Abstract
THE ACTIVITIES OF THE DASHNAK-BOLSHEVIK ALLIANCE IN BAKU AFTER THE OCTOBER REVOLUTION IN THE GEORGIAN PRESS OF THE PERIOD: THE GENOCIDE OF 31 MARCH 1918
The socio-political situation in the South Caucasus, especially the Bolsheviks' radical activity in early 1918 was carefully monitored by Georgian press of Tiflis. News and analytical materials on this content were regularly published in the Sakartvelo newspaper, the broadcasting body of the Georgian National Democratic Party, as well as, in the press organs with a broader reader audience such as Ertoba, Alioni.
The Georgian press, which exposed the negative role of “Dashnaktsutyun” party in the tension in the South Caucasus, was not indifferent to the genocide against the Turkic-Muslim population in Baku in March 1918 and tried to convey the truth to its reader. The press played an important role in decoding the insidious intentions of the Dashnak-Bolshevik alliance.
Keywords
March 31, 1918 Baku Genocide, “Dashnaksutyun”, Bolsheviks.