REALITIES OF AZE R BAIJAN 1917-1920 REALITIES OF AZE R BAIJAN 1917-1920 ANAR ISGENDERLI Copyright © 2011 by Anar Isgenderli. Library of Congress Control Number: 2011903484 ISBN: Hardcover 978-1-4568-7954-9 Softcover 978-1-4568-7953-2 Ebook 978-1-4568-7955-6 All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system, without permission in writing from the copyright owner. First published in 2011. Isgenderli, Anar— Realities of Azerbaijan: 1917-1920 Foreword by Justin McCarthy Translated by Yusif Axundov © Anar Isgenderli, 2011 This book was printed in the United States of America. To order additional copies of this book, contact: Xlibris Corporation 1-888-795-4274 www.Xlibris.com
[email protected] 75308 CONTENTS FOREWORD ...................................................................9 INTRODUCTION .........................................................11 CHAPTER 1: TURKS AND ARMENIANS ....................17 1.1. The Armenian Settlement in the South Caucasus ...............................................17 1.2. Armenians under the Ottoman Empire ...........34 CHAPTER 2: FROM FEBRUARY REVOLUTION TO THE COLLAPSE OF THE TRANSCAUCASIAN SEIM .....51 2.1. The Special Transcaucasian Committee and the Transcaucasian Commissariat ..........................51 2.2. The Transcaucasian Seim ................................59 CHAPTER 3: MASSACRES OF TURKS AND OTHER NATIONALITIES ..........................................................71