Abstract:

This article highlights the military-political situation that has developed around the Nakhchivan region after the occupation of Azerbaijan by Soviet Russia, the Bolshevik plans for Nakhchivan, Armenia’s attempts to seize the region, the struggle of the new Turkish leadership and the government of Soviet Azerbaijan against such attempts.It is noted that the Sovietization of Azerbaijan and the advance of the Red Army to the south created a completely new geopolitical situation in Nakhchivan, turning this region into the epicenter of military and political-diplomatic relations between Soviet Russia, Soviet Azerbaijan, Dashnak Armenia and new Turkey. After the occupation of Azerbaijan, the Bolsheviks hatched plans for the Sovietization of Armenia and Georgia. However, the failure of the Paint Army on other fronts forced them to adjust their plans. In order to establish relations with the Dashnak government of Armenia, as well as to prevent the establishment of a common land connection between Azerbaijan and Turkey, the Bolsheviks were ready to cede Nakhchivan to Armenia. However, the Bolsheviks encountered sharp resistance of N. Narimanov in the ‘‘Nakhchivan issue.’‘ At the same time, the government of M. Kemal, although it understood the importance of Nakhchivan in establishing ties with Soviet Russia, was actively fighting against the occupation of the region by Armenia

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