The Sovietization of Azerbaijan The South Caucasus in the Triangle of Russia, Turkey, and Iran, 1920-1922 |
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| Author:
| Hasanli, Jamil |
| Series title: | Utah Series in Middle East Studies |
| ISBN: | 978-1-60781-593-8 |
| Publication Date: | Feb 2018 |
| Publisher: | University of Utah Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $50.00 |
Book Description:
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Highlights the Caucasian peoples' struggle to retain political independence against Soviet Russia and an international cast that included European powers wanting to retain petroleum concessions; Kemalist Turkey, which claimed special ties to the Turkic Azeris; and Iran, which controlled South Azerbaijan and was thus a possible route of expansion eastward for Bolshevik movement.
Highlights the Caucasian peoples' struggle to retain political independence against Soviet Russia and an international cast that included European powers wanting to retain petroleum concessions; Kemalist Turkey, which claimed special ties to the Turkic Azeris; and Iran, which controlled South Azerbaijan and was thus a possible route of expansion eastward for Bolshevik movement.