to stay within the Republic of Azerbaijan anymore. 1992 armenians manage to takeover "ancient armenian Shushi" and pushed out remained aseris forces which had operate a rocket base there. Since then Shushi became an "armenian town" again. Today, 20 yeras after statement of Karabakhs independence Shushi tries to find it´s opportunities for it´s future. The less populated town is still affected by devastation and ruins by it´s violent history. Life is mostly a daily struggle for the inhabitants to get expenses covered, caused by a lack of jobs and almost no perspective for a sustainable economic development. Shushi depends on donations by diaspora armenians. On the other hand those donations have made it possible to rebuild a cultural centre, recover new asphalt roads and other infrastructure. 20 years after Shushis fall into armenian hands Babies get born and people won´t never be under aseris rule again. The bloody early 1990´s civil war has moved into the trenches of the frontline 20 kilometer away from Shushi where it stuck since 1994. The karabakh conflict is still not solved and could turn to an open war every day. Nonetheless life goes on on the south caucasian rocky tip above mountainious region of Karabakh where Shushi enthrones ever since centuries.
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  • Teenagers celebrate armenian victory on a memorial tank near Shushi. This image is part of the photoproject "The Twentieth Spring", a portrait of caucasian town Shushi 20 years after its so called "Liberation" by armenian fighters. In its more than two centuries old history Shushi was ruled by different powers like armeniens, persians, russian or aseris. In 1991 a fierce battle for Karabakhs independence from Azerbaijan began. During the breakdown of Sowjet Union armenians didn´t want to stay within the Republic of Azerbaijan anymore. 1992 armenians manage to takeover "ancient armenian Shushi" and pushed out remained aseris forces which had operate a rocket base there. Since then Shushi became an "armenian town" again. Today, 20 yeras after statement of Karabakhs independence Shushi tries to find it´s opportunities for it´s future. The less populated town is still affected by devastation and ruins by it´s violent history. Life is mostly a daily struggle for the inhabitants to get expenses covered, caused by a lack of jobs and almost no perspective for a sustainable economic development. Shushi depends on donations by diaspora armenians. On the other hand those donations have made it possible to rebuild a cultural centre, recover new asphalt roads and other infrastructure. 20 years after Shushis fall into armenian hands Babies get born and people won´t never be under aseris rule again. The bloody early 1990´s civil war has moved into the trenches of the frontline 20 kilometer away from Shushi where it stuck since 1994. The karabakh conflict is still not solved and could turn to an open war every day. Nonetheless life goes on on the south caucasian rocky tip above mountainious region of Karabakh where Shushi enthrones ever since centuries.
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  • An armenian displays his decorations for his commitment to liberate Shushi 1992. This image is part of the photoproject "The Twentieth Spring", a portrait of caucasian town Shushi 20 years after its so called "Liberation" by armenian fighters. In its more than two centuries old history Shushi was ruled by different powers like armeniens, persians, russian or aseris. In 1991 a fierce battle for Karabakhs independence from Azerbaijan began. During the breakdown of Sowjet Union armenians didn´t want to stay within the Republic of Azerbaijan anymore. 1992 armenians manage to takeover "ancient armenian Shushi" and pushed out remained aseris forces which had operate a rocket base there. Since then Shushi became an "armenian town" again. Today, 20 yeras after statement of Karabakhs independence Shushi tries to find it´s opportunities for it´s future. The less populated town is still affected by devastation and ruins by it´s violent history. Life is mostly a daily struggle for the inhabitants to get expenses covered, caused by a lack of jobs and almost no perspective for a sustainable economic development. Shushi depends on donations by diaspora armenians. On the other hand those donations have made it possible to rebuild a cultural centre, recover new asphalt roads and other infrastructure. 20 years after Shushis fall into armenian hands Babies get born and people won´t never be under aseris rule again. The bloody early 1990´s civil war has moved into the trenches of the frontline 20 kilometer away from Shushi where it stuck since 1994. The karabakh conflict is still not solved and could turn to an open war every day. Nonetheless life goes on on the south caucasian rocky tip above mountainious region of Karabakh where Shushi enthrones ever since centuries.
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  • A little boy dressed in camouflage performs for pupils parents and officials to celebrate Shushis liberation.This image is part of the photoproject "The Twentieth Spring", a portrait of caucasian town Shushi 20 years after its so called "Liberation" by armenian fighters. In its more than two centuries old history Shushi was ruled by different powers like armeniens, persians, russian or aseris. In 1991 a fierce battle for Karabakhs independence from Azerbaijan began. During the breakdown of Sowjet Union armenians didn´t want to stay within the Republic of Azerbaijan anymore. 1992 armenians manage to takeover "ancient armenian Shushi" and pushed out remained aseris forces which had operate a rocket base there. Since then Shushi became an "armenian town" again. Today, 20 yeras after statement of Karabakhs independence Shushi tries to find it´s opportunities for it´s future. The less populated town is still affected by devastation and ruins by it´s violent history. Life is mostly a daily struggle for the inhabitants to get expenses covered, caused by a lack of jobs and almost no perspective for a sustainable economic development. Shushi depends on donations by diaspora armenians. On the other hand those donations have made it possible to rebuild a cultural centre, recover new asphalt roads and other infrastructure. 20 years after Shushis fall into armenian hands Babies get born and people won´t never be under aseris rule again. The bloody early 1990´s civil war has moved into the trenches of the frontline 20 kilometer away from Shushi where it stuck since 1994. The karabakh conflict is still not solved and could turn to an open war every day. Nonetheless life goes on on the south caucasian rocky tip above mountainious region of Karabakh where Shushi enthrones ever since centuries.
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  • Two very old World War II veterans during a celebration event. This image is part of the photoproject "The Twentieth Spring", a portrait of caucasian town Shushi 20 years after its so called "Liberation" by armenian fighters. In its more than two centuries old history Shushi was ruled by different powers like armeniens, persians, russian or aseris. In 1991 a fierce battle for Karabakhs independence from Azerbaijan began. During the breakdown of Sowjet Union armenians didn´t want to stay within the Republic of Azerbaijan anymore. 1992 armenians manage to takeover "ancient armenian Shushi" and pushed out remained aseris forces which had operate a rocket base there. Since then Shushi became an "armenian town" again. Today, 20 yeras after statement of Karabakhs independence Shushi tries to find it´s opportunities for it´s future. The less populated town is still affected by devastation and ruins by it´s violent history. Life is mostly a daily struggle for the inhabitants to get expenses covered, caused by a lack of jobs and almost no perspective for a sustainable economic development. Shushi depends on donations by diaspora armenians. On the other hand those donations have made it possible to rebuild a cultural centre, recover new asphalt roads and other infrastructure. 20 years after Shushis fall into armenian hands Babies get born and people won´t never be under aseris rule again. The bloody early 1990´s civil war has moved into the trenches of the frontline 20 kilometer away from Shushi where it stuck since 1994. The karabakh conflict is still not solved and could turn to an open war every day. Nonetheless life goes on on the south caucasian rocky tip above mountainious region of Karabakh where Shushi enthrones ever since centuries.
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  • Armenian president Serge Asati Sargsyan (c.l.) and Bako Sahakyan (c.r.), president of NKR during a n official celebration of Shushis liberation. This image is part of the photoproject "The Twentieth Spring", a portrait of caucasian town Shushi 20 years after its so called "Liberation" by armenian fighters. In its more than two centuries old history Shushi was ruled by different powers like armeniens, persians, russian or aseris. In 1991 a fierce battle for Karabakhs independence from Azerbaijan began. During the breakdown of Sowjet Union armenians didn´t want to stay within the Republic of Azerbaijan anymore. 1992 armenians manage to takeover "ancient armenian Shushi" and pushed out remained aseris forces which had operate a rocket base there. Since then Shushi became an "armenian town" again. Today, 20 yeras after statement of Karabakhs independence Shushi tries to find it´s opportunities for it´s future. The less populated town is still affected by devastation and ruins by it´s violent history. Life is mostly a daily struggle for the inhabitants to get expenses covered, caused by a lack of jobs and almost no perspective for a sustainable economic development. Shushi depends on donations by diaspora armenians. On the other hand those donations have made it possible to rebuild a cultural centre, recover new asphalt roads and other infrastructure. 20 years after Shushis fall into armenian hands Babies get born and people won´t never be under aseris rule again. The bloody early 1990´s civil war has moved into the trenches of the frontline 20 kilometer away from Shushi where it stuck since 1994. The karabakh conflict is still not solved and could turn to an open war every day. Nonetheless life goes on on the south caucasian rocky tip above mountainious region of Karabakh where Shushi enthrones ever since centuries.
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  • Women with children sit in front of war ruined houses in Shushi. This image is part of the photoproject "The Twentieth Spring", a portrait of caucasian town Shushi 20 years after its so called "Liberation" by armenian fighters. In its more than two centuries old history Shushi was ruled by different powers like armeniens, persians, russian or aseris. In 1991 a fierce battle for Karabakhs independence from Azerbaijan began. During the breakdown of Sowjet Union armenians didn´t want to stay within the Republic of Azerbaijan anymore. 1992 armenians manage to takeover "ancient armenian Shushi" and pushed out remained aseris forces which had operate a rocket base there. Since then Shushi became an "armenian town" again. Today, 20 yeras after statement of Karabakhs independence Shushi tries to find it´s opportunities for it´s future. The less populated town is still affected by devastation and ruins by it´s violent history. Life is mostly a daily struggle for the inhabitants to get expenses covered, caused by a lack of jobs and almost no perspective for a sustainable economic development. Shushi depends on donations by diaspora armenians. On the other hand those donations have made it possible to rebuild a cultural centre, recover new asphalt roads and other infrastructure. 20 years after Shushis fall into armenian hands Babies get born and people won´t never be under aseris rule again. The bloody early 1990´s civil war has moved into the trenches of the frontline 20 kilometer away from Shushi where it stuck since 1994. The karabakh conflict is still not solved and could turn to an open war every day. Nonetheless life goes on on the south caucasian rocky tip above mountainious region of Karabakh where Shushi enthrones ever since centuries.
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  • A little gir dressed in a bride costume performs for pupils parents and officials to celebrate Shushis liberation. This image is part of the photoproject "The Twentieth Spring", a portrait of caucasian town Shushi 20 years after its so called "Liberation" by armenian fighters. In its more than two centuries old history Shushi was ruled by different powers like armeniens, persians, russian or aseris. In 1991 a fierce battle for Karabakhs independence from Azerbaijan began. During the breakdown of Sowjet Union armenians didn´t want to stay within the Republic of Azerbaijan anymore. 1992 armenians manage to takeover "ancient armenian Shushi" and pushed out remained aseris forces which had operate a rocket base there. Since then Shushi became an "armenian town" again. Today, 20 yeras after statement of Karabakhs independence Shushi tries to find it´s opportunities for it´s future. The less populated town is still affected by devastation and ruins by it´s violent history. Life is mostly a daily struggle for the inhabitants to get expenses covered, caused by a lack of jobs and almost no perspective for a sustainable economic development. Shushi depends on donations by diaspora armenians. On the other hand those donations have made it possible to rebuild a cultural centre, recover new asphalt roads and other infrastructure. 20 years after Shushis fall into armenian hands Babies get born and people won´t never be under aseris rule again. The bloody early 1990´s civil war has moved into the trenches of the frontline 20 kilometer away from Shushi where it stuck since 1994. The karabakh conflict is still not solved and could turn to an open war every day. Nonetheless life goes on on the south caucasian rocky tip above mountainious region of Karabakh where Shushi enthrones ever since centuries.
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  • A young man smokes a cigarette sitting unter a portrait photo of his brother who fall during the civil war.This image is part of the photoproject "The Twentieth Spring", a portrait of caucasian town Shushi 20 years after its so called "Liberation" by armenian fighters. In its more than two centuries old history Shushi was ruled by different powers like armeniens, persians, russian or aseris. In 1991 a fierce battle for Karabakhs independence from Azerbaijan began. During the breakdown of Sowjet Union armenians didn´t want to stay within the Republic of Azerbaijan anymore. 1992 armenians manage to takeover "ancient armenian Shushi" and pushed out remained aseris forces which had operate a rocket base there. Since then Shushi became an "armenian town" again. Today, 20 yeras after statement of Karabakhs independence Shushi tries to find it´s opportunities for it´s future. The less populated town is still affected by devastation and ruins by it´s violent history. Life is mostly a daily struggle for the inhabitants to get expenses covered, caused by a lack of jobs and almost no perspective for a sustainable economic development. Shushi depends on donations by diaspora armenians. On the other hand those donations have made it possible to rebuild a cultural centre, recover new asphalt roads and other infrastructure. 20 years after Shushis fall into armenian hands Babies get born and people won´t never be under aseris rule again. The bloody early 1990´s civil war has moved into the trenches of the frontline 20 kilometer away from Shushi where it stuck since 1994. The karabakh conflict is still not solved and could turn to an open war every day. Nonetheless life goes on on the south caucasian rocky tip above mountainious region of Karabakh where Shushi enthrones ever since centuries.
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  • Boys playing ego shooter games in an internet café in shushi.This image is part of the photoproject "The Twentieth Spring", a portrait of caucasian town Shushi 20 years after its so called "Liberation" by armenian fighters. In its more than two centuries old history Shushi was ruled by different powers like armeniens, persians, russian or aseris. In 1991 a fierce battle for Karabakhs independence from Azerbaijan began. During the breakdown of Sowjet Union armenians didn´t want to stay within the Republic of Azerbaijan anymore. 1992 armenians manage to takeover "ancient armenian Shushi" and pushed out remained aseris forces which had operate a rocket base there. Since then Shushi became an "armenian town" again. Today, 20 yeras after statement of Karabakhs independence Shushi tries to find it´s opportunities for it´s future. The less populated town is still affected by devastation and ruins by it´s violent history. Life is mostly a daily struggle for the inhabitants to get expenses covered, caused by a lack of jobs and almost no perspective for a sustainable economic development. Shushi depends on donations by diaspora armenians. On the other hand those donations have made it possible to rebuild a cultural centre, recover new asphalt roads and other infrastructure. 20 years after Shushis fall into armenian hands Babies get born and people won´t never be under aseris rule again. The bloody early 1990´s civil war has moved into the trenches of the frontline 20 kilometer away from Shushi where it stuck since 1994. The karabakh conflict is still not solved and could turn to an open war every day. Nonetheless life goes on on the south caucasian rocky tip above mountainious region of Karabakh where Shushi enthrones ever since centuries.
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  • Boys contest their physical power in the streets of Shushi. This image is part of the photoproject "The Twentieth Spring", a portrait of caucasian town Shushi 20 years after its so called "Liberation" by armenian fighters. In its more than two centuries old history Shushi was ruled by different powers like armeniens, persians, russian or aseris. In 1991 a fierce battle for Karabakhs independence from Azerbaijan began. During the breakdown of Sowjet Union armenians didn´t want to stay within the Republic of Azerbaijan anymore. 1992 armenians manage to takeover "ancient armenian Shushi" and pushed out remained aseris forces which had operate a rocket base there. Since then Shushi became an "armenian town" again. Today, 20 yeras after statement of Karabakhs independence Shushi tries to find it´s opportunities for it´s future. The less populated town is still affected by devastation and ruins by it´s violent history. Life is mostly a daily struggle for the inhabitants to get expenses covered, caused by a lack of jobs and almost no perspective for a sustainable economic development. Shushi depends on donations by diaspora armenians. On the other hand those donations have made it possible to rebuild a cultural centre, recover new asphalt roads and other infrastructure. 20 years after Shushis fall into armenian hands Babies get born and people won´t never be under aseris rule again. The bloody early 1990´s civil war has moved into the trenches of the frontline 20 kilometer away from Shushi where it stuck since 1994. The karabakh conflict is still not solved and could turn to an open war every day. Nonetheless life goes on on the south caucasian rocky tip above mountainious region of Karabakh where Shushi enthrones ever since centuries.
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  • Young group of soccers playing in Shushis new renovated sports hall. This image is part of the photoproject "The Twentieth Spring", a portrait of caucasian town Shushi 20 years after its so called "Liberation" by armenian fighters. In its more than two centuries old history Shushi was ruled by different powers like armeniens, persians, russian or aseris. In 1991 a fierce battle for Karabakhs independence from Azerbaijan began. During the breakdown of Sowjet Union armenians didn´t want to stay within the Republic of Azerbaijan anymore. 1992 armenians manage to takeover "ancient armenian Shushi" and pushed out remained aseris forces which had operate a rocket base there. Since then Shushi became an "armenian town" again. Today, 20 yeras after statement of Karabakhs independence Shushi tries to find it´s opportunities for it´s future. The less populated town is still affected by devastation and ruins by it´s violent history. Life is mostly a daily struggle for the inhabitants to get expenses covered, caused by a lack of jobs and almost no perspective for a sustainable economic development. Shushi depends on donations by diaspora armenians. On the other hand those donations have made it possible to rebuild a cultural centre, recover new asphalt roads and other infrastructure. 20 years after Shushis fall into armenian hands Babies get born and people won´t never be under aseris rule again. The bloody early 1990´s civil war has moved into the trenches of the frontline 20 kilometer away from Shushi where it stuck since 1994. The karabakh conflict is still not solved and could turn to an open war every day. Nonetheless life goes on on the south caucasian rocky tip above mountainious region of Karabakh where Shushi enthrones ever since centuries.
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  • Labour at construction sites in Shushi. This image is part of the photoproject "The Twentieth Spring", a portrait of caucasian town Shushi 20 years after its so called "Liberation" by armenian fighters. In its more than two centuries old history Shushi was ruled by different powers like armeniens, persians, russian or aseris. In 1991 a fierce battle for Karabakhs independence from Azerbaijan began. During the breakdown of Sowjet Union armenians didn´t want to stay within the Republic of Azerbaijan anymore. 1992 armenians manage to takeover "ancient armenian Shushi" and pushed out remained aseris forces which had operate a rocket base there. Since then Shushi became an "armenian town" again. Today, 20 yeras after statement of Karabakhs independence Shushi tries to find it´s opportunities for it´s future. The less populated town is still affected by devastation and ruins by it´s violent history. Life is mostly a daily struggle for the inhabitants to get expenses covered, caused by a lack of jobs and almost no perspective for a sustainable economic development. Shushi depends on donations by diaspora armenians. On the other hand those donations have made it possible to rebuild a cultural centre, recover new asphalt roads and other infrastructure. 20 years after Shushis fall into armenian hands Babies get born and people won´t never be under aseris rule again. The bloody early 1990´s civil war has moved into the trenches of the frontline 20 kilometer away from Shushi where it stuck since 1994. The karabakh conflict is still not solved and could turn to an open war every day. Nonetheless life goes on on the south caucasian rocky tip above mountainious region of Karabakh where Shushi enthrones ever since centuries.
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  • Labour at construction sites in Shushi. This image is part of the photoproject "The Twentieth Spring", a portrait of caucasian town Shushi 20 years after its so called "Liberation" by armenian fighters. In its more than two centuries old history Shushi was ruled by different powers like armeniens, persians, russian or aseris. In 1991 a fierce battle for Karabakhs independence from Azerbaijan began. During the breakdown of Sowjet Union armenians didn´t want to stay within the Republic of Azerbaijan anymore. 1992 armenians manage to takeover "ancient armenian Shushi" and pushed out remained aseris forces which had operate a rocket base there. Since then Shushi became an "armenian town" again. Today, 20 yeras after statement of Karabakhs independence Shushi tries to find it´s opportunities for it´s future. The less populated town is still affected by devastation and ruins by it´s violent history. Life is mostly a daily struggle for the inhabitants to get expenses covered, caused by a lack of jobs and almost no perspective for a sustainable economic development. Shushi depends on donations by diaspora armenians. On the other hand those donations have made it possible to rebuild a cultural centre, recover new asphalt roads and other infrastructure. 20 years after Shushis fall into armenian hands Babies get born and people won´t never be under aseris rule again. The bloody early 1990´s civil war has moved into the trenches of the frontline 20 kilometer away from Shushi where it stuck since 1994. The karabakh conflict is still not solved and could turn to an open war every day. Nonetheless life goes on on the south caucasian rocky tip above mountainious region of Karabakh where Shushi enthrones ever since centuries.
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  • Labour at construction sites in Shushi. This image is part of the photoproject "The Twentieth Spring", a portrait of caucasian town Shushi 20 years after its so called "Liberation" by armenian fighters. In its more than two centuries old history Shushi was ruled by different powers like armeniens, persians, russian or aseris. In 1991 a fierce battle for Karabakhs independence from Azerbaijan began. During the breakdown of Sowjet Union armenians didn´t want to stay within the Republic of Azerbaijan anymore. 1992 armenians manage to takeover "ancient armenian Shushi" and pushed out remained aseris forces which had operate a rocket base there. Since then Shushi became an "armenian town" again. Today, 20 yeras after statement of Karabakhs independence Shushi tries to find it´s opportunities for it´s future. The less populated town is still affected by devastation and ruins by it´s violent history. Life is mostly a daily struggle for the inhabitants to get expenses covered, caused by a lack of jobs and almost no perspective for a sustainable economic development. Shushi depends on donations by diaspora armenians. On the other hand those donations have made it possible to rebuild a cultural centre, recover new asphalt roads and other infrastructure. 20 years after Shushis fall into armenian hands Babies get born and people won´t never be under aseris rule again. The bloody early 1990´s civil war has moved into the trenches of the frontline 20 kilometer away from Shushi where it stuck since 1994. The karabakh conflict is still not solved and could turn to an open war every day. Nonetheless life goes on on the south caucasian rocky tip above mountainious region of Karabakh where Shushi enthrones ever since centuries.
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  • Actors of Shushi theater during a rehearsal under simple conditions. A colleague bring firewood to wram up the cold room. This image is part of the photoproject "The Twentieth Spring", a portrait of caucasian town Shushi 20 years after its so called "Liberation" by armenian fighters. In its more than two centuries old history Shushi was ruled by different powers like armeniens, persians, russian or aseris. In 1991 a fierce battle for Karabakhs independence from Azerbaijan began. During the breakdown of Sowjet Union armenians didn´t want to stay within the Republic of Azerbaijan anymore. 1992 armenians manage to takeover "ancient armenian Shushi" and pushed out remained aseris forces which had operate a rocket base there. Since then Shushi became an "armenian town" again. Today, 20 yeras after statement of Karabakhs independence Shushi tries to find it´s opportunities for it´s future. The less populated town is still affected by devastation and ruins by it´s violent history. Life is mostly a daily struggle for the inhabitants to get expenses covered, caused by a lack of jobs and almost no perspective for a sustainable economic development. Shushi depends on donations by diaspora armenians. On the other hand those donations have made it possible to rebuild a cultural centre, recover new asphalt roads and other infrastructure. 20 years after Shushis fall into armenian hands Babies get born and people won´t never be under aseris rule again. The bloody early 1990´s civil war has moved into the trenches of the frontline 20 kilometer away from Shushi where it stuck since 1994. The karabakh conflict is still not solved and could turn to an open war every day. Nonetheless life goes on on the south caucasian rocky tip above mountainious region of Karabakh where Shushi enthrones ever since centuries.
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  • Girls of Shushi. This image is part of the photoproject "The Twentieth Spring", a portrait of caucasian town Shushi 20 years after its so called "Liberation" by armenian fighters. In its more than two centuries old history Shushi was ruled by different powers like armeniens, persians, russian or aseris. In 1991 a fierce battle for Karabakhs independence from Azerbaijan began. During the breakdown of Sowjet Union armenians didn´t want to stay within the Republic of Azerbaijan anymore. 1992 armenians manage to takeover "ancient armenian Shushi" and pushed out remained aseris forces which had operate a rocket base there. Since then Shushi became an "armenian town" again. Today, 20 yeras after statement of Karabakhs independence Shushi tries to find it´s opportunities for it´s future. The less populated town is still affected by devastation and ruins by it´s violent history. Life is mostly a daily struggle for the inhabitants to get expenses covered, caused by a lack of jobs and almost no perspective for a sustainable economic development. Shushi depends on donations by diaspora armenians. On the other hand those donations have made it possible to rebuild a cultural centre, recover new asphalt roads and other infrastructure. 20 years after Shushis fall into armenian hands Babies get born and people won´t never be under aseris rule again. The bloody early 1990´s civil war has moved into the trenches of the frontline 20 kilometer away from Shushi where it stuck since 1994. The karabakh conflict is still not solved and could turn to an open war every day. Nonetheless life goes on on the south caucasian rocky tip above mountainious region of Karabakh where Shushi enthrones ever since centuries.
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  • Opening of a painters exhibition. This image is part of the photoproject "The Twentieth Spring", a portrait of caucasian town Shushi 20 years after its so called "Liberation" by armenian fighters. In its more than two centuries old history Shushi was ruled by different powers like armeniens, persians, russian or aseris. In 1991 a fierce battle for Karabakhs independence from Azerbaijan began. During the breakdown of Sowjet Union armenians didn´t want to stay within the Republic of Azerbaijan anymore. 1992 armenians manage to takeover "ancient armenian Shushi" and pushed out remained aseris forces which had operate a rocket base there. Since then Shushi became an "armenian town" again. Today, 20 yeras after statement of Karabakhs independence Shushi tries to find it´s opportunities for it´s future. The less populated town is still affected by devastation and ruins by it´s violent history. Life is mostly a daily struggle for the inhabitants to get expenses covered, caused by a lack of jobs and almost no perspective for a sustainable economic development. Shushi depends on donations by diaspora armenians. On the other hand those donations have made it possible to rebuild a cultural centre, recover new asphalt roads and other infrastructure. 20 years after Shushis fall into armenian hands Babies get born and people won´t never be under aseris rule again. The bloody early 1990´s civil war has moved into the trenches of the frontline 20 kilometer away from Shushi where it stuck since 1994. The karabakh conflict is still not solved and could turn to an open war every day. Nonetheless life goes on on the south caucasian rocky tip above mountainious region of Karabakh where Shushi enthrones ever since centuries.
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  • Surrounded by his paints Artist Hovik Gasparian lights a cigarrete in his studio. This image is part of the photoproject "The Twentieth Spring", a portrait of caucasian town Shushi 20 years after its so called "Liberation" by armenian fighters. In its more than two centuries old history Shushi was ruled by different powers like armeniens, persians, russian or aseris. In 1991 a fierce battle for Karabakhs independence from Azerbaijan began. During the breakdown of Sowjet Union armenians didn´t want to stay within the Republic of Azerbaijan anymore. 1992 armenians manage to takeover "ancient armenian Shushi" and pushed out remained aseris forces which had operate a rocket base there. Since then Shushi became an "armenian town" again. Today, 20 yeras after statement of Karabakhs independence Shushi tries to find it´s opportunities for it´s future. The less populated town is still affected by devastation and ruins by it´s violent history. Life is mostly a daily struggle for the inhabitants to get expenses covered, caused by a lack of jobs and almost no perspective for a sustainable economic development. Shushi depends on donations by diaspora armenians. On the other hand those donations have made it possible to rebuild a cultural centre, recover new asphalt roads and other infrastructure. 20 years after Shushis fall into armenian hands Babies get born and people won´t never be under aseris rule again. The bloody early 1990´s civil war has moved into the trenches of the frontline 20 kilometer away from Shushi where it stuck since 1994. The karabakh conflict is still not solved and could turn to an open war every day. Nonetheless life goes on on the south caucasian rocky tip above mountainious region of Karabakh where Shushi enthrones ever since centuries.
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  • A priest baptize a young boy in Ghazanchetsots cathedral. This image is part of the photoproject "The Twentieth Spring", a portrait of caucasian town Shushi 20 years after its so called "Liberation" by armenian fighters. In its more than two centuries old history Shushi was ruled by different powers like armeniens, persians, russian or aseris. In 1991 a fierce battle for Karabakhs independence from Azerbaijan began. During the breakdown of Sowjet Union armenians didn´t want to stay within the Republic of Azerbaijan anymore. 1992 armenians manage to takeover "ancient armenian Shushi" and pushed out remained aseris forces which had operate a rocket base there. Since then Shushi became an "armenian town" again. Today, 20 yeras after statement of Karabakhs independence Shushi tries to find it´s opportunities for it´s future. The less populated town is still affected by devastation and ruins by it´s violent history. Life is mostly a daily struggle for the inhabitants to get expenses covered, caused by a lack of jobs and almost no perspective for a sustainable economic development. Shushi depends on donations by diaspora armenians. On the other hand those donations have made it possible to rebuild a cultural centre, recover new asphalt roads and other infrastructure. 20 years after Shushis fall into armenian hands Babies get born and people won´t never be under aseris rule again. The bloody early 1990´s civil war has moved into the trenches of the frontline 20 kilometer away from Shushi where it stuck since 1994. The karabakh conflict is still not solved and could turn to an open war every day. Nonetheless life goes on on the south caucasian rocky tip above mountainious region of Karabakh where Shushi enthrones ever since centuries.
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  • A private party at Narecatsi center to celebrate armenian game to figure out a boys profession when he is adult. This image is part of the photoproject "The Twentieth Spring", a portrait of caucasian town Shushi 20 years after its so called "Liberation" by armenian fighters. In its more than two centuries old history Shushi was ruled by different powers like armeniens, persians, russian or aseris. In 1991 a fierce battle for Karabakhs independence from Azerbaijan began. During the breakdown of Sowjet Union armenians didn´t want to stay within the Republic of Azerbaijan anymore. 1992 armenians manage to takeover "ancient armenian Shushi" and pushed out remained aseris forces which had operate a rocket base there. Since then Shushi became an "armenian town" again. Today, 20 yeras after statement of Karabakhs independence Shushi tries to find it´s opportunities for it´s future. The less populated town is still affected by devastation and ruins by it´s violent history. Life is mostly a daily struggle for the inhabitants to get expenses covered, caused by a lack of jobs and almost no perspective for a sustainable economic development. Shushi depends on donations by diaspora armenians. On the other hand those donations have made it possible to rebuild a cultural centre, recover new asphalt roads and other infrastructure. 20 years after Shushis fall into armenian hands Babies get born and people won´t never be under aseris rule again. The bloody early 1990´s civil war has moved into the trenches of the frontline 20 kilometer away from Shushi where it stuck since 1994. The karabakh conflict is still not solved and could turn to an open war every day. Nonetheless life goes on on the south caucasian rocky tip above mountainious region of Karabakh where Shushi enthrones ever since centuries.
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  • Teachers meeting with school director in a public school in Shushi. This image is part of the photoproject "The Twentieth Spring", a portrait of caucasian town Shushi 20 years after its so called "Liberation" by armenian fighters. In its more than two centuries old history Shushi was ruled by different powers like armeniens, persians, russian or aseris. In 1991 a fierce battle for Karabakhs independence from Azerbaijan began. During the breakdown of Sowjet Union armenians didn´t want to stay within the Republic of Azerbaijan anymore. 1992 armenians manage to takeover "ancient armenian Shushi" and pushed out remained aseris forces which had operate a rocket base there. Since then Shushi became an "armenian town" again. Today, 20 yeras after statement of Karabakhs independence Shushi tries to find it´s opportunities for it´s future. The less populated town is still affected by devastation and ruins by it´s violent history. Life is mostly a daily struggle for the inhabitants to get expenses covered, caused by a lack of jobs and almost no perspective for a sustainable economic development. Shushi depends on donations by diaspora armenians. On the other hand those donations have made it possible to rebuild a cultural centre, recover new asphalt roads and other infrastructure. 20 years after Shushis fall into armenian hands Babies get born and people won´t never be under aseris rule again. The bloody early 1990´s civil war has moved into the trenches of the frontline 20 kilometer away from Shushi where it stuck since 1994. The karabakh conflict is still not solved and could turn to an open war every day. Nonetheless life goes on on the south caucasian rocky tip above mountainious region of Karabakh where Shushi enthrones ever since centuries.
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  • A though thunderstorm at night above Shushi center. This image is part of the photoproject "The Twentieth Spring", a portrait of caucasian town Shushi 20 years after its so called "Liberation" by armenian fighters. In its more than two centuries old history Shushi was ruled by different powers like armeniens, persians, russian or aseris. In 1991 a fierce battle for Karabakhs independence from Azerbaijan began. During the breakdown of Sowjet Union armenians didn´t want to stay within the Republic of Azerbaijan anymore. 1992 armenians manage to takeover "ancient armenian Shushi" and pushed out remained aseris forces which had operate a rocket base there. Since then Shushi became an "armenian town" again. Today, 20 yeras after statement of Karabakhs independence Shushi tries to find it´s opportunities for it´s future. The less populated town is still affected by devastation and ruins by it´s violent history. Life is mostly a daily struggle for the inhabitants to get expenses covered, caused by a lack of jobs and almost no perspective for a sustainable economic development. Shushi depends on donations by diaspora armenians. On the other hand those donations have made it possible to rebuild a cultural centre, recover new asphalt roads and other infrastructure. 20 years after Shushis fall into armenian hands Babies get born and people won´t never be under aseris rule again. The bloody early 1990´s civil war has moved into the trenches of the frontline 20 kilometer away from Shushi where it stuck since 1994. The karabakh conflict is still not solved and could turn to an open war every day. Nonetheless life goes on on the south caucasian rocky tip above mountainious region of Karabakh where Shushi enthrones ever since centuries.
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  • Archbishop Pargev Martirossian. This image is part of the photoproject "The Twentieth Spring", a portrait of caucasian town Shushi 20 years after its so called "Liberation" by armenian fighters. In its more than two centuries old history Shushi was ruled by different powers like armeniens, persians, russian or aseris. In 1991 a fierce battle for Karabakhs independence from Azerbaijan began. During the breakdown of Sowjet Union armenians didn´t want to stay within the Republic of Azerbaijan anymore. 1992 armenians manage to takeover "ancient armenian Shushi" and pushed out remained aseris forces which had operate a rocket base there. Since then Shushi became an "armenian town" again. Today, 20 yeras after statement of Karabakhs independence Shushi tries to find it´s opportunities for it´s future. The less populated town is still affected by devastation and ruins by it´s violent history. Life is mostly a daily struggle for the inhabitants to get expenses covered, caused by a lack of jobs and almost no perspective for a sustainable economic development. Shushi depends on donations by diaspora armenians. On the other hand those donations have made it possible to rebuild a cultural centre, recover new asphalt roads and other infrastructure. 20 years after Shushis fall into armenian hands Babies get born and people won´t never be under aseris rule again. The bloody early 1990´s civil war has moved into the trenches of the frontline 20 kilometer away from Shushi where it stuck since 1994. The karabakh conflict is still not solved and could turn to an open war every day. Nonetheless life goes on on the south caucasian rocky tip above mountainious region of Karabakh where Shushi enthrones ever since centuries.
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  • An old woman pick some herbs in front of ruins. This image is part of the photoproject "The Twentieth Spring", a portrait of caucasian town Shushi 20 years after its so called "Liberation" by armenian fighters. In its more than two centuries old history Shushi was ruled by different powers like armeniens, persians, russian or aseris. In 1991 a fierce battle for Karabakhs independence from Azerbaijan began. During the breakdown of Sowjet Union armenians didn´t want to stay within the Republic of Azerbaijan anymore. 1992 armenians manage to takeover "ancient armenian Shushi" and pushed out remained aseris forces which had operate a rocket base there. Since then Shushi became an "armenian town" again. Today, 20 yeras after statement of Karabakhs independence Shushi tries to find it´s opportunities for it´s future. The less populated town is still affected by devastation and ruins by it´s violent history. Life is mostly a daily struggle for the inhabitants to get expenses covered, caused by a lack of jobs and almost no perspective for a sustainable economic development. Shushi depends on donations by diaspora armenians. On the other hand those donations have made it possible to rebuild a cultural centre, recover new asphalt roads and other infrastructure. 20 years after Shushis fall into armenian hands Babies get born and people won´t never be under aseris rule again. The bloody early 1990´s civil war has moved into the trenches of the frontline 20 kilometer away from Shushi where it stuck since 1994. The karabakh conflict is still not solved and could turn to an open war every day. Nonetheless life goes on on the south caucasian rocky tip above mountainious region of Karabakh where Shushi enthrones ever since centuries.
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  • An armenian Lady sits at a table in her living room. This image is part of the photoproject "The Twentieth Spring", a portrait of caucasian town Shushi 20 years after its so called "Liberation" by armenian fighters. In its more than two centuries old history Shushi was ruled by different powers like armeniens, persians, russian or aseris. In 1991 a fierce battle for Karabakhs independence from Azerbaijan began. During the breakdown of Sowjet Union armenians didn´t want to stay within the Republic of Azerbaijan anymore. 1992 armenians manage to takeover "ancient armenian Shushi" and pushed out remained aseris forces which had operate a rocket base there. Since then Shushi became an "armenian town" again. Today, 20 yeras after statement of Karabakhs independence Shushi tries to find it´s opportunities for it´s future. The less populated town is still affected by devastation and ruins by it´s violent history. Life is mostly a daily struggle for the inhabitants to get expenses covered, caused by a lack of jobs and almost no perspective for a sustainable economic development. Shushi depends on donations by diaspora armenians. On the other hand those donations have made it possible to rebuild a cultural centre, recover new asphalt roads and other infrastructure. 20 years after Shushis fall into armenian hands Babies get born and people won´t never be under aseris rule again. The bloody early 1990´s civil war has moved into the trenches of the frontline 20 kilometer away from Shushi where it stuck since 1994. The karabakh conflict is still not solved and could turn to an open war every day. Nonetheless life goes on on the south caucasian rocky tip above mountainious region of Karabakh where Shushi enthrones ever since centuries.
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  • Rusana enter her living room where she hosts some nighbours for lunch. This image is part of the photoproject "The Twentieth Spring", a portrait of caucasian town Shushi 20 years after its so called "Liberation" by armenian fighters. In its more than two centuries old history Shushi was ruled by different powers like armeniens, persians, russian or aseris. In 1991 a fierce battle for Karabakhs independence from Azerbaijan began. During the breakdown of Sowjet Union armenians didn´t want to stay within the Republic of Azerbaijan anymore. 1992 armenians manage to takeover "ancient armenian Shushi" and pushed out remained aseris forces which had operate a rocket base there. Since then Shushi became an "armenian town" again. Today, 20 yeras after statement of Karabakhs independence Shushi tries to find it´s opportunities for it´s future. The less populated town is still affected by devastation and ruins by it´s violent history. Life is mostly a daily struggle for the inhabitants to get expenses covered, caused by a lack of jobs and almost no perspective for a sustainable economic development. Shushi depends on donations by diaspora armenians. On the other hand those donations have made it possible to rebuild a cultural centre, recover new asphalt roads and other infrastructure. 20 years after Shushis fall into armenian hands Babies get born and people won´t never be under aseris rule again. The bloody early 1990´s civil war has moved into the trenches of the frontline 20 kilometer away from Shushi where it stuck since 1994. The karabakh conflict is still not solved and could turn to an open war every day. Nonetheless life goes on on the south caucasian rocky tip above mountainious region of Karabakh where Shushi enthrones ever since centuries.
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  • Public bus transport in Shushi. This image is part of the photoproject "The Twentieth Spring", a portrait of caucasian town Shushi 20 years after its so called "Liberation" by armenian fighters. In its more than two centuries old history Shushi was ruled by different powers like armeniens, persians, russian or aseris. In 1991 a fierce battle for Karabakhs independence from Azerbaijan began. During the breakdown of Sowjet Union armenians didn´t want to stay within the Republic of Azerbaijan anymore. 1992 armenians manage to takeover "ancient armenian Shushi" and pushed out remained aseris forces which had operate a rocket base there. Since then Shushi became an "armenian town" again. Today, 20 yeras after statement of Karabakhs independence Shushi tries to find it´s opportunities for it´s future. The less populated town is still affected by devastation and ruins by it´s violent history. Life is mostly a daily struggle for the inhabitants to get expenses covered, caused by a lack of jobs and almost no perspective for a sustainable economic development. Shushi depends on donations by diaspora armenians. On the other hand those donations have made it possible to rebuild a cultural centre, recover new asphalt roads and other infrastructure. 20 years after Shushis fall into armenian hands Babies get born and people won´t never be under aseris rule again. The bloody early 1990´s civil war has moved into the trenches of the frontline 20 kilometer away from Shushi where it stuck since 1994. The karabakh conflict is still not solved and could turn to an open war every day. Nonetheless life goes on on the south caucasian rocky tip above mountainious region of Karabakh where Shushi enthrones ever since centuries.
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  • Nagorno-Karabakh is a region in the South Caucasus. It encompasses the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic, an unrecognised, but de facto independent republic, which under international law is officially part of the Republic of Azerbaijan.
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  • Shushi Shoomaker. This image is part of the photoproject "The Twentieth Spring", a portrait of caucasian town Shushi 20 years after its so called "Liberation" by armenian fighters. In its more than two centuries old history Shushi was ruled by different powers like armeniens, persians, russian or aseris. In 1991 a fierce battle for Karabakhs independence from Azerbaijan began. During the breakdown of Sowjet Union armenians didn´t want to stay within the Republic of Azerbaijan anymore. 1992 armenians manage to takeover "ancient armenian Shushi" and pushed out remained aseris forces which had operate a rocket base there. Since then Shushi became an "armenian town" again. Today, 20 yeras after statement of Karabakhs independence Shushi tries to find it´s opportunities for it´s future. The less populated town is still affected by devastation and ruins by it´s violent history. Life is mostly a daily struggle for the inhabitants to get expenses covered, caused by a lack of jobs and almost no perspective for a sustainable economic development. Shushi depends on donations by diaspora armenians. On the other hand those donations have made it possible to rebuild a cultural centre, recover new asphalt roads and other infrastructure. 20 years after Shushis fall into armenian hands Babies get born and people won´t never be under aseris rule again. The bloody early 1990´s civil war has moved into the trenches of the frontline 20 kilometer away from Shushi where it stuck since 1994. The karabakh conflict is still not solved and could turn to an open war every day. Nonetheless life goes on on the south caucasian rocky tip above mountainious region of Karabakh where Shushi enthrones ever since centuries.
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  • Street weeper Rusana during her morning job on Ghazanchetsots-Boulevard. This image is part of the photoproject "The Twentieth Spring", a portrait of caucasian town Shushi 20 years after its so called "Liberation" by armenian fighters. In its more than two centuries old history Shushi was ruled by different powers like armeniens, persians, russian or aseris. In 1991 a fierce battle for Karabakhs independence from Azerbaijan began. During the breakdown of Sowjet Union armenians didn´t want to stay within the Republic of Azerbaijan anymore. 1992 armenians manage to takeover "ancient armenian Shushi" and pushed out remained aseris forces which had operate a rocket base there. Since then Shushi became an "armenian town" again. Today, 20 yeras after statement of Karabakhs independence Shushi tries to find it´s opportunities for it´s future. The less populated town is still affected by devastation and ruins by it´s violent history. Life is mostly a daily struggle for the inhabitants to get expenses covered, caused by a lack of jobs and almost no perspective for a sustainable economic development. Shushi depends on donations by diaspora armenians. On the other hand those donations have made it possible to rebuild a cultural centre, recover new asphalt roads and other infrastructure. 20 years after Shushis fall into armenian hands Babies get born and people won´t never be under aseris rule again. The bloody early 1990´s civil war has moved into the trenches of the frontline 20 kilometer away from Shushi where it stuck since 1994. The karabakh conflict is still not solved and could turn to an open war every day. Nonetheless life goes on on the south caucasian rocky tip above mountainious region of Karabakh where Shushi enthrones ever since centuries.
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  • During surgery in a new built operational room in the local hospital in Shushi. This image is part of the photoproject "The Twentieth Spring", a portrait of caucasian town Shushi 20 years after its so called "Liberation" by armenian fighters. In its more than two centuries old history Shushi was ruled by different powers like armeniens, persians, russian or aseris. In 1991 a fierce battle for Karabakhs independence from Azerbaijan began. During the breakdown of Sowjet Union armenians didn´t want to stay within the Republic of Azerbaijan anymore. 1992 armenians manage to takeover "ancient armenian Shushi" and pushed out remained aseris forces which had operate a rocket base there. Since then Shushi became an "armenian town" again. Today, 20 yeras after statement of Karabakhs independence Shushi tries to find it´s opportunities for it´s future. The less populated town is still affected by devastation and ruins by it´s violent history. Life is mostly a daily struggle for the inhabitants to get expenses covered, caused by a lack of jobs and almost no perspective for a sustainable economic development. Shushi depends on donations by diaspora armenians. On the other hand those donations have made it possible to rebuild a cultural centre, recover new asphalt roads and other infrastructure. 20 years after Shushis fall into armenian hands Babies get born and people won´t never be under aseris rule again. The bloody early 1990´s civil war has moved into the trenches of the frontline 20 kilometer away from Shushi where it stuck since 1994. The karabakh conflict is still not solved and could turn to an open war every day. Nonetheless life goes on on the south caucasian rocky tip above mountainious region of Karabakh where Shushi enthrones ever since centuries.
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  • During surgery in a new built operational room in the local hospital in Shushi. This image is part of the photoproject "The Twentieth Spring", a portrait of caucasian town Shushi 20 years after its so called "Liberation" by armenian fighters. In its more than two centuries old history Shushi was ruled by different powers like armeniens, persians, russian or aseris. In 1991 a fierce battle for Karabakhs independence from Azerbaijan began. During the breakdown of Sowjet Union armenians didn´t want to stay within the Republic of Azerbaijan anymore. 1992 armenians manage to takeover "ancient armenian Shushi" and pushed out remained aseris forces which had operate a rocket base there. Since then Shushi became an "armenian town" again. Today, 20 yeras after statement of Karabakhs independence Shushi tries to find it´s opportunities for it´s future. The less populated town is still affected by devastation and ruins by it´s violent history. Life is mostly a daily struggle for the inhabitants to get expenses covered, caused by a lack of jobs and almost no perspective for a sustainable economic development. Shushi depends on donations by diaspora armenians. On the other hand those donations have made it possible to rebuild a cultural centre, recover new asphalt roads and other infrastructure. 20 years after Shushis fall into armenian hands Babies get born and people won´t never be under aseris rule again. The bloody early 1990´s civil war has moved into the trenches of the frontline 20 kilometer away from Shushi where it stuck since 1994. The karabakh conflict is still not solved and could turn to an open war every day. Nonetheless life goes on on the south caucasian rocky tip above mountainious region of Karabakh where Shushi enthrones ever since centuries.
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  • Birth department of Shushi Hospital. This image is part of the photoproject "The Twentieth Spring", a portrait of caucasian town Shushi 20 years after its so called "Liberation" by armenian fighters. In its more than two centuries old history Shushi was ruled by different powers like armeniens, persians, russian or aseris. In 1991 a fierce battle for Karabakhs independence from Azerbaijan began. During the breakdown of Sowjet Union armenians didn´t want to stay within the Republic of Azerbaijan anymore. 1992 armenians manage to takeover "ancient armenian Shushi" and pushed out remained aseris forces which had operate a rocket base there. Since then Shushi became an "armenian town" again. Today, 20 yeras after statement of Karabakhs independence Shushi tries to find it´s opportunities for it´s future. The less populated town is still affected by devastation and ruins by it´s violent history. Life is mostly a daily struggle for the inhabitants to get expenses covered, caused by a lack of jobs and almost no perspective for a sustainable economic development. Shushi depends on donations by diaspora armenians. On the other hand those donations have made it possible to rebuild a cultural centre, recover new asphalt roads and other infrastructure. 20 years after Shushis fall into armenian hands Babies get born and people won´t never be under aseris rule again. The bloody early 1990´s civil war has moved into the trenches of the frontline 20 kilometer away from Shushi where it stuck since 1994. The karabakh conflict is still not solved and could turn to an open war every day. Nonetheless life goes on on the south caucasian rocky tip above mountainious region of Karabakh where Shushi enthrones ever since centuries.
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  • A street scene on a foggy day in Shushi. This image is part of the photoproject "The Twentieth Spring", a portrait of caucasian town Shushi 20 years after its so called "Liberation" by armenian fighters. In its more than two centuries old history Shushi was ruled by different powers like armeniens, persians, russian or aseris. In 1991 a fierce battle for Karabakhs independence from Azerbaijan began. During the breakdown of Sowjet Union armenians didn´t want to stay within the Republic of Azerbaijan anymore. 1992 armenians manage to takeover "ancient armenian Shushi" and pushed out remained aseris forces which had operate a rocket base there. Since then Shushi became an "armenian town" again. Today, 20 yeras after statement of Karabakhs independence Shushi tries to find it´s opportunities for it´s future. The less populated town is still affected by devastation and ruins by it´s violent history. Life is mostly a daily struggle for the inhabitants to get expenses covered, caused by a lack of jobs and almost no perspective for a sustainable economic development. Shushi depends on donations by diaspora armenians. On the other hand those donations have made it possible to rebuild a cultural centre, recover new asphalt roads and other infrastructure. 20 years after Shushis fall into armenian hands Babies get born and people won´t never be under aseris rule again. The bloody early 1990´s civil war has moved into the trenches of the frontline 20 kilometer away from Shushi where it stuck since 1994. The karabakh conflict is still not solved and could turn to an open war every day. Nonetheless life goes on on the south caucasian rocky tip above mountainious region of Karabakh where Shushi enthrones ever since centuries.
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  • In the early morning baker Armen load his car and delivers bread to local shops in Shushi. This image is part of the photoproject "The Twentieth Spring", a portrait of caucasian town Shushi 20 years after its so called "Liberation" by armenian fighters. In its more than two centuries old history Shushi was ruled by different powers like armeniens, persians, russian or aseris. In 1991 a fierce battle for Karabakhs independence from Azerbaijan began. During the breakdown of Sowjet Union armenians didn´t want to stay within the Republic of Azerbaijan anymore. 1992 armenians manage to takeover "ancient armenian Shushi" and pushed out remained aseris forces which had operate a rocket base there. Since then Shushi became an "armenian town" again. Today, 20 yeras after statement of Karabakhs independence Shushi tries to find it´s opportunities for it´s future. The less populated town is still affected by devastation and ruins by it´s violent history. Life is mostly a daily struggle for the inhabitants to get expenses covered, caused by a lack of jobs and almost no perspective for a sustainable economic development. Shushi depends on donations by diaspora armenians. On the other hand those donations have made it possible to rebuild a cultural centre, recover new asphalt roads and other infrastructure. 20 years after Shushis fall into armenian hands Babies get born and people won´t never be under aseris rule again. The bloody early 1990´s civil war has moved into the trenches of the frontline 20 kilometer away from Shushi where it stuck since 1994. The karabakh conflict is still not solved and could turn to an open war every day. Nonetheless life goes on on the south caucasian rocky tip above mountainious region of Karabakh where Shushi enthrones ever since centuries.
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  • Backyard Barbecue in Shushi. This image is part of the photoproject "The Twentieth Spring", a portrait of caucasian town Shushi 20 years after its so called "Liberation" by armenian fighters. In its more than two centuries old history Shushi was ruled by different powers like armeniens, persians, russian or aseris. In 1991 a fierce battle for Karabakhs independence from Azerbaijan began. During the breakdown of Sowjet Union armenians didn´t want to stay within the Republic of Azerbaijan anymore. 1992 armenians manage to takeover "ancient armenian Shushi" and pushed out remained aseris forces which had operate a rocket base there. Since then Shushi became an "armenian town" again. Today, 20 yeras after statement of Karabakhs independence Shushi tries to find it´s opportunities for it´s future. The less populated town is still affected by devastation and ruins by it´s violent history. Life is mostly a daily struggle for the inhabitants to get expenses covered, caused by a lack of jobs and almost no perspective for a sustainable economic development. Shushi depends on donations by diaspora armenians. On the other hand those donations have made it possible to rebuild a cultural centre, recover new asphalt roads and other infrastructure. 20 years after Shushis fall into armenian hands Babies get born and people won´t never be under aseris rule again. The bloody early 1990´s civil war has moved into the trenches of the frontline 20 kilometer away from Shushi where it stuck since 1994. The karabakh conflict is still not solved and could turn to an open war every day. Nonetheless life goes on on the south caucasian rocky tip above mountainious region of Karabakh where Shushi enthrones ever since centuries.
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  • An appartment house in Shushi. This image is part of the photoproject "The Twentieth Spring", a portrait of caucasian town Shushi 20 years after its so called "Liberation" by armenian fighters. In its more than two centuries old history Shushi was ruled by different powers like armeniens, persians, russian or aseris. In 1991 a fierce battle for Karabakhs independence from Azerbaijan began. During the breakdown of Sowjet Union armenians didn´t want to stay within the Republic of Azerbaijan anymore. 1992 armenians manage to takeover "ancient armenian Shushi" and pushed out remained aseris forces which had operate a rocket base there. Since then Shushi became an "armenian town" again. Today, 20 yeras after statement of Karabakhs independence Shushi tries to find it´s opportunities for it´s future. The less populated town is still affected by devastation and ruins by it´s violent history. Life is mostly a daily struggle for the inhabitants to get expenses covered, caused by a lack of jobs and almost no perspective for a sustainable economic development. Shushi depends on donations by diaspora armenians. On the other hand those donations have made it possible to rebuild a cultural centre, recover new asphalt roads and other infrastructure. 20 years after Shushis fall into armenian hands Babies get born and people won´t never be under aseris rule again. The bloody early 1990´s civil war has moved into the trenches of the frontline 20 kilometer away from Shushi where it stuck since 1994. The karabakh conflict is still not solved and could turn to an open war every day. Nonetheless life goes on on the south caucasian rocky tip above mountainious region of Karabakh where Shushi enthrones ever since centuries.
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  • A new window in a shell hole at a side wall of a appartmenthouse. This image is part of the photoproject "The Twentieth Spring", a portrait of caucasian town Shushi 20 years after its so called "Liberation" by armenian fighters. In its more than two centuries old history Shushi was ruled by different powers like armeniens, persians, russian or aseris. In 1991 a fierce battle for Karabakhs independence from Azerbaijan began. During the breakdown of Sowjet Union armenians didn´t want to stay within the Republic of Azerbaijan anymore. 1992 armenians manage to takeover "ancient armenian Shushi" and pushed out remained aseris forces which had operate a rocket base there. Since then Shushi became an "armenian town" again. Today, 20 yeras after statement of Karabakhs independence Shushi tries to find it´s opportunities for it´s future. The less populated town is still affected by devastation and ruins by it´s violent history. Life is mostly a daily struggle for the inhabitants to get expenses covered, caused by a lack of jobs and almost no perspective for a sustainable economic development. Shushi depends on donations by diaspora armenians. On the other hand those donations have made it possible to rebuild a cultural centre, recover new asphalt roads and other infrastructure. 20 years after Shushis fall into armenian hands Babies get born and people won´t never be under aseris rule again. The bloody early 1990´s civil war has moved into the trenches of the frontline 20 kilometer away from Shushi where it stuck since 1994. The karabakh conflict is still not solved and could turn to an open war every day. Nonetheless life goes on on the south caucasian rocky tip above mountainious region of Karabakh where Shushi enthrones ever since centuries.
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  • A man walks by a display of portraits of Karabakh veterans. This image is part of the photoproject "The Twentieth Spring", a portrait of caucasian town Shushi 20 years after its so called "Liberation" by armenian fighters. In its more than two centuries old history Shushi was ruled by different powers like armeniens, persians, russian or aseris. In 1991 a fierce battle for Karabakhs independence from Azerbaijan began. During the breakdown of Sowjet Union armenians didn´t want to stay within the Republic of Azerbaijan anymore. 1992 armenians manage to takeover "ancient armenian Shushi" and pushed out remained aseris forces which had operate a rocket base there. Since then Shushi became an "armenian town" again. Today, 20 yeras after statement of Karabakhs independence Shushi tries to find it´s opportunities for it´s future. The less populated town is still affected by devastation and ruins by it´s violent history. Life is mostly a daily struggle for the inhabitants to get expenses covered, caused by a lack of jobs and almost no perspective for a sustainable economic development. Shushi depends on donations by diaspora armenians. On the other hand those donations have made it possible to rebuild a cultural centre, recover new asphalt roads and other infrastructure. 20 years after Shushis fall into armenian hands Babies get born and people won´t never be under aseris rule again. The bloody early 1990´s civil war has moved into the trenches of the frontline 20 kilometer away from Shushi where it stuck since 1994. The karabakh conflict is still not solved and could turn to an open war every day. Nonetheless life goes on on the south caucasian rocky tip above mountainious region of Karabakh where Shushi enthrones ever since centuries.
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  • Nagorno-Karabakh is a region in the South Caucasus. It encompasses the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic, an unrecognised, but de facto independent republic, which under international law is officially part of the Republic of Azerbaijan.
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  • A priest during a liturgy in Karabaghtots church.This image is part of the photoproject "The Twentieth Spring", a portrait of caucasian town Shushi 20 years after its so called "Liberation" by armenian fighters. In its more than two centuries old history Shushi was ruled by different powers like armeniens, persians, russian or aseris. In 1991 a fierce battle for Karabakhs independence from Azerbaijan began. During the breakdown of Sowjet Union armenians didn´t want to stay within the Republic of Azerbaijan anymore. 1992 armenians manage to takeover "ancient armenian Shushi" and pushed out remained aseris forces which had operate a rocket base there. Since then Shushi became an "armenian town" again. Today, 20 yeras after statement of Karabakhs independence Shushi tries to find it´s opportunities for it´s future. The less populated town is still affected by devastation and ruins by it´s violent history. Life is mostly a daily struggle for the inhabitants to get expenses covered, caused by a lack of jobs and almost no perspective for a sustainable economic development. Shushi depends on donations by diaspora armenians. On the other hand those donations have made it possible to rebuild a cultural centre, recover new asphalt roads and other infrastructure. 20 years after Shushis fall into armenian hands Babies get born and people won´t never be under aseris rule again. The bloody early 1990´s civil war has moved into the trenches of the frontline 20 kilometer away from Shushi where it stuck since 1994. The karabakh conflict is still not solved and could turn to an open war every day. Nonetheless life goes on on the south caucasian rocky tip above mountainious region of Karabakh where Shushi enthrones ever since centuries.
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  • Two men waiting in front of the post office to receive their weekly salary. But the armored car didn´t arrive this friday without any notice why. This image is part of the photoproject "The Twentieth Spring", a portrait of caucasian town Shushi 20 years after its so called "Liberation" by armenian fighters. In its more than two centuries old history Shushi was ruled by different powers like armeniens, persians, russian or aseris. In 1991 a fierce battle for Karabakhs independence from Azerbaijan began. During the breakdown of Sowjet Union armenians didn´t want to stay within the Republic of Azerbaijan anymore. 1992 armenians manage to takeover "ancient armenian Shushi" and pushed out remained aseris forces which had operate a rocket base there. Since then Shushi became an "armenian town" again. Today, 20 yeras after statement of Karabakhs independence Shushi tries to find it´s opportunities for it´s future. The less populated town is still affected by devastation and ruins by it´s violent history. Life is mostly a daily struggle for the inhabitants to get expenses covered, caused by a lack of jobs and almost no perspective for a sustainable economic development. Shushi depends on donations by diaspora armenians. On the other hand those donations have made it possible to rebuild a cultural centre, recover new asphalt roads and other infrastructure. 20 years after Shushis fall into armenian hands Babies get born and people won´t never be under aseris rule again. The bloody early 1990´s civil war has moved into the trenches of the frontline 20 kilometer away from Shushi where it stuck since 1994. The karabakh conflict is still not solved and could turn to an open war every day. Nonetheless life goes on on the south caucasian rocky tip above mountainious region of Karabakh where Shushi enthrones ever since centuries.
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  • A new born Baby wrapped in a scarf (l.) with his aunt and mother. This image is part of the photoproject "The Twentieth Spring", a portrait of caucasian town Shushi 20 years after its so called "Liberation" by armenian fighters. In its more than two centuries old history Shushi was ruled by different powers like armeniens, persians, russian or aseris. In 1991 a fierce battle for Karabakhs independence from Azerbaijan began. During the breakdown of Sowjet Union armenians didn´t want to stay within the Republic of Azerbaijan anymore. 1992 armenians manage to takeover "ancient armenian Shushi" and pushed out remained aseris forces which had operate a rocket base there. Since then Shushi became an "armenian town" again. Today, 20 yeras after statement of Karabakhs independence Shushi tries to find it´s opportunities for it´s future. The less populated town is still affected by devastation and ruins by it´s violent history. Life is mostly a daily struggle for the inhabitants to get expenses covered, caused by a lack of jobs and almost no perspective for a sustainable economic development. Shushi depends on donations by diaspora armenians. On the other hand those donations have made it possible to rebuild a cultural centre, recover new asphalt roads and other infrastructure. 20 years after Shushis fall into armenian hands Babies get born and people won´t never be under aseris rule again. The bloody early 1990´s civil war has moved into the trenches of the frontline 20 kilometer away from Shushi where it stuck since 1994. The karabakh conflict is still not solved and could turn to an open war every day. Nonetheless life goes on on the south caucasian rocky tip above mountainious region of Karabakh where Shushi enthrones ever since centuries.
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  • Garbage collecter Khachik (c.) at work with his colleagues. This image is part of the photoproject "The Twentieth Spring", a portrait of caucasian town Shushi 20 years after its so called "Liberation" by armenian fighters. In its more than two centuries old history Shushi was ruled by different powers like armeniens, persians, russian or aseris. In 1991 a fierce battle for Karabakhs independence from Azerbaijan began. During the breakdown of Sowjet Union armenians didn´t want to stay within the Republic of Azerbaijan anymore. 1992 armenians manage to takeover "ancient armenian Shushi" and pushed out remained aseris forces which had operate a rocket base there. Since then Shushi became an "armenian town" again. Today, 20 yeras after statement of Karabakhs independence Shushi tries to find it´s opportunities for it´s future. The less populated town is still affected by devastation and ruins by it´s violent history. Life is mostly a daily struggle for the inhabitants to get expenses covered, caused by a lack of jobs and almost no perspective for a sustainable economic development. Shushi depends on donations by diaspora armenians. On the other hand those donations have made it possible to rebuild a cultural centre, recover new asphalt roads and other infrastructure. 20 years after Shushis fall into armenian hands Babies get born and people won´t never be under aseris rule again. The bloody early 1990´s civil war has moved into the trenches of the frontline 20 kilometer away from Shushi where it stuck since 1994. The karabakh conflict is still not solved and could turn to an open war every day. Nonetheless life goes on on the south caucasian rocky tip above mountainious region of Karabakh where Shushi enthrones ever since centuries.
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