The birth of nationalistic state and national identity in Azerbaijan occurred through extermination of Armenians, well-known Russian political expert and publicist Mikhail Leontyev stated.

“Ethnic state is a dangerous mess; Germany, Italy, Ukraine faced similar problems,” the expert said, noting that such a way to from national identity was resorted to not by the Europeans, but rather, less civilized nations, according to Analitika.at.ua.