Dilgam ismailov

October at the Baku Soviet’s meeting they had adopted a 
resultion on the power into their own hands. On 2 November 
Baku Soviet declared in Baku its authority. Stephan 
Shaumyan was elected chairman of Baku Soviet Executive 
committee. At the beginning of 1917, at the end of 1918 
Baku became hot nest of dashnak-bolshevik group’s. Even 
December 1917 by Lenin appointed to the South Caucasus 
Emergency Commissioner. S.Shaumyan in Tbilisi led by 
Armenian Korgonov Military Revolutionary committee 
arrived to Baku. Bolshevik-dashnak troops in the South 
Caucasus overturn Baku city struggle square between with 
“revolution and opposite revolution”. Baku Soviet authority 
had gathered 20 thausand armed forces concisted of armenians.

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In March 1918 the situation was extremely tense in Baku. 
Musavat party, which has become a strong political influence 
in the South Caucasus growing reputation seriosly worried 
Baku Soviet. They were committion the national slaughter to 
undermine the social base of the party tried to punish 
Azerbaijan’s national movement. Even in January commander 
of Muslim corps’ general Talishinskhi arrested in Baku has 
caused discontent of Azerbaijani population. Armenian dash-
naks’ among the muslim population of the city with bolsheviks 
(bolshevics - group of social-democrats) an armed conflict 
plans had failed. With support of Azerbaijan’s political leaders 
and intellectuals were prevented this collision. On 15 March at 
meeting of Baku Soviet Shaumyan’s “Baku Soviet should be-
come the main fortification of civil war in the South Caucasus” 
instruction against the Azerbaijanians played a role in the 
genocide. An excuse of start national genociede on 24 March 
staff of considered from Muslims’ “Evelina” ship’s confiscated 
of weapons. Azerbaijanian’s seriosly protest against it and 
demanded to give back confiscated weapons. Although M. A. 
Rasulzadeh achieved to return back confiscated weapons’ but 
Bolshevik-dashnak government did not keep promises. 
On 30 March to lead in the implementation of the 
genociede around Baku Soviet was created the Committee to 
Protect Revolution. The party of Dashnaksutun and Armenian 
National Council protected Baku Soviet. On 30 March 
Dashnak groups gathered in front of the Armenian Church the 
first was shot to the Muslims. On 31 March early morning 
Bolshevik-dashnak groups at the Kerpichkhana, Mammadli 
districts where azerbaijanians’ lived attacked. Supposedly, at 
the genociede were participated sailors who lived in the Inside 

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city. They by using of military ships and planes started to 
bombing muslim districts. But after learning that is sabotage 
they cease-fire. 
On 31 March despite Muslims stopped a resistance, the 
armenian nationalists at the districts where living Azerbaijanis 
were sword population. Genocide of Muslims continued to 
April 2 till 2 o’clock. Bolshevik-dashnak groups “Caspi”