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The article is devoted to the analysis of the complex, controversial and contradictory political situation in South Caucasus in view of the declared independence of three key state entities of the region: the republics of Georgia, Azerbaijan and Armenia. The author focuses on the diplomatic strategy of the young Republic of Armenia during the ongoing World War I, the Turkish intervention in the Caucasus and Russia’s losing its power over the Armenian territories due to the revolutionary events in the empire. The article examines the little-known aspects of the relationship between the Republic of Armenia and the leaders of the White Volunteer Army at the initial stage of the Civil War in Russia. The author revealed and analysed the causes and contradictions of these close relations against the background of the hard situation in Soviet Russia, anti-Russian policy of the British occupation administration in South Caucasus as well as mutual ethnic conflicts and territorial claims between Armenia, Georgia and Azerbaijan. The paper also considers the key milestones and areas of cooperation between the Armed Forces of South Russia and the political leaders of the Dashnak Republic of Armenia in terms of military and political collaboration and allied relations, which could change depending on the current political situation and the real correlation of forces. Revealing the goals and objectives of this cooperation, the author also described the diplomacy and military activities of all major political forces that had a say in the Armenian Question and participated in its resolution during the period under study. Based on the various archival materials (including the archives in Armenia), the article reveals the extent to which their actions affected the relations between the Republic of Armenia and the Armed Forces of South Russia.

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