The Establishment of The Soviet Regime In Northern Azerbaijan
In 1920, Azerbaijan Oil Committee was created for the management of the oil industry and the sale of oil, which did not subordinate to the Azerbaijani government, but directly to Moscow. Vladimir Lenin appointed Bolshevik A. Serebrovsky to lead the Committee.
On May 6, 1921 the first Constitution of Azerbaijan SSR was adopted on the I Congress of Soviets, held in Baku. According to this Constitution, the power of the local Bolshevik authorities, in fact, puppets in the hands of Moscow was “legalized”. Unemployed people were deprived of electoral rights. Azrevkom was eliminated. The Central Executive Committee (CEC) of Azerbaijan SSR became the supreme legislative body, which was elected at the congress. The Council of People's Commissars of Azerbaijan SSR acted, as the supreme executive body.
