Russia and Azerbaijan: A Borderland in Transition

A classic study on Russian-Azerbaijani relations and Azerbaijani nation-building, examined through the lens of a borderland in transition.

This 1995 English-language book examines Azerbaijan's relations with the Russian Empire and the Soviet state within a long-term narrative of transition. It provides broad context for the political and social processes leading to the 1918 declaration of the Azerbaijan Democratic Republic and the region's power struggles. For the collection it serves as background literature illuminating the political setting in which the Caucasus Army of Islam operated.