Dilgam ismailov

In the mid 50
th
years in the empire softening of the 
political climate trends in Azerbaijan was awaked National 
Revival. Being afraid of Moscow for keeping Azerbaijan under 
the fear on the initiative of Mikoyan and Mikhail Suslov again 
raised the issue of Nagorno-Karabakh to Armenia. 
İn Armenia 
anti-turksih campaign again started. Azerbaijan pedagogical 
secondary collage has been moved 
from İravan to the Khanlar 
(Goygol) region. Azerbaijani branch of the Armenian 
pedagogical Institute was closed. The newspapers published in 
Azerbaijan in Armenia and the name of Irevan Drama Theater 
by name Jafar Jabbarli was closed. But Khrushov understood 
that these incidents cause very serious consequences therefore 
he resolved this problem favor of Azerbaijan.
In 1958 all Armenia’s Catholicos II Vazgen visited Baku. 
He suggested giving Nagorno-Karabakh to Armenia, opening 
Armenian religious seminary in Baku, call each morning from 
armenian church in Baku. But he was rejected. Azerbaijani 

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administration was blamed with nationalism. In 1959 
I.Mustafayev was released from his position. Veli Akhundov 
was appointed in his stead. In 1962 at the secretly meeting was 
created “National Azerbaijan headquarters” (NAH). Its 
chairman was Ogtay Rafili his assistant was elected Khudu 
Mammadov. The purposes of staff invite Azerbaijanis to the 
positions and were aimed serve national revival. They achieved 
few important positions the appointment of national staff.
In the mid 60
th
 years in Armenia against Azerbaijanis had 
happened movement. In 1965 has been declared 50th 
anniversary of the so-called Armenian genocide. Karabakh 
committee started an open activity. With the support of 
Moscow and indecisiveness of Republic in Azerbaijan 
strengthened position of the Armenian lobby. The nationalism 
in Karabakh is deepened; Armenians pressed Azerbaijanis who 
were living there. In 1967 in Khankendi several Azerbaijanis’ 
were killed. The Presidium of the Supreme Soviet USSR on