Dilgam ismailov

XVII Theme. Azerbaijan in the 20-30
th
 years XX century. 
 
1. Invasion of Azerbaijan by XI the Red Army. Soviet 
statehood.
2. Soviet national policy in Azerbaijan. Organization 
Nagorno Karabakh Autonomus Oblast (NKAO) and 
Nakhchivan Autonomus Soviet Socialist Republic (NASSR) 
3. Social-economical and cultural develop in Azerbaijan. 
Mass repression. 
 
1. Invasion of Azerbaijan by XI the Red Army. Soviet 
statehood. 
 
On 28 April 1920 Bolsheviks in Baku declared founding 
Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic. All authority was given 
to the Provisional Revolutionary Committee. On the same 
day was organized Azerbaijan SSR Soviet of People's 
Commissars (SPC). Its structure was consisted N.Narimanov 
(chairman), H.Sultanov, A.H.Garayev, G.Musabeyov, 
M.D.Huseynov, C.Ildirm, D.Bunyadzadeh, C.Vazirov and 
other included. On 3 May 1920 Committee of revolution by 
decree in the places was created region, district and village 
revolutionary committees. Police were abolished. Worker-
peasant police were organized. By decree on 7 May 1920 all 
khan, bay and vagf lands were confiscated and handed over to 
the peasants free of charge. In another decree forests in 
Azerbaijani territory, water and underground resources was 
nationalized and give to property of state. By decree on 12 
May 1920 grade and civilian titles (nobleman, peasant, bay, 
khan, knyaz and etc) were abolished. According to the decision 

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of 15 May declared the freedom of conscience, Nation 
Commissar of Education was banned all kinds of religious 
rituals, religion was kept out from state and school. 
There was established Emergency Commission and High