[6][7][8][9][10] 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.
[4] The congress consisted of 204[1] members from all over the Russian Empire, with only Armenian Bolsheviks refusing to take part for ideological reasons.
[17][18] The Armenian National Congress supported the policies of the Russian Provisional Government concerning the war, and also suggested redrawing provincial boundaries along ethnic lines.
[20] Before dissolving, the Congress created a National Assembly of 35 members to act as a legislative body for Armenians under the Russian Republic.
[21] It also created an executive body of 15 members called the Armenian National Council, headed by Avetis Aharonian.