Artsakh (New Union)

The Artsakh Autonomous Republic (: Արցախի Ինքնավար Հանրապետություն, Arts'akhi Ink’navar Hanrapetut’yun), also known as Artsakh (Արցախ, Arts’akh), and abbreviated as the A.A.R.; is an of the. The autonomous republic was established in December 1991, as a result of a conflict between and  that has been around for centuries. Artsakh is the only remaining remnant of Armenians in the Soviet Union, since Armenia gained independence in 1991.

History
The conflict over the region has been debated between and  for centuries. With the installment of glasnost and perestroika, the conflict reemerged. Beginning in 1988, the dispute broke out into war between the two Soviet republics. The conflict looked to take a worse turn when Armenia moved towards independence, while Azerbaijan worked with the other republics to establish a new union. However, Gorbachev and Yeltsin would help assist to bring peace in the conflict. Beginning in September 1991, the representing parties travel to Tehran for peace talks. By December 1991, the conflict seemed to becoming to an end. Armenia agreed to declare the region under Azerbaijani sovereignty and to retract all their troops, while Azerbaijan and the Soviet Union agreed to allow the region to become an autonomous republic, and to allow compensation for the Armenians who where either deported or relocated during the conflict, and allowing them to return to their homes and villages.