League of Armenian Social Democrats
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History
The League of Armenian Social Democrats was founded in Tiflis in 1902 by Stepan Shahumyan, Melik Melikian, Ashot Khoumerian, Assadour Kakhoyan, Bogdan Knunyants, and Arshak Zubarian.[1][2] In October 1902, it published its manifesto, which adhered to proletarian internationalism.[1] Vladimir Lenin hailed the positions of HSDM on the national question,[3] but criticized its federalist demands.[2] HSDM published the newspaper Proletaryat.[1] In March 1903, HSDM merged into the Caucasus Organization of the Russian Social Democratic Labour Party.[2]
