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In Search of Azerbaijan
Winter 2002 (10.4)



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6 Contributors

8 Readers' Forum

11 Editorial: In Search of Azerbaijan: Ten Year Jubilee Issue - Betty Blair

12 Newsmakers: Agshin Alizade: New Ballet - Journey to Caucasus - Aida Huseinova

13 Holiday Calendar - 2003

14 Current State of Affairs: Questions and Answers - Ilham Aliyev

20 Fleeing from Death: Nowhere to Go - Rafael Huseinov

22 Language Transitions: Why I Don't Know Azeri - Natasha Trishkova

23 Language Transitions: Why I Had to Learn Russian - Azar Mammad

26 Alphabet Changes: The Upside-Down "e": An Editor's Nightmare - Blair

30 Collapse of the Soviet Union: Irreversible Losses - Svetlana Krasnova

31 When the Choice is Between Bread and Freedom - Azar Panahli

32 A Brand New World: The Incredible Demand for English - Firangiz Nasirova

34 Baku Diary: Rare Snow Scenes in Baku - Susan Cornnell

36 Photo Essay: Baku's Winter Wonderland

42 Baku Diary: Plastic Bags, Conservation as a Way of Life - Susan Cornnell

44 Perceptions of War: Children's Art Depicts a Society in Deep Grief - Anne Kressler

46 Fixing the Future: Perennial Water Shortages in Baku - Blair

48 Journey of Halves: Between Two Worlds - To Marry a Westerner? - Arzu Samadova

50 Literary Transitions: No More "Russian Language Trampoline" - Shaig Safarov

52 Refugees Revisited: The Pain that Never Goes Away - Blair

55 Update on Refugees - Vugar Abdulsalimov

58 Black January, Baku 1990: A Photojournalists' Perspective - Reza

64 No More Red Ties! Untying the Soviet Noose Around Our Necks - Aynur Hajiyeva

68 Alphabet and Language: Dealing with Yet Another Difficult Transition - Blair

71 Transitions: Alphabet Changes in 20th Century Azerbaijan - Blair & Garibova

72 Refugees Struggle to Feed Their Families - Farida Sadikova and Arzu Aghayeva

76 Forgotten Foods: Cuisines of Northern and Southern Azerbaijan - Pirouz Khanlou

80 The Art of Toasting: The Toastmaster's Unwritten Rule Book - Jala Garibova

82 Business Opportunities

85 British Airways: The Changing Airline Industry in Azerbaijan - Sharifova

86 KBR Achieves ISO 9001 Certification

86 Lufthansa: Increased Business Travel to Baku - Hans Reinartz, Baku Manager

87 Hyatt Renovates Baku Orphanage

88 BP Current Developments - Tamam Bayatly

90 Constructing the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan Pipeline: The Challenge Ahead

From Azerbaijan International (10.4) Winter 2002.
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