THE SEARCH FOR NATIONAL IDENTITY IN AZERBAIJAN DURING THE LATE 19th CENTURY
Journal: History Archeology and Ethnography of the Caucasus
Year: 2025

Contemporary scholarship distinguishes various forms of identity – ethnic, national, religious, and others. Among these, the issue of “national identity” has attracted the widest discussion, since both the nation and nationalism are products of modern era in which national states are born and formed. For this reason, the history of national identity search in Azerbaijan and the formation of the Azerbaijani nation are of great relevance. Historical-comparative analyses conducted based on archival