Soviet Transcaucasia

Soviet Transcaucasia was an empire in Caucasus (Middle East) that lasted from 1920 to 1991 CE, about 71 years. Its people spoke Slavic languages (Russian, Polish, Czech, Serbian, Bulgarian, Ukrainian).

Georgia, Armenia and Azerbaijan were joined as the Transcaucasian SFSR in 1922 and split into separate Soviet republics in 1936. All three became independent when the Soviet Union collapsed in 1991.

See Soviet Transcaucasia on the interactive timeline

Facts

Dates

1920 to 1991 CE

Duration

71 years

Type

Empire

Region

Caucasus, Middle East

Language family

Slavic

Capital

Tbilisi, Yerevan, Baku

Came from

• Democratic Republic of Georgia 1918 to 1921 CE
• First Republic of Armenia 1918 to 1920 CE
• Azerbaijan Democratic Republic 1918 to 1920 CE

Became

• Georgia 1991 CE to the present
• Armenia 1991 CE to the present
• Azerbaijan 1991 CE to the present

Events in Middle East during its time

• 1923 Treaty of Lausanne
• 1948 Founding of Israel and the Nakba
• 1979 Iranian Revolution
• 1991 Gulf War

Neighbours in Middle East

• Ottoman Empire 1299 to 1922 CE
• Qajar dynasty 1789 to 1925 CE
• Republic of Turkey 1923 CE to the present
• Saudi Arabia 1932 CE to the present
• Syria 1946 CE to the present
• Israel 1948 CE to the present
• Republic of Iraq 1958 CE to the present
• Pahlavi Iran 1925 to 1979 CE
• Islamic Republic of Iran 1979 CE to the present
• Mandatory Palestine 1920 to 1948 CE

Elsewhere in the world at the same time

• Ethiopian Empire (Solomonic dynasty) 1270 to 1974 CE, North and West Africa
• Ottoman Empire 1299 to 1922 CE, Europe
• Portuguese Empire 1415 to 1999 CE, Europe
• United States 1776 CE to the present, North America
• United Kingdom 1801 CE to the present, Europe
• Haiti 1804 CE to the present, Mesoamerica and Caribbean
• Dutch East Indies 1800 to 1949 CE, Southeast Asia
• Commonwealth of Australia 1901 CE to the present, Oceania
• British Raj 1858 to 1947 CE, South Asia
• Indonesia 1945 CE to the present, Southeast Asia

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