Rulings · national_law
Decision of the Caucasian Bureau on Karabakh
1921-07-05 · Kavbiuro of the RCP(b), Tbilisi, 5 July 1921 · Caucasian Bureau, RCP(b)
The 5 July 1921 Caucasian Bureau decision reversing the previous day’s vote and keeping Nagorno-Karabakh inside Soviet Azerbaijan with autonomy. It is the central Soviet legal origin of the modern Karabakh status dispute.
binding compliance: complied
Events
| Year | Event | Relation |
|---|---|---|
| 1921 | Caucasian Bureau decisions on Karabakh, 4–5 July 1921 | about |
Further reading
- Kavbiuro of the RCP(b), Caucasian Bureau Decisions on Karabakh, 4–5 July 1921, 1921
- Arsène Saparov, From Conflict to Autonomy in the Caucasus: The Soviet Union and the Making of Abkhazia, South Ossetia and Nagorno Karabakh, 2014
- Thomas de Waal, Black Garden: Armenia and Azerbaijan Through Peace and War, 2003
- Audrey L. Altstadt, The Azerbaijani Turks: Power and Identity Under Russian Rule, 1992