ISSN 1829-4618

THE SOCIAL-POLITICAL LIFE OF WESTERN ARMENIANS IN 1917-1918. THE DEFENSE OF ERZERUM AND THE REASONS FOR THE FALL IN 1918

By: Vahan Melikyan, Doctor of History, Professor Leading researcher of the Institute of History of NAS RA, Doctor in History,  v_melikyan@mail.ru

Zangak Publishing House, Yerevan, 2019 (in Armenian), 248p.

The monograph deals with social-political life of Western Armenians in 1917-1918, particularly the problem of the defence and causes of the fall of Erzerum, under the light of the the policy of Transcaucasian governments (Commissariat and Seim), Armenian national organizations, poilitical parties and individuals. The author had made use of all available primary sources, mostly archival documents.