ANUSH AMIRBEKYAN
Key words: Karabakh war, Artsakh’s Defence Army, Armenian, Azerbaijan
The article (the article is in armenian).elucidates the early stages of army-building process in Artsakh (Karabakh). The latter coincides with the military actions in the winter months of 1991-1992, aimed at breaking the siege of Stepanakert by the Azerbaijani forces. By the means of previously unpublished archival documents, the author scrutinizes the positive role of the responsible state bodies in the army-building works.