Stalin's Role
According to different participants at the Moscow Conference, Joseph Stalin's participation in Kars Treaty was huge in the context of the large area of Democratic Republic of Armenia's territory which was transferred to Turkey. As Kazım Karabekir writes in his note:
Chicherin and Karakhan tried to annul Alexandropol Treaty, they openly stand on Armenian rights. That is why we decided to outwit them: Mdivani offered a new way. That way supposed direct contact with Stalin, who is the closest friend of Lenin. There two people are the most powerful in Russia. Actually he became the man, who made signing of the Treaty possible. If the issue is solved by Chicherin, who was under influence of Karakhan, supporter of Armenian interests, he would have not done it.
Participant from Turkish part Ali Fuat Cebesoy writes:
... if not the interfering of Stalin ... Moscow conference would probably last much longer; or we wouldn't get the results we reached.
As he wrote before the conference to Kazım Karabekir:
...Stalin personally treats Armenians negatively...
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