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The plans of the Russians for Anatolia date back to very early times. Russia put its plans into action once the Ottoman Empire weakened in the late 1800s. Following a Pan-Slavism policy and desiring access to the warm waters and a complete possession of the straits until the Ottoman-Russian War of 1877–78, Russia concentrated especially on Armenians after the war. The Russians seizing the control of Elviye-i Selase (three provinces of Batum, Kars, and Ardahan) at the end of the war thought to achieve their goal and provoked all Armenians through Kars known as the gate into Anatolia. The Armenians were seen as a keystone of the Russians’ plans. The Armenian Question first emerged in the Ottoman-Russian War of 1877-78 because the Armenians provoked by the Russians during the war began to revolt against the Ottoman Empire. In the post-war years, the Russians kept in contact with the Armenians, fomenting unrest in Kars and its surroundings. In World War II, the Armenian Question turned into a global issue under the impact of the Russians. During the war, Armenian troops of volunteers were formed within the Russian army, most of whom were sent to Russia to be trained and returned to fight against the Ottoman Army. When the Russians withdrawn following the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk concluded on March 3, 1918, the Armenians in the region received all forms of equipment assistance and support from the Russians. The study attempted to explain the events that took place in and around Kars within the scope of Russian-Armenian cooperation from 1877-78 to the 1920s. To unveil all the Russian-Armenian associations in that time, care was taken to search and review the relevant sources and   make a contribution to the world of science. 

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