Asia Minor Catastrophe e le sue cause | Prof. margarite | L’audio / in e i sottotitoli

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[Soviet Russia and Kemalist Turkey were temporarily united by the struggle against a common enemy.](https://www.rbth.com/history/333503-how-bolsheviks-helped-shape-turkey?utm_source=Newsletter&utm_medium=Email&utm_campaign=Email)

USSR military aid played a key role in allowing Atatürk’s troops to defeat their two main adversaries: the Democratic Republic of Armenia to the east and the Greek army to the west.

Key Aspects of Russian Aid to Turkey in 1922:

* **Military Supplies:**The Soviets supplied significant quantities of weapons and ammunition, such as 39,000 rifles, 327 machine guns, 54 cannon, and millions of rounds of ammunition. 
* **Financial Assistance:**Gold ingots and millions of Turkish lira were provided, which amounted to a significant portion of the Turkish budget at the time. 
* **Strategic Motivation:**The primary goal for Soviet Russia was to divert Allied forces away from the Russian Civil War by fueling the conflict between the Allies and the Turkish nationalists. 
* **Ideological Intent:**Alongside the material support, the Bolsheviks also aimed to spread communist ideologies in Anatolia by supporting pro-communist figures in Turkey. 
* **Legal Framework:**This support was established through agreements like the [Treaty of Moscow](https://www.google.com/search?client=opera&cs=1&sca_esv=f6511093bb828960&q=Treaty+of+Moscow&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjMhbuVwcuPAxXt7QIHHUHVBbUQxccNegQIHRAB&mstk=AUtExfDzhK3sVMQTpr8308DrWdSkX2WmP_fn-yyaowDgMsVYj5NyWWsxsrdW4Gjgp3dwCVI78-YJzpp0598fEuuUlcRzeI30JlkER3pnLsugEM4G–q2_sRjgP2bFlTiQvBtW2o&csui=3) in March 1921 and the subsequent [Treaty of Kars](https://www.google.com/search?client=opera&cs=1&sca_esv=f6511093bb828960&q=Treaty+of+Kars&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjMhbuVwcuPAxXt7QIHHUHVBbUQxccNegQIHRAC&mstk=AUtExfDzhK3sVMQTpr8308DrWdSkX2WmP_fn-yyaowDgMsVYj5NyWWsxsrdW4Gjgp3dwCVI78-YJzpp0598fEuuUlcRzeI30JlkER3pnLsugEM4G–q2_sRjgP2bFlTiQvBtW2o&csui=3) in October 1921, which also defined the eastern borders of Turkey. 

The Russian aid was a critical factor in the Turkish nationalists’ ability to win the Greco-Turkish War and ultimately achieve their goal of establishing a new Turkish state after the collapse of the Ottoman Empire.