Historical Rethinking of Relations with the First Republic of Armenia and the United States of America: The Dilemma of Orientation and Expectations

This article examines the features of relations with the First Republic of Armenia and the United States of America in the context of the dilemma of orientation and expectations of the Armenian political elite and society. The purpose of this study is to determine the characteristics of the influen...

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Main Author: Gegham Petrosyan
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Language:English
Published: Yerevan State University 2023-09-01
Series:Journal of Political Science: Bulletin of Yerevan University
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Online Access:https://pub.ysu.am/index.php/j-pol-sci/article/view/10858
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description This article examines the features of relations with the First Republic of Armenia and the United States of America in the context of the dilemma of orientation and expectations of the Armenian political elite and society. The purpose of this study is to determine the characteristics of the influence of interethnic conflicts on the Armenian population and political elite after the February Revolution of 1917 on the territory of the Russian Empire. The main attention is paid to identifying general and specific elements in the process of restoring independent Armenian statehood at the end of May 1918. The scientific novelty lies in the study of transformative processes and the long break of independent Armenian statehood, the people’s and liberation struggle, as well as the geopolitical developments in the region in the context of the clash of both diplomatic and military, political and economic interests. As a result, after lengthy negotiations, on February 25, 1919, the assembly was presented with a single demand of the Armenians for recognition of the Armenian state. The characteristic features of such decisions are highlighted and described, on the basis of which it was proposed to transfer Armenia under the guardianship of the Entente and transfer its mandate to one of the countries for at least twenty years. It is emphasized that the Armenian delegations expressed their desire to transfer the patronage (mandate) of a united, independent and free Armenia to the United States of America or the newly formed League of Nations.
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spelling doaj.art-156ffc07c2a44ce286691e7125e8457a2023-10-24T08:47:51ZengYerevan State UniversityJournal of Political Science: Bulletin of Yerevan University2738-294X2738-27962023-09-0122(5)10.46991/JOPS/2023.2.5.076Historical Rethinking of Relations with the First Republic of Armenia and the United States of America: The Dilemma of Orientation and ExpectationsGegham Petrosyan0https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1603-8383Yerevan State University This article examines the features of relations with the First Republic of Armenia and the United States of America in the context of the dilemma of orientation and expectations of the Armenian political elite and society. The purpose of this study is to determine the characteristics of the influence of interethnic conflicts on the Armenian population and political elite after the February Revolution of 1917 on the territory of the Russian Empire. The main attention is paid to identifying general and specific elements in the process of restoring independent Armenian statehood at the end of May 1918. The scientific novelty lies in the study of transformative processes and the long break of independent Armenian statehood, the people’s and liberation struggle, as well as the geopolitical developments in the region in the context of the clash of both diplomatic and military, political and economic interests. As a result, after lengthy negotiations, on February 25, 1919, the assembly was presented with a single demand of the Armenians for recognition of the Armenian state. The characteristic features of such decisions are highlighted and described, on the basis of which it was proposed to transfer Armenia under the guardianship of the Entente and transfer its mandate to one of the countries for at least twenty years. It is emphasized that the Armenian delegations expressed their desire to transfer the patronage (mandate) of a united, independent and free Armenia to the United States of America or the newly formed League of Nations. https://pub.ysu.am/index.php/j-pol-sci/article/view/10858First Republic of ArmeniaUnited States of AmericarevolutionArmenian National Central CouncilOttoman EmpireOttoman Turkey
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Historical Rethinking of Relations with the First Republic of Armenia and the United States of America: The Dilemma of Orientation and Expectations
Journal of Political Science: Bulletin of Yerevan University
First Republic of Armenia
United States of America
revolution
Armenian National Central Council
Ottoman Empire
Ottoman Turkey
title Historical Rethinking of Relations with the First Republic of Armenia and the United States of America: The Dilemma of Orientation and Expectations
title_full Historical Rethinking of Relations with the First Republic of Armenia and the United States of America: The Dilemma of Orientation and Expectations
title_fullStr Historical Rethinking of Relations with the First Republic of Armenia and the United States of America: The Dilemma of Orientation and Expectations
title_full_unstemmed Historical Rethinking of Relations with the First Republic of Armenia and the United States of America: The Dilemma of Orientation and Expectations
title_short Historical Rethinking of Relations with the First Republic of Armenia and the United States of America: The Dilemma of Orientation and Expectations
title_sort historical rethinking of relations with the first republic of armenia and the united states of america the dilemma of orientation and expectations
topic First Republic of Armenia
United States of America
revolution
Armenian National Central Council
Ottoman Empire
Ottoman Turkey
url https://pub.ysu.am/index.php/j-pol-sci/article/view/10858
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