sentences:  In his essay "Hearth", published during the pre-perestroika era, he tried to demonstrate the Armenian identity of Nagorno-Karabakh and identified Nakhichevan as historically belonging to Armenia.He further regarded Turks (including Azerbaijan) as an enemy of both Russia and Armenia.Azerbaijani historian Isa Gambar criticized Balayan's book in an article entitled "Old Songs and New Legends".