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Azerbaijan: The Day the Soviet Union Died

Categories: Central Asia & Caucasus, Eastern & Central Europe, Azerbaijan, Russia, Governance, History, International Relations, Politics, Protest, War & Conflict

Window on Eurasia remembers the events and circumstances surrounding Black Friday [1], 20 January 1990, when Soviet troops went on the rampage in the Azerbaijani capital, Baku. The blog says the event marked the end of the former Soviet Union.