The economic policy of Soviet authority in Azerbaijan was very hard and controversial. On one side highly developed industrial Baku, on the other side-backward Muslim village. The demand of Soviet Russia to oil aimed not only to the realization of contral over Baku oil, but also transformation of it into …
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The Formation pf MKAR and Nakhichevan ASSR in the structure of Azerbaijan SSR
Azerbaijan, which lost its independence and sovergnity on April 28, 1920, was included to the structure of restorated Russian Empire under the name of Soviet. It became impossible to think about Azerbaijan as the state, which was able independently solve political and economic problems and realized the dreams of its …
Read More »The Soviet State Contruction in Northern Azerbaijan
On April 28, 1920, the Provisional Revolutionary Committee (PRC), which was created by 11 Red Army, proclaimed Azerbaijan the independent Soviet Socialist Republic. PRC confirmed the structure of new government-Soviet of National Comissaries (SNC) of Azerbaijan SSR: N.Narimanov-the chairman of SNC and national comissarie of foreign affairs; Ch.Ildirim-the national comissarie …
Read More »The collapse of the Azerbaijan Democratic Republic
Stability, which was shaped in internal-political life of Azerbaijan did not last long. There shaped Bolshevic danger over the country. On February 11, 1920, the first Congress of Communist Party of Azerbaijan began to its activity. The Congress directed to the realization of armed state revolution in Azerbaijan. Local Bolsheviks …
Read More »Proclamation of the ADR
The created Transcaucasian Seim on February 23, 1918, had to be the highest authority organ in the South Caucasus. But, since its creation there were serious confrontations among the included fractions-Muslim, Georgian and Armenian fractions to this Seim. Because of the sin of Armenians and Georgians, these confrontations became strained …
Read More »Political situation in Azerbaijan after the February and October revolutions
The bourgeoise-democratic revolution, which began with the strikes of workers and demonstrations in the capital of Russia- Petrograd on February 27, 1917, and ended with the victory after the autocracy collapsed. In the shaped new situation there began to form various political parties and national commitees too. In a short …
Read More »Democratic and national-liberation movement in Southern Azerbaijan
Due to conduct revolutionary propaganda among South Azerbaijan workers there was created the group of “Ictimaiyyun-e-amiyyun (social- democratic)-Adalet” in Baku. This group played an important role in the attraction of South Azerbaijan workers to class struggle of 1905-1907s. In these years Tabriz organization and “Secret Union”, which was the leading …
Read More »Azerbaijan Culture at the beginning of the 20th century
At the beginning of the 20th century, the cultural ties of Azerbaijan with other countries extended. Democratic intelligence, which took into account the importance of education and knowledge among nation, conducted great work for the enlargement of enlightenment. The activity of N.Narimanov, U.Hajibeyli, H.Zardabi, Q.Mahmudbeyov, C.Mammedkuluzadeh, M.A.Sabir, S.M.Qanizadeh and others …
Read More »Socio-economic and political circumstances at the beginning of the 20th century
The world economic crisis of 1900-1902s, also influenced Azerbaijan. The extraction of oil fell from 667,1 million pud in 1901 to 601,5 million pud in 1903, the activity in other fields, which were related with oil decreased, the number of jobless people grew. In 1901-1903s, about 30% of Baku workers …
Read More »Shape and development of capitalist relations in Azerbaijan
Changes occurred all over the world in the second half of the 19th century, influenced to socio-economic life of Azerbaijan too. Industrial rise in the Russian empire, which began after the abolishment of serfdom, shaped demand to essential sources of raw-materials in the environs. In the process of development of …
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