Armenian question in the super powers’ diplomacy agenda on the eve of the First World War: the reflection of the issue in the documents of the historical-diplomatic archives of the ministry of foreign affairs of Italy (1912/14)

The given article is devoted to the historical-diplomatic context of the Armenian Question on the eve of the First World War, when it was appeared in the Super Powers’ agenda. The term “Armenian Question”, as it is used in the history, became international among diplomatic circles and in the popular press after the Congress of Berlin in 1878. In the frames of the presented article, we have tried to analyze the reflection of that issue in the historical-diplomatic archival sources of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Italy. The detailed study of the archival documentations opens a new chapter on foreign policy of that time Super Powers discloses also the attitude and approaches of the Italian government towards Armenian issue. The detailed study and scientific formulation of the preserved archival documents of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Italy have political and diplomatic, and important historical significance from the perspective of the examined topic, that is, the Armenian Question.