Geopolitics III

When the Soviets came to power, they fought to retain the lands formerly ruled by the Czar. Georgia, Armenia and Azerbijan became Soviet Socialist Republics.
When the Soviets drew the borders of these Soviet Republics, they sought to suppress nationalistic feelings. Thus areas that were primarily Armenian were placed in Azerbijan, Azeri areas were placed in Armenia and Moslem areas placed in Georgia. The Soviets even gave large areas of Armenia to Turkey, including the sacred Mt. Ararat, because they hoped Turkey would become a socialist state and because it was a blow against Armenian nationalism.

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