Downfall Democratic Republic of Georgia

the leaders of second international visit tbilisi, 1920.

in april 1920, 11th red army established soviet regime in azerbaijan, , georgian bolshevik grigoriy ordzhonikidze requested permission moscow advance georgia. though official consent not granted lenin , sovnarkom, local bolsheviks attempted seize military school of tbilisi preliminary coup d état on may 3, 1920, repelled general kvinitadze. georgian government began mobilization , appointed giorgi kvinitadze commander-in-chief. in meantime, in response georgia s alleged provision of assistance azeri nationalist rebellion in ganja, soviet forces attempted penetrate georgian territory, repelled kvinitadze in brief border clashes @ red bridge. within few days, peace talks resumed in moscow. under terms of controversial moscow peace treaty of may 7, georgian independence recognized in return legalization of bolshevik organizations , commitment not allow foreign troops on georgian soil.

refused entry league of nations on december 16, 1920, georgia gained de jure recognition allies on 27 january 1921. this, however, did not prevent country being attacked soviet russia 1 month later.

after azerbaijan , armenia had been sovietized red army, georgia found surrounded hostile soviet republics. moreover, british had evacuated caucasus, country left without foreign support.

according soviet sources, relations georgia deteriorated on alleged violations of peace treaty, re-arrests of georgian bolsheviks, obstruction of convoys passing through georgia armenia, , strong suspicion georgia aiding armed rebels in north caucasus. part, georgia accused moscow of fomenting anti-government riots in various regions of country, , of provoking border incidents in zaqatala region, disputed azerbaijan democratic republic. lori “neutral zone” challenge, soviet armenia categorically demanded georgia withdraw troops had been stationed in region since fall of armenian republic.