The Caucasus, a Former Part of the Russian Empire

The caucasus set well behind the front lines of the russian civil war off to the north. With only the collapsing ottoman empire to their south, armenia, azerbijon and georgia all enjoyed autonomous independence through the spring of 19 20. The red army simply marched across the border and captured the critical bako oil fields in late april 19 20. They pulled this off pretty much without a fight, partly because the british and nationalist turks were currently embroiled in the turkish war of independence. So when the red army rolled into azerbajon, the local turkish population rose up to support their invasion and occupation. By