RESOLUTION ADOPTED BY THE FIRST CONGRESS OF THE WORKERS OF ABKHAZIA on the report of the Chairman of the Revcom of Abkhazia N. Lakoba on the National Issue in Abkhazia

28 May 1921

1. The government of Kerenskiy-Miliukov, likewise the Tsar regime of Russia continued oppressing the national minorities residing in a former Russian Empire.

2. But after the victory of the October Revolution, in the center of Russia the power was taken by workers and peasants and bourgeoisie started to strengthen their position in the provinces manipulating with the national feelings of the trans-frontier nations. Using the national movements, the bourgeoisie led the government and created the republics in the remote territories, which were fully dependent to the world imperialism (the Entente).

3. The workers and peasants of the oppressed nations realized their interests and through the support of proletarian Russia created real independent socialist republics. The next step will be the close union with the Soviet Federation. Proceeding from this fact the Congress of the Workers of Abkhazia expresses the will of all of the workers of the Republic to have the most fraternal and close cooperation with Georgian workers and peasant, who are the most close in cultural, economic and geographical point of view.

Viva to the forthcoming Congress of Georgia and Abkhazia, which will establish the close cooperation of the workers of these peoples!

Viva to the fraternal relations of the soviet republics!

Viva to the Soviet Socialist Republics in entire world.

(Strengthening of the Soviet Power in Abkhazia. Collection of Documents and Materials (1921-1925). Sukhumi, 1957, p. 48/in Russian)