AZERBAIJANI SCIENTISTS – VICTIMS OF STALINIST REPRESSIONS

This article is based on archival material and examines one of the most tragic periods in the history of Azerbaijan – the 1930s. This period is known as the "Great Terror," characterized by widespread repression. The purpose of this article is to examine the extent of the mass repression of scientists in Azerbaijan during 1937-1938. In the Azerbaijan SSR, due to the violence and arbitrariness of the totalitarian state regime, which enforced laws that violated human rights, hundreds of thousands of innocent scientists were subjected to political repression for their views, activities, dissent, and other perceived reasons. The brightest minds of the country were branded as 'enemies of the people' and 'saboteurs,' with thousands repressed on entirely baseless and absurd charges