Eyewitness of the Century
Autumn 1999 (AI 7.3)
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To order this magazine issue or subscribeFront Cover: For Azerbaijanis, much of the 20th century has been marked by Big Brother's constant watch, much like the unblinking, piercing gaze of the Richard Zorge memorial sculpture on Samad Vurgun Street in Baku. Zorge, a Baku-born German, spied for the Soviets during World War II, warning them that the Germans intended to attack on June 21, 1941. Zorge was later assigned to Japan where he was executed when they discovered that he was a spy.
Back Cover: You know the autumn chill is on its way when roadside vendors start selling pomegranates. Photo: Blair.
Many of the photos in this issue came from the Azerbaijan Republic State Archives of Cinema and Photography. In this issue, such photo credits are abbreviated as "National Archives." Deep appreciation goes to Director Nina Fisheva for her tremendous contribution to our 1999 series: "Celebrating the Century".
To order this magazine issue or subscribe7 Contributors
8 Reader's Forum
13 Editorial: Eyewitness of the Century - Betty Blair
14 Baku Diary: Growing Up "To Be"- Jonelle Glosch
Oil Boom (1880s-1918)
17 The First Car in Baku: First Impressions - Manaf Suleymanov
18 A Century of Tears - Mirvarid Dilbazi
Brief Independence (1918-20) of Azerbaijan Democratic Republic
20 Last Parliament Session Before the Bolsheviks Came - Nigar Maxwell
22 The Fate of Mammad Amin Rasulzade - Rais RasulzadeStalin's Oppression (1920s-1950s)
24 When the Bolsheviks Came - Zuleykha Asadullayeva
27 Stalin's Personality Cult - Vagif Samadoglu
30 Exile to Kazakhstan: Stalin's Repression of 1937 - Murtuz Sadikhli
33 To Siberia and Back - Ismikhan Rahimov
World War II (1940-1945)
36 War and its Legacy: Memories of World War II - Husein Abbaszade
Quest for Freedom (1960-1991)
40 In Search of Truth? Look No Further than Jokes and Anecdotes - Anar
44 No More Red Pioneer Ties! - Aynur Hajiyeva
47 What's in a Name? Nationality, for Starters - Elkhan Garibli
48 Larissa: Black January - January 20, 1990 - Galina Mammadova
Independence (1991-present)
51 Unthinkable - The Day the Soviet Union Collapsed
54 Massacre and Flight From Khojali - Elman Mammadov
57 Chingiz Mustafayev in Action - Vahid Mustafayev
62 Granny's Village: My Childhood Paradise - Aynur Hajiyeva
64 Six Years and Counting: A Refugee Mother - Pari Guliyeva
66 Tracing Roots to Baku: Missing Pieces? - Igor Effimoff
68 Hemophilia: On Our Own Now - Gulnara Huseinova71 Past Days of Ganjali Sabahi - Rahim Raisnia (Azeri in Arabic script)
72 Shollar Water - A Century Later
74 Just For Kids: The Day They Burned Our Books - Asaf Rustamov
76 Sociolinguistics Part 4: Birth and Death - Garibova and Blair
80 Agent 007 Bond Movie Scenes Shot in Baku - Jean Patterson
82 Sabina Rakcheyeva - Youth at Work: Juilliard School of Music
84 Welcome Mat for Foreign Investment - Interview, Paolo Parviz
88 Azerbaijan Today - Unocal's Poster Contest
90 New Faces, New Places
91 Business & Opportunities
93 SOCAR Section (Shah Daniz, Brown & Root, Agip)
96 Thor Heyerdahl in Baku - Betty Blair
99 AIOC: Current Developments - Tamam Bayatly
From Azerbaijan International (7.3) Autumn 1999.
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