Demands for self-determination were initially confined to autonomy, until a power vacuum was created by the Russian Revolution in 1917, followed by the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk between Russia and Germany in March 1918, then the Allied armistice with Germany on 11 November 1918.
Kerkesat per vetevendosje ishin fillimisht te kufizuara ne autonomi, derisa nje vakum u krijua nga Revolucioni Rus i 1917, ndjekur nga Traktati i Brest-Litovsk midis Gjermanise dhe Rusise ne mars 1918, dhe me pas armepushimi i Aleateve me Gjermanine me 11 nentor 1918.