After the Battle of Sarikamish , the Russo-Turkish front quickly turned in favor of Russian forces . The Turks were concerned with reorganizing their army and committing the Armenian Genocide . Meanwhile , Russia was preoccupied with other armies on the Eastern Front . However , the appointment of Grand Duke Nicholas Nikolaevich as Viceroy and Commander in the Caucasus in September 1915 revived the situation of the Russo-Turkish front
Armenian Genocide
Armenian Genocide
Eastern Front (World War I)