Their expressed Russian orientation convinced the authorities to allow them to operate freely in the Caucasus and thus the Mensheviks were reluctant to collaborate with the Committee which advocated a break with Russia and an independent Georgian state.
Russian orientation convinced the authorities to allow them to operate freely in the Caucasus and thus the Mensheviks were reluctant to collaborate with the Committee. This was what their expressed. This Committee advocated a break with Russia. This Committee advocated a break with an independent Georgian state.