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Photograph of Azadi Tower

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Soviet soldier taking a photograph of another soldier in Red Square, Moscow, 1959

Eastern Europe

Soviet Union

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The Iran/Azerbaijian Crisis, 1946

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Iran

Iranian Azerbaijan

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People's Party of Iran (Tudeh)

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Iran's Tudeh Party

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Bagirov, Mir Dzhafar Abbas

1896- 1956

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Eastern Europe

Azerbaijan

A photo of Joseph Stalin from 1943

Stalin, Joseph

1879- 1953

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Radmanesh, Reza

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Kozlov, I.

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Maslennikov, Ivan I.

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Aerial view of National Mall

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Truman with Attlee and Stalin at Potsdam

Cold War Origins

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July 6, 1945	Decree of the CC CPSU Politburo to Mir Bagirov CC Secretary of the Communist Party of Azerbaijan, 'Measures to Organize a Separatist Movement in Southern Azerbaijan and Other Provinces of Northern Iran' The Soviet leadership informs the leadership of the CPAz CC of the decisions taken regarding the need to organize a separatist movement in Northern Iran. The document sets up a step by step plan to insure that the population in Northern Iran can be manipulated to declare independence and join the Azerbaijan SSR.
July 14, 1945	Secret Soviet Instructions, 'Measures to Carry out Special Assignments throughout Southern Azerbaijan and the Northern Provinces of Iran' Soviet document with instructions on creating the Azerbaijan Democratic Party in northern Iran in an attempt to set the basis for a separatist movement.
June 21, 1945	Decree of the GOKO [State Defense Committee] No. 9168SS, 'Geological Prospecting Work for Oil in Northern Iran' Decree ordering '"Azneft" [Azerbaijani Oil] Association to supervise geological prospecting for oil deposits in northern Iran under the direction of Narkomneft, the USSR Oil Ministry.