In a tangle of old problems : first steps of new leaders of Azerbaijan -- The 20th Congress of the CPSU and Soviet republics of the South Caucasus -- Enactment of the law on state language of Azerbaijan -- Deeping of political crisis in the leadership of Azerbaijan -- The year 1957 : aggravation of contradictions in the Soviet leadership and Azerbaijan -- Transformation of national policy into a key factor of society's development -- Attempts of party bodies to strengthen control in ideology -- Summer 1959 : Moscow's interference and change of leadership in Azerbaijan
Summary
Jamil Hasanli's research on 1950s' Azerbaijan sheds light on the watershed period in Soviet history while also furnishing the reader with a greater understanding of the root causes of the dissolution of the USSR
