Keghart“The Republic of Azerbaijan had no political existence until the year 1917, when the Trans-Caucasian provinces of the Russian Empire, exposed to the enemies of Russia, found in the collapse of the empire the need and opportunity of striking out for themselves. Nor has Azerbaijan any national traditions or history; scarcely, till lately, had her people a racial consciousness, the name even did not apply to the present state…it was hoped thus to attract to the new republic the Persian remainder of the old province of Azerbaijan, people chiefly by the old stock.”—“Encyclopedia Britannica (1926).
“The Republic of Azerbaijan had no political existence until the year 1917, when the Trans-Caucasian provinces of the Russian Empire, exposed to the enemies of Russia, found in the collapse of the empire the need and opportunity of striking out for themselves. Nor has Azerbaijan any national traditions or history; scarcely, till lately, had her people a racial consciousness, the name even did not apply to the present state…it was hoped thus to attract to the new republic the Persian remainder of the old province of Azerbaijan, people chiefly by the old stock.”—“Encyclopedia Britannica (1926).
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