Nearly 20 years have passed since a May 1994 ceasefire put an end to the Nagorno-Karabakh war, in which Armenian forces seized control of the ethnic-Armenian-majority region within Azerbaijani territory. In the two decades that have passed, the conflict has remained unresolved, refugees from the region have been unable to return home, and Nagorno-Karabakh's 1991 declaration of independence is unrecognized abroad. But inside the disputed territory, residents are carrying on with ordinary life in the midst of the so-called frozen conflict. (Photos by Margot Buff, RFE/RL)
[EMBARGOED] In Nagorno-Karabakh, Daily Life At The Heart Of A Frozen Conflict
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A public art installation enlivens a walkway in central Stepanakert.
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A Soviet-era Volga car in an alley in Stepanakert
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A painting in a souvenir shop in Stepanakert shows a grandmother holding a gun.
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Kids pose by a monument titled "We Are Our Mountains," informally known as "Grandma and Grandpa." The 1967 sculpture is recognized as a symbol of Nagorno-Karabakh.