A clash of empires: Turkey between Russian Bolshevism and British imperialism, 1918-1923

Abstract

Part 1 The red star and the green crescent - November 1917 to September 1918: the Bolshevik revolution and the Eastern Front Turkish advance in the Caucasus. Part 2 The end of the war - October 1918 to March 1919: the Mudros armistice Turkish affairs resistance in Anatolia British troops in the Caucasus the decision to withdraw. Part 3 An unholy alliance - Russian Bolsheviks and Turkish Nationalists - March 1919 to March 1921: first contacts barrier or bridge? the Caucasus in Soviet-Turkish relations the Allied occupation of Constantinopole Soviet control in Transcaucasia. Part 4 Agreements on two fronts: the Anglo-Soviet trade agreement the Soviet-Turkish treaty of friendship. Part 5 Between East and West - March 1921 to September 1922: mariage de convenance - from the Moscow treaty to the Turkish victory in Anatolia British-Turkish relations from early 1921 to September 1921 the Chanak crisis - war or peace?. Part 6 Settlement - September 1922 to August 1923: the call for Lausanne a strained friendship negotiations the crisis in Anglo-Soviet relations final agreement.