'The Border' is a book about Russia and Russian history without its author ever entering Russia itself; a book about being the neighbour of that mighty, expanding empire throughout history. It is a chronicle of the colourful, exciting, tragic and often unbelievable histories of these bordering nations, their cultures, their people, their landscapes.
S. Frederick Starr, Clans, Authoritarian Rulers, and Parliaments in Central Asia, Silk Road Paper (Washington, D.C.: Central Asia–Caucasus Institute Silk Road Studies Program, June 2006), available at www.silkroadstudies.org. 2.
The First World War breaks out. As the Russians withdraw, the Turks advance, and Ali and Nino find themselves swept up in Azerbaijan's fight for independence.
Epics of Everyday Life: Encounters in a Changing Russia
It has a predominantly Shiite Muslim population and it's been independent since 1991. This new edition of Historical Dictionary of Azerbaijan contains a chronology, an introduction, appendixes, and an extensive bibliography.