Traditions in Transition (AI 2.2) Summer 1994   To order this magazine issue or subscribe AI Home Page | Magazine Choice | Topics | Store | Contact us Front Cover: Hand-colored post card from the turn of last century when Baku was an oil boom town. Courtesy of Yagub Karimov.   Back Cover: Jujalarim Children's Drumming Group standing in front of Baku's most famous landmark, the Maiden's Tower. Courtesy British Petroleum, Photo: Oleg Litvin. Life for peoples of the former Soviet Union is in a state of transition and flux since the collapse of the Soviet centralized government. Traditions, expectations and cultural patterns are in transition. Read about the "Irreversible Losses Since Independence" that some people in Azerbaijan are feeling, along with the counter-opinion expressed in the article, "When the Choice is Between Bread and Freedom."   2 Reader's Forum 6 Editorial - Traditions in Transition Since the Dissolution of the Soviet Union - Betty Blair 9 Interview: President of Azerbaijan Republic, Heydar Aliyev - Betty Blair 12 Oil: Azerbaijan's Economic Rebirth - Nasser Sagheb and Masoud Javadi 18 Baku Diary: Snow Scenes - Susan Cornnell 22 History of Oil in Azerbaijan - Natig Aliev, SOCAR President 24 In Search of Extraterrestrials: Azerbaijani Music Selected for Voyager Spacecraft - Anne Kressler 26 Azerbaijani Mugam (Traditional Modal Music) - Abulfazl Bahadori 28 Irreversible Losses Since Independence - Svetlana Krasnova 29 When the Choice is Between Bread and Freedom - Azar Panahli 30 Diplomatic Interview. British Ambassador: Thomas Young - Betty Blair 34 Profiles in Transition. Omar Eldarov (Sculptor): When Independence Diminishes Choice - Betty Blair, English (34-36); Azeri Latin (38-39) 40 Novruz...Celebration That Would Not Die - Farrokh Nakhjavani 43 Legacy of the Oil Barons, Part I (Taghiyev, Naghiyev) - Fuad Akhundov 46 Traditions in Transition Across Culture: Western Logic, Eastern Passions - Galib Mammad 49 Reasons Why the Freedom Support Act should be Lifted - Bill Frelick 51 History of Azerbaijani Publications in Southern Azerbaijan (Part 5) - Dr. Hassan Javadi and Abulfazl Bahadori 52 Reprint: Azerbaijan Like Bosnia: Not Inevitable, Definitely Stoppable - Georgie Anne Geyer 54 Physics and Politics: The Essential Differences as They Relate to the Azerbaijan / Armenia Conflict - Azerbaijan's Ambassador to US, Pashayev 56 Azerbaijan's Head of Parliament, R. Guliyev Commends US Senator DeConcini 58 Transitions: Place Name Changes in Azerbaijan - Dr. Vagif Aslanov 62 Strides in Telephone Service - Kurultay Gözütok 63 Fast & Powerful Computers to Azerbaijan - Habib Mortaz 66 Tribute to Rafig Babayev: Musician 68 A Brand New World: The Incredible Demand for English - Firangiz Nassirova 69 Overview of Turkic Language Instruction in the US -Dr. András Bodrogligeti 70 Profiles Abroad. Daniel Weiner: Entering the World of Azerbaijanis: From Folk Music to Noun Declensions - Betty Blair 71 Getting Started with Azeri. What Works? - Daniel Weiner New Azerbaijani Language Text Published: Dr. Kurtulus Öztopçu Kafkaz Dance Group Wins California Grant to Teach Azerbaijani Dances 72 Summer Azerbaijani Language Courses: Indiana University and UCLA 74 Opportunities 78 Azerbaijan Directory   From Azerbaijan International (2.2) Summer 1994. © Azerbaijan International 1998. All rights reserved.   AI Home Page | Magazine Choice | Topics | Store | Contact us