THE PROBLEM OF ILLEGAL CIRCULATION OF WEAPONS AND AMMUNITION IN THE REPUBLIC OF ARMENIA (1918-1920)
Illegal circulation of arms and ammunition was one of the main factors which destabilized the criminogenic situation in the Republic of Armenia (1918-1920) threatening the state and social security, leading to the expansion of murder, robbery, and political retribution. In the unfavorable economic and political situation of the Republic of Armenia, despite some successes, the Ministry of the Interior had failed to act productively against the illegal circulation of weapons and ammunition due to a number of causes - the lack of professionals, segmentation of the society, strained relations between the local population and numerous refugees from Western Armenia, the supply of weapons and ammunition from Azerbaijan and Turkey for the muslim population residing in Armenia, apolitical activites of Bolsheviks, etc.
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