The Sovietization of Azerbaijan - The South Caucasus in the Triangle of Russia, Turkey, and Iran, 1920

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.

About the author

Jamil Hasanli is a scientific analyst for the Turan News Agency in Azerbaijan and a visiting professor at East China Normal University in Shanghai, 2016-2017.

Summary

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.

Product details

• Authors: Jamil Hasanli
• Publisher: The University of Utah Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.10.2017
• EAN: 9781607815938
• ISBN: 978-1-60781-593-8
• No. of pages: 384
• Series: Utah Series in Middle East Stu; Utah Series in Middle East Studies; Utah Series in Middle East Studies; Utah Series in Middle East Stu; Utah Middle East Studies
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous