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Political aftershocks of earthquakes – Financial Mirror
Political aftershocks of earthquakes - Financial Mirror,The devastating earthquake that shook Armenia on December 7, 1988, had a magnitude of 6.8 but lasted 20 seconds, resulting in about 38,000 casualties. Any longer, and it would have had catastrophic consequences throughout the Caucuses. The public uproar from the poor foundations and flimsy construction of Soviet-era multi-storey mass housing in the 1970s and 1980s spilt over into local and regional politics, with the USSR crumbling and Armenia seeking independence for itself and the Artsakh enclave (Nagorno Karabakh). The nation continues to struggle to recover, with little natural or energy resources, and thus no longer the focus of major

Political aftershocks of earthquakes – Financial Mirror

The devastating earthquake that shook Armenia on December 7, 1988, had a magnitude of 6.8 but lasted 20 seconds, resulting in about 38,000 casualties. Any longer, and it would have had catastrophic consequences throughout the Caucuses. The public uproar from the poor foundations and flimsy construction of Soviet-era multi-storey mass housing in the 1970s and 1980s spilt over into local and regional politics, with the USSR crumbling and Armenia seeking independence for itself and the Artsakh enclave (Nagorno Karabakh). The nation continues to struggle to recover, with little natural or energy resources, and thus no longer the focus of major