Does anyone know anything about Republic of Nagorno-Kharabakh?

Answer 1

Sure. A little but very proud Republic near Armenia.

Answer 2

try this site:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nagorno-Karabakh
an exerpt of one ot the sites:
The Soviet Union created the Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Region within Azerbaijan in 1924, when over 94 percent of the region's population was Armenian. The term Nagorno-Karabakh originates from the Russian for "mountainous Karabakh." As the Azerbaijani population grew, the Karabakh Armenians chafed under discriminatory rule, and by 1960 hostilities had begun between the two populations of the region.