Front Cover Summer 2004 (AI 12.2) Azerbaijan International Cover design by Pirouz Khanlou The Baku of Gurban Sayid's novel, "Ali & Nino: A Love Story," takes place at the peak of the Oil Boom in 1917-1918, just prior to the takeover by the Bolsheviks. Baku was cosmopolitan, European, and basking in the wealth of oil riches with private mansions sometimes taking up entire city blocks. The cover design is from a postcard of early 20th century. Photos depict City Hall and the Alexander Nevsky Orthodox Cathedral nearby, which was dynamited by Stalin in 1937. Old Cyrillic script reads: "Hello from Baku". Back to Index AI 12.2 (Summer 2004) AI Home | Magazine Choice | Topics | AI Store | Contact us Other Web sites created by Azerbaijan International AZgallery.org | AZERI.org | HAJIBEYOV.com