Download or read book The Soviet Union And Iranian Azerbaijan written by David B Nissman and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2019-06-12 with total page 140 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Iranian Azerbaijan--an ideological battle-field between Moscow and Tehran--has been a target for Soviet takeover since the formation of the USSR. The effort gained impetus when the Red Army occupied northern Iran in 1941, bringing with it a special detachment of Soviet Azeri Communist Party activists whose goal was to stimulate a national liberatio