Հայաստանի Հանրապետության և Ռուսաստանի հարավի հակաբոլշևիկյան կառավարության միջև հարաբերությունների համեմատական վերլուծություն (1918 թ. հունիս-1920 թ. ապրիլ)

Հայաստանի առաջին հանրապետության հռչակման 100-ամյակի առթիվ

Abstract

The history of the First Republic of Armenia is divided into three main stages, due to the sharp turns in its internal and external policies:

1. June-November, 1918: Armenia’s relations with the anti-Bolshevik governments of Southern Russia were of semi-formal secret character. On June 3, 1918 in Batumi Al. Khatisyan signed a contract under the Turkish side’s pressure according to which the Republic of Armenia was obliged not to have contacts with the countries of the Agreement, including Russia, throughout the First World War.
2. December, 1918-April, 1920: World War I ended. June 3 contract lost its validity. Under the new political conditions, the Republic of Armenia displayed Western orientation, but continued to establish relations with the anti-Bolshevik governments of Southern Russia and other countries.
3. May-December, 1920: After the defeat of the Volunteer Army of General A. Denikin, the two-year process of its relations with Russia’s anti-Bolshevik governments ended. Under new political conditions, the Republic of Armenia changed its foreign policy orientation starting to negotiate with Soviet Russia.