When the South Caucasus was One Country: The Transcaucasian Democratic Federative Republic
The Transcaucasian Democratic Federative Republic (TDFR), which included present-day Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, and surrounding territories, only lasted over a month between April-May 1918, but the idea of this federative republic has a much broader history. Dr Adrian Brisku explains how the TDFR came into being and the reasons for its failure.
00:14 Introduction
01:38 What was the Transcaucasian Republic?
07:57 What were the main political and ideological beliefs espoused by its creators?
13:14 What led to the collapse of the Transcaucasian Republic?
20:35 Was the Transcaucasian Republic doomed to fail from the start?
29:08 What lessons can we draw from the Transcaucasian Republic for the present?