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First posted on July 5th 2002, last revised on November 14th 2008






Note : this page refers to the history of 'Russian' / 'Soviet' Azerbaijan. It is not to be confused with the Iranian (until 1935 Persian) region by that name, capital Tabriz.

Timelines : Azerbaijan since 1722
Historical Atlas : Western Asia Page








DIRECTORY OF INTERNET SOURCES . . . EXTERNAL FILES
Country Profiles from BBC Country Profiles; from World Desk Reference ; from Nations Encyclopedia; from Wikipedia; from Virtual Azerbaijan, from CIA World Factbook Country : Azerbaijan
Library of Congress, Country Studies : Azerbaijan; Encyclopedia of the Orient : Encyclopedia of the Orient; Azerbaijan Page, by Yusif
Links, General from Library of Congress, Portals to the World; from BUBL; from dmoz; from Virtual Library Caucasus
List of Azerbaijan-related Topics, from Wikipedia
Links on Azerbaijani, from SEELRC
Links, on History from Virtual Azerbaijan
Historical Maps Maps of Azerbaijan, from PCL, UTexas
The Caucasus, from Atlas of Ethnic Conflicts, Ideological Clashes and Border Disputes, has maps since 2000 B.C.
Azerbaijan : List of Maps, posted by Tabib Huseynov
Historical Dictionaries Caucasian Knot Encyclopedia
Timelines see here
from BBC News, from timelines.ws
Accounts of History History of Azerbaijan, from Lonely Planet, from Regisseur, from Russian News Network
History of Azerbaijan, from Embassy of Azerbaijan in Romania
Article History of Azerbaijan, from Wikipedia
from Crime and Society. A Comparative Criminology Tour of the World (Robert Winslow)
Encyclopedia Entries Note : Articles "Azerbaijan" (spelling varieties) in pre-WW I encyclopedias relate to the Persian province by that name, not to 'Russian' Azerbaijan.
Article Kaukasien, Baku, from Meyers Konversationslexikon 1889, in German
Article Baku, Caucasia, from EB 1911
Entries Centro-Caspian Dictatorship, Karabakh, from Footnotes to History, by James L. Erwin
Politics Political Resources on the Net : Azerbaijan; Governments on the WWW : Azerbaijan; Article Politics of Azerbaijan, from Wikipedia
Azerbaijan Profile, from International Crisis Group
Military
Economy & Finances A Global History of Currencies : Azerbaijan; Article Economy of Azerbaijan, from Wikipedia
Article Azerbaijani Manat, from Wikipedia
History of Azerbaijan's Oil Industry, by Mir Yusif Mir Babayev, from Wikipedia
Global Integrity : Azerbaijan 2006, Azerbaijan 2007
Ethnography Languages of Azerbaijan (14), from Ethnologue
Minorities at Risk, scroll down for Azerbaijan - Armenians, Lezgins, Russians
Country Report Azerbaijan, from U.S. Committee for Refugees and Immigrants (1997-2005)
FMO Research Guide : Azerbaijan (2003), from FMO
Azerbaijan, from Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre
World Directory of Minorities and Indigenous Peoples : Azerbaijan
Religion Chronology of Catholic Dioceses : Azerbaijan, from Kirken i Norge
Category Religion in Azerbaijan, from Wikipedia
Jewish Virtual History Tour : Azerbaijan; Azerbaijan, from International Association of Jewish Genealogical Societies - Cemetery Project
History of Regions History of Nakhchivan, from Azeri Vista
Provinces of the Philippines, Municipalities of the Philippines, from www.statoids.com
History of Cities Baku Chronology, from Baku Pages; History of Baku, from Azeri Vista; from Wikipedia
History of Sheki, from Azeri Vista
Institutions Article Heydar Aliyev International Airport (Baku), from Wikipedia
Article Azeri TV Tower, from Wikipedia
Article Azerbaijan University of Languages, from Wikipedia
Azerbaijan, from Airline History
Bibliographies Datenbasis Internationale Beziehungen und Länderkunde (Data Base on International Relations and Country Studies), keywords Aserbeidschan, Azerbaijan (site in German, most titles listed in English; hundreds of entries; publications mostly since 1970)
Biographies List of Azerbaijanis, from Wikipedia
Chinese Ambassadors to Azerbaijan, from PRC MOFA
Others Disaster History by Country : Azerbaijan, from Relief Web
Palearctic Ecoregion, from WWF

DIRECTORY OF INTERNET SOURCES . . . EXTERNALLY POSTED DOCUMENTS
Lists of Statesmen from World Statesmen (B. Cahoon); from Rulers (B. Schemmel); Regnal Chronologies : Caucasus
from World Rulers (E. Schulz, illustrated); Political Leaders, from ZPC, including party leaders
Lists of Ambassadors Heads of Canadian Legation / Embassy in Baku (since 1992), from MOFA Canada
Population Figures Historical Population Statistics, Azerbaijan, from Population Statistics at Univ. Utrecht
Population of Cities : Azerbaijan, from City Population
Historical Abortion Statistics : Azerbaijan, from Johnston's Archive
Document Collections World History Archives : Armenia & Azerbaijan
Internet Law Library : Azerbaijan; Constitution of 1995, from UNDP
Documents by Country : Azerbaijan, from Council of Europe
List of Ratifications of International Labour Conventions by Azerbaijan, from ILO, 53 docs. since 1992
Newspaper Archive, requires registration, charges a modest fee
Jewish Chronicle, since 1841, online
New York Times, click Archive 1851-1980; since 1980
Azerbaijan Article Archives, from Keepmedia
Online Newspapers links from Online Newspapers, from World Newspapers
Election Results from Psephos (since 1998); from IFES Election Guide (since 1998)
Elections and Electoral Systems : Azerbaijan
Archives, Musea, Libraries Libraries in Azerbaijan, from LibDex, 3 entries
Voices from the Past. Treasures from Azerbaijan's Voice Recording Archive, from Azerbaijan International
National Symbols Flag, from FOTW; Coat of Arms, from International Civic Heraldry; National Anthem, from National Anthems Net
Coins, Banknotes Banknotes of Azerbaijan, from World Currency Museum, from Ron Wise's World Paper Money
Coins of Late Caucasia and Transcaucasia, from Zeno
Stamps Azerbaijan Stamps 1919-1923, from Stamps Catalogue 1840-1920 by Evert Klaseboer
Others License plates from Azerbaijan, from Francoplaque; from License Plates of the World
Passport, from Passports of the World
Airline Timetable Images : Azerbaijan
Nagorno War and Armenian Deforestation, ICE Case Studies 1997
Michael Goulet, Azerbaijan and Oil, TED Case Study 2006

PRINTED REFERENCE
General Accounts M. Iskenderov, Azerbaijan - a Land in Bloom (1959), posted on Internet Archive
Specific Periods Chapter XXI : Across the Black Sea to the Caucasus, pp.425-449 in : John Gunther, Inside Russia Today, NY : Harper & Bros. (1957) 1958 [G]
Across the Black Sea to the Caucasus, pp.193-219 in : John Gunther, Meet Soviet Russia. I : Land, People, Sights, NY : Harper & Bros. 1962 [G]
Frank Huddle Jr., Azerbaidzhan and the Azerbaidzhanis, pp.189-210 in : Zev Katz et al. (ed.), Handbook of Major Soviet Nationalities, NY : The Free Press 1975 [G]
Tadeusz Swietochowski, Russian Azerbaijan 1905-1920, Cambridge : UP (1985) 2004, KMLA Lib.Sign.947 54083 S975r
Ch.Th. Marvin, The region of the eternal fire; an account of a journey to the petroleum region of the Caspian in 1883 (1891), posted on Internet Archive
Historical Dictionaries Articles : Artsakh pp.38-40, in : James Minahan, Nations without Sates, A Historical Dictionary of Contemporary National Movements, Westport CT : Greenwood 1996 [G]
Yearbooks Article : Azerbaijan, in : Britannica Book of the Year 1993 pp.426-427, 557, 1994 pp.423-424, 557, 1995 pp.376, 557, 1996 pp.375, 557, 1997 pp.393-394, 555, 2002 pp.391, 551 [G]
Article USSR : Azerbaijan, in : Statesman's Yearbook 1924 pp.1259-1260, 1925 p.1267, 1926 pp.1230-1231 [G]
Article USSR : Trans-Caucasian SSR : Azerbaijan, in : Statesman's Yearbook 1928 pp.1270-1271, 1929 pp.1246-1247, 1932 p.1267 [G]
Article USSR : Azerbaijan, in : Statesman's Yearbook 1937 pp.1295-1296, 1943 pp.1249-1250 [G]
Article : Union of Soviet Socialist Republics : Azerbaijan, in : Statesman's Yearbook 1970-1971 pp.1421-1424, 1975-1976 pp.1426-1429, 1976-1977 pp.1425-1426, 1978-1979 pp.1244-1246, 1979-1980 pp.1253-1255, 1980-1981 pp.1249-1251, 1981-1982 pp.1257-1259, 1983-1984 pp.1253-1255, 1984-1985 pp.1250-1253, 1985-1986 pp.1251-1254, 1986-1987 pp.1250-1253, 1987-1988 pp.1254-1257, 1988-1989 pp.1258-1261, 1989-1990 pp.1264-1267, 1990-1991 pp.1268-1270, 1991-1992 pp.1267-1269 [G]
Article : Commonwealth of Independent States : Azerbaijan, in : Statesman's Yearbook 1992-1993 pp.420-423, 1993-1994 pp.423-426, 1994-1995 pp.412-415, 1995-1996 pp.401-405 [G]
Article : Azerbaijan, in : Statesman's Yearbook 1996-1997 pp.169-172, 1997-1998 pp.174-177, 1998-1999 pp.199-202, 2000 pp.248-252, 2001 pp.238-244, 2002 pp.247-252, 2003 pp.247-252, 2004 pp.249-254, 2005 pp.242-247, 2006 pp.239-244 [G]
Entry : Azerbaijan, Cabinet, p.8; Background Notes, pp.257-261, in : Countries of the World and their Leaders Yearbook, 2003 [G]
Entry : Azerbaijan, pp.232-235 in : IMF, International Financial Statistics Yearbook 2001 [G]
Article : Azerbaijan, in : Americana Annual 1927 p.84, 1928 p.74, 1930 p.89, 1931 p.89, 1932 pp.88-89, 1933 p.80, 1934 pp.76-77, 1935 p.80, 1936 p.74, 1937 p.61-62, 1938 p.65, 1939 p.71, 1940 p.57 [G]
Article : Azerbaijan SSR, in : Americana Annual 1943 p.84, 1944 pp.74-75 [G]
Article : Azerbaijan, in : New International Year Book 1920 p.76, 1921 pp.71-72, 1923 p.76, 1925 p.78, 1928 p.81, 1930 p.81, 1932 p.81, 1933 p.76
Article : Azerbaijan SSR, in : New International Year Book 1934 p.71, 1935 p.67, 1938 p.77, 1939 p.62 [G]
Article : Azerbaijan, in : Funk & Wagnall's New Standard Encyclopedia Year Book 1932 p.89, 1933 p.70, 1934 p.76, 1935 p.72 [G]