Deportation of Azerbaijanis to Kazakhstan (1930–1940)

Abstract

The article explores one of the unexplored topics on the history of the deportation of peoples to Kazakhstan, including exile, expulsion and deportation of Azerbaijanis to different regions of the republic. The deputies of the Azerbaijan Democratic Republic, that is, the Mousavatists and Ittihadists, members of the family of «traitors to the Motherland», Azerbaijanis from South Azerbaijan, from the border areas of Iran were deported to Kazakhstan. The deportation of Azerbaijanis differs from the history of the deportation of other peoples of the USSR. Their reference or expulsion begins from the beginning of the 1920s and continues with deportation until the end of 1940. The settlement territory is also extensive: Azerbaijanis were sent to the Karaganda labor camp, to the southern regions of the republic, and to Kazakhneft, and to the northern regions of the republic, and in Akmola camp of wives of «traitors to the Motherland». And also in many archival documents Azerbaijanis are called Turks, Iranians. A comparative analysis of new archival documents gives us the opportunity to open new pages of this story. In modern Kazakhstan and Azerbaijan historiography, this topic has been little studied. The collection of documents on the deportation of Azerbaijanis is not written. Therefore, the topic is relevant, and requires new research based on new archival sources. The article will be useful for the scientific community and students of relevant specialties of humanitarian faculties of universities, as well as for the general public. The article shows all the important areas for research on this topic. The main results of the research work reveal a new topic for further more in-depth research.