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660:. As a result, the winter pastures of the Shahsevens remained in the territory of Persia, and the summer pastures remained in the territory of the Russian Empire. Beginning in 1830, the Persian government paid for the Shahsevans to cross into Russian territory, but the villages where the wealthy were relocated were frequently raided, and in 1884 they were banned from crossing the border. However, the Shahsevens did not recognize borders and sometimes continued to migrate in their traditional ways, attacking Russian and Azerbaijani villages. According to Morozova, a similar situation existed in Karabakh and Gazakh; the construction of Armenian villages on the routes of nomads caused conflicts.  In addition, serfdom in the Caucasus was not abolished until 1912, and no recall and demarcation procedures were carried out. According to Morozova, national-religious and social conflicts intensified after the 721: 712:
Soviet government was held in the village of Astrakhanka. On the morning of July 28, the Bolsheviks had to leave Lankaran. Otradnev, the commander of the troops, was killed in the fighting.  A decision was made to evacuate Sarah Island. Individual groups attacked. As a result, a strange situation has arisen in the region. The locals could not decide who to obey. However, Soviet rule in the region came to an end. They were able to stay on Sarah Island for two weeks. The local population was subordinated to the Azerbaijani government.
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government protection - the detention of Russian immigrants has led to clashes with the local population. OM Morozova and TF Yermolenko, referring to Talibli's attitude to the latest issue, claim that despite the fact that the Tsarist government was interested in the Russification of Mugan, it tried to take into account the interests of all residents of the region.  However, according to Morozova and Yermolenko, the population was dissatisfied with the tsarist policy due to the failure of local authorities and the lack of special measures.
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did not understand Soviet policy. Long-running Muslim guerrilla groups in the region, many of them organized by the organizers and leaders of the Astara uprising during the Mugan events, were led by former Turkish corporal Yusuf Jamal Pasha, Shahveran, Hussein Alikhan, and others. At the same time, armed groups appeared in Javan district in northern Mugan. The armed resistance, known as the
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It was noted in the appeal that the Lankaran district would recognize only the government of the Republic of Azerbaijan. The Bolsheviks had to fight on several fronts at the same time. In Astara, paratroopers landed with the help of local residents. An alternative congress against the
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In 1919, the Ministry of War of Azerbaijan decided to gradually abolish the Mugan Soviet Republic. In mid-July, they launched an attack from Salyan and Astara. On July 23, Minister of War Samad bey Mehmandarov addressed the residents of Lankaran district. He stated in his appeal that "with
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The local population of the region was represented by Azerbaijanis (often called Turks or Tatars in the sources) and Talysh.  Azerbaijanis were divided into sedentary populations and nomads (Shahsevens). According to Russian historian Olga Morozova, local Shiites turned to the Persians and
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was established. Soon (already in late May), an armed opposition of the Soviet regime emerged in Lankaran district. According to Mehman Süleymanov, the Soviet government disrespected local traditions and customs and mass demands under the pretext of class struggle because the Muslim population
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According to historians O. M. Morozova and T. F. Yermolenko, this historical episode rarely attracts the attention of scholars; the events are used more in political interests related to modern ethnic conflicts. The small amount of documentary evidence preserved to date has led to distortions
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The period of ethnic clashes ended only in April 1918, after the establishment of Soviet power by parts of the Baku commune, and there were attempts at reconciliation.  However, Soviet rule did not last long, and a few months after the collapse of the Baku Commune, a puppet government of the
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Hashimov reported from Lankaran to the General Staff of the Azerbaijani Army that the situation in Lankaran and Mugan was calm;  but "there is an increase in the Bolshevik organization of the villages of Privolnoye (Jalilabad), Grigorevka (Sharan), Otrubintsi, which are in the center of
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Soviet writer B. Talibli wrote that the division of the region's population into conflict groups was facilitated by religious and ethnic differences, migration processes (migration and resettlement of nomads).  According to Talbli, sectarians in exile in Russia have become an element of
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attention due to the recent successes of the Bolsheviks among the population of Mugan." In 1919, during the Salimov campaign, Hashimov recommended disarming villages that had escaped disarmament.  In early March 1920, the commissioner of the Lankaran district, Bahram khan
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On April 28, as a result of the April occupation (Baku operation), the Azerbaijan Democratic Republic collapsed. A few days later, Soviet power was established in Lankaran and Mugan; The
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After the events in Mugan, the southern districts of Baku province finally became part of Azerbaijan, but instability prevailed in the region for a long time.  In early January 1920,
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turned into military operations.  Many Russian border guards who refused to leave the region also came to the aid of Russian immigrants known as Mugans.
1100: 614:, many nomads and settlers from the north joined the Ottoman Empire. They were replaced by Armenians, Germans, and Greeks. The villages of Privolnoye ( 256: 693: 610:
Mugan was one of the places where the migration policy of the Russian Empire spread. After the annexation of the region to Russia under the terms of the
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the consent of the Republic of Azerbaijan, I am sending troops to Lankaran to end the civil war, restore stability and save you from the aggressors."
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and others.  The number of Russian settlements in Mugan increased from 48 to 55, the highest. The Russians also lived in the city of
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The resettlement of the Russians to Mugan, according to various sources, took place during the reign of Nicholas II, among whom were
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Caucasian Ethnographic Collection. Ethnic Processes in Transcaucasia in the 19th and 20th Centuries
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The Mugan Plain is located between the lower reaches of the Kura and Araz and the foothills of the
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Lieutenant Khoshev's detachment of Mugan soldiers and allied Azerbaijanis (center), end of 1918.
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Pogonovs and Budyonovki: The Civil War through the eyes of White officers and Red Army soldiers
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Azerbaijani soldiers from Salimov's detachment during the Lankaran operation, August 1919
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and Azerbaijani forces in Mugan during March 1918 to August 1919, in the context of the
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and baseless interpretations. In the third volume of the Soviet publication
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Confrontation between Russian Whites, Bolsheviks and Azerbaijani forces in Mugan
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against the MSR began, which was aided by regular Azerbaijani army units.
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provides insufficient context for those unfamiliar with the subject
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90 years before the Russian Civil War, the lands settled by the
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History of the Azerbaijani Army. Volume 3 (1920–1922)
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Southern Front
of the Russian Civil War

1st Kharkiv
Mughan
Shamkhor
Donbas-Don
1st Kiev
Ice March
Steppe March
Iași–Don
March Days
1st Crimea
Transcaucasia
Kuban
Goychay
Sochi
Tsaritsyn
Kurdamir
Livny
Baku
Dibrivka
Allied intervention
Voronezh–Povorino
Katerynoslav March

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