Armenian National Congress

The Armenian National Congress (or Congress of Eastern Armenians) was a political congress established to provide representation for the Armenians of Russia. It first met at the Artistic Theatre in Tbilisi on . Its formation was prompted by the opportunities the Russian Revolution provided for Armenians (and other minority nationalities in Russia) towards the end of World War I. Members The congress consisted of 204 members from all over the Russian Empire, with only Armenian Bolsheviks refusing to take part for ideological reasons. It was dominated by the Dashnak Party. The composition along party lines was as follows: Dashnaks: 113 representatives Populists: 43 representatives Socialist Revolutionaries: 23 representatives Social Democrats: 9 representatives No party: 7 representatives There was also a small number of representatives from Western Armenia, including Andranik Ozanian.