In the light of Manaf Süleymanov's research history of Baku City (1900-1930's)

XX. The works of Manaf Suleymanov, the famous Azerbaijani writer and historian of the century, give us extraordinary information about the historical, political, economic, socio-cultural and ethnographic structure of Baku City. The books of the author, who deals with some of his works in the style of memoirs, are very valuable for researchers and readers and are very interesting historical sources supported by archive studies. When industrialization in oil began, an unexpected progress and modern urbanization began in Baku, which attracted attention and gained importance in a short time. Foreign capital owners who focus on underground resources, which are Azerbaijan's national wealth, suddenly come here and want to make money and have a say in the region. Aware of this, England is trying to obtain the country's oil and gain a place in its strategic locations, while Russia wants to take Baku under its control. After the abolition of the Tsarist regime in Russia, the effects of the revolution in the center of the country were felt strongly in Baku, creating unprecedented events and conflicts in history. Taking advantage of this chaos, Armenian-Dashnak gangs implemented genocidal policies against the Muslim Turks living in and around Baku City.The author wrote the information and events he heard from individual people, based on documents, the notes he took during his years as a Soviet Russia archivist, and what he saw firsthand, as if creating a picture. Suleymanov, who brings the events in Baku to the present day, writes stories that do justice to a rare scientific-historical fact. The topics he chose have always been discussed only in his own works. For example, topics such as the Caucasian Islamic Army, the information given about the arrival of the Turks in Baku and their work there, the Nargin Island Prisoners, the Baku Coaches and in general the formation, activities and collapse of this organization are completely new and original issues. Thanks to these studies, unknown and unrecorded facts about Baku have been revealed.