Dilgam ismailov

party had been arrested by a special department. These kinds of 
revolts have demonstrated Azerbaijani people's ideas of inde-
pendence still not turn off and determined to fight for freedom.
Armenia after April overturn still was going to seize native 
lands of Azerbaijan as Nakchivan, Zangazur, Nagorno-
Karabakh and Sharur Daralayaz. In 1920 summer they 
destroyed the Zangazur and attacked to Nakchivan. As a reply 
of this at the request of the population under leadership of 
Veysel bay Turkish troops for protecting Nakhchivan come to 
help. They took a control all of the Nakhchivan. June In 1920 
XI Red Army divisions entered to Nakhchivan. August in 
1920 according to provisional agreement signed between 
Soviet Russia and Armenia Sharur Daralayaz unconditionally 
was given to Armenia, territories of occupied by Russian 
troops Karabakh, Zangazur and Nakhchivan was declared the 
disputed territories. At the beginning of 1920 October in 
Nakhchivan was established an Emergency commissariat. Here 
was designed give Nakhchivan to Armenia. Armenia after 
became to SSR (On 29 November 1920) the claims of 
Azerbaijani territories were further strengthened.
On 1 December 1920 Narimanov’s “There is not any 
border between Soviet Azerbaijan and Soviet Armenian’’ 
declaration increased claims of Armenian grab new areas from 
Azerbaijan. June 1921 the upper part of Zangazur was 
given to Armenia. To keep a Nakhchivan region inside the 
Azerbaijan Moscow and Kars contracts played an important 
role. For the signing of the Moscow contracts negotiations held 

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from 1921 February-March months. The primary issue of 
these negotiations who called Ataturk “Turkish door” the 
status of Nakhchivan. On 6 March 1921 between Turkey and 
RSFSR signed a Moscow contract. Article 3 of the contract has 
been showed under the sovereignty of Azerbaijan agreed to be 
Nakhichevan, an autonomous territory and Azerbaijan should 
not make concessions to a third country.