Ալեքսանդրապոլի գաւառը 1920ի թուրք-հայկական պատերազմի նախօրեակին
| dc.contributor.author | Կարինէ Ալեքսանեան | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2026-01-22T09:16:50Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2026-01-22T09:16:50Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2012 | |
| dc.description.abstract | In this article the author publishes archival documents which shed light on the socio- economic and political situation in the western border areas of the Republic of Armenia at the time of the Turkish-Armenian War. The author analyses the reasons which led the local Armenian population to host the Turkish army with the traditional bread and salt. In 1918 in the occupied regions of the Republic of Armenia, the Turks aimed not only at massacring the Armenians but at looting them too and ruining the economic basis of the Armenian state. Such a policy was aimed at making impossible the future existence of Armenia. The short-lived Republic of Armenia bore the consequences of this Turkish policy. It was particularly felt in the Province of Alexandropol, which suffered the consequences of Turkish destruction long after the retreat of the Turkish army. Specifically agriculture including animal farming, was badly hit, which resulted in a famine that threatened the province from January 1919. The refugees who poured in as a result of the 1915 Armenian Genocide constituted a large part of the inhabitants in the province. These refugees lived in horrible conditions. They had gathered in the province with the hope of returning to their residences as soon as the borders were opened. However, prior to the return of Kars to the Republic of Armenia, thousands of Armenian refugees lost their lives. Their death caused plagues in Alexandropol province, which claimed further lives among the local population. In May-April 1920, the famine reached unprecedented heights. The majority of the population was forced to eat only vegetables. The conditions were further worsened after the civil disturbances in May, and as a result the city faced absolute famine. The famished population of the province was even unable to harvest the crops, and the Province remained in dire socio-economic straits until November 1920. Domestic politics was unstable too. Though the strict implementation of law and punitive measures by the Bureau-government that had come to power in May had suppressed the rebellion of the Bolsheviks, violation of civic rights had undermined the bases of statehood. The strict measures of the Bureau-government led to the imprisonment of hundreds of people, while others were proclaimed outlaws. When Garo Sasooni was the chief administrator of Shirak province, partisan interests were prioritised at the expense of the state. The monopoly of party members and their disrespect for law and legality further undermined the bases of statehood in general and the concept of the state among the population. The Province, which was experiencing such socio-economic and political conditions, was surrendered to the Turks in accordance with the November 7, 1920 armistice. The Turks combined military action with diplomatic deception, and occupied the Province of Alexandropol, and kept it under military occupation for six months. These six months were enough to extensively loot the area and kill its defenseless population. In order to maintain its physical existence, the Armenian population of the area was forced to host the Turks with the traditional bread and salt and proclaim Soviet rule. | |
| dc.identifier.citation | Ալեքսանեան, Կ., «Ալեքսանդրապոլի գաւառը 1920ի թուրք-հայկական պատերազմի նախօրեակին», «Հայկազեան հայագիտական հանդէս», 2012, Պէյրութ, էջ 377-405 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://haigrepository.haigazian.edu.lb/handle/123456789/1089 | |
| dc.title | Ալեքսանդրապոլի գաւառը 1920ի թուրք-հայկական պատերազմի նախօրեակին |
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