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1. worldcrunch.com › culture-society › baku039s-oilBaku's Oil Glory, From Stalin To The Rothschilds And Nobels

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   Dec 18, 2013 · Baku around 1900 — Photo: Tekniska museet The peak occured with the Russian revolution of October 1917. A few months later, Azerbaijan gained its independence, and Baku became the capital.

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2. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › History_of_BakuHistory of Baku - Wikipedia

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   Tsar Alexander I set out to conquer Baku once again during the Russo-Persian War (1804-1813) during which Pavel Tsitsianov tried to capture Baku in January 1806. But aide-de-camp and cousin of Huseyngulu Khan suddenly shot Tsitsianov to death during the presentation of the city's keys to him.

3. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Timeline_of_Russian_historyTimeline of Russian history - Wikipedia

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   This is a timeline of Russian history, comprising important legal and territorial changes and political events in Russia and its predecessor states. To read about the background to these events, see History of Russia. See also the list of leaders of Russia.

4. www.sciencedirect.com › science › articleBaku and its oil industry through war and revolution: 1914–1920

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   Jul 1, 2018 · Highlights. Baku’s oil industry was critical to early industrialization in late Imperial Russia and the early Soviet Union, although oil production showed signs of slowing prior to 1914. The First World War and the October Revolution exacerbated class and ethnic divisions that had been building since before the war.

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5. www.rferl.org › a › baku-oil-fields-historicalBoom! The Great Baku Oil Rush - Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty

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   Jun 15, 2021 · The spectacular oil rush was driven largely by Russian and foreign entrepreneurs such as two of Sweden’s Nobel brothers, Robert and Ludvig, who founded the Branobel oil company in Baku in 1878 ...

6. www.jstor.org › stable › 2499309Baku Oil and Transcaucasian Pipelines, 1883-1891: A Study in ...

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   Baku Oil and Transcaucasian Pipelines, 1883-1891: A Study in Tsarist Economic Policy. The leading role of the state in nineteenth-century Russian industrialization is one of the most widely accepted notions in economic history.

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   Why was Baku important?

   • Highlights Baku’s oil industry was critical to early industrialization in late Imperial Russia and the early Soviet Union, although oil production showed signs of slowing prior to 1914. The First World War and the October Revolution exacerbated class and ethnic divisions that had been building since before the war.

   Baku and its oil industry through war and revolution: 1914–1920

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   Why did the Soviets return to Baku?

   • As shown in Sarah Brinegar’s article, “The Oil Deal: Nariman Narimanov and the Sovietization of Azerbaijan, ” in Slavic Review,as well as her recent dissertation, “Baku at All Costs: The Politics of Oil in the New Soviet State, ”it is certain that the oil industry was the motivating factor in the Soviets returning to Baku.

   Baku and its oil industry through war and revolution: 1914–1920

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   When did Baku become a part of the Russian Empire?

   • Baku was captured in October of the same year and eventually absorbed into the Russian Empire after the formal ceding of the city amongst other integral territories in the North Caucasus and South Caucasus by Persia in the Treaty of Gulistan, in 1813.

   History of Baku - Wikipedia

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   What did Nobel say about Baku?

   • Ludvig Nobel, who described Baku as "a rather disagreeable hole", was referring to the city's oil fields. The oil fields of Baku were known for their Naftalan oil, a unique grade of oil found in the Caucasus that is used today in alternative health treatments. After the Bolshevik Revolution, the oil company owners were forced to abandon the Baku oil fields, leading to a significant decrease in production.

   Boom! The Great Baku Oil Rush - Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty

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   What role did Baku play in Soviet life?

   • As a result, Baku played a great role in many branches of the Soviet life. Since about 1921, the city was headed by the Baku City Executive Committee, commonly known in Russian as Bakgorispolkom. Together with the Baku Party Committee (known as the Baksovet), it developed the economic significance of the Caspian metropolis.

   History of Baku - Wikipedia

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   What ethnicity did Baku have?

   • 17 Persian and native Azerbaijan workers were almost entirely Shia Muslim, while the Russian and Armenian population was Russian and Armenian Orthodox, respectively. However, by the First World War, religious identity on its own played a minor role in Baku as political and ethnic identity became increasingly fused.

   Baku and its oil industry through war and revolution: 1914–1920

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8. www.degruyter.com › document › doiThe Baku Commune, 1917-1918 - De Gruyter

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   Mar 12, 2019 · Roger Suny examines the Revolution in Baku, important provincial capital and oil center of the Russian empire.