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The Third Republic: Armenia's 1918 Founding Gamble
In May 1918, as Ottoman armies closed in on Yerevan and the Transcaucasian Federation collapsed, Armenian leaders faced an impossible choice: declare independence or die. This episode tells the story of the Armenian Republic's desperate founding — how the battles of Sardarabad, Bash Abaran, and Karakilisa bought just enough time for a shattered nation to declare statehood. We follow the frantic diplomacy in Tiflis, the role of the Armenian National Council, and the unlikely figure of Aram Manukian, the 'drunken genius' who organized the defense. We explore how the First…
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