by Rena Effendi

Azerbaijan is a country in transition from the forced unity of the USSR to hatred among nations, from order to chaos, from a false sense of belonging to the tragedy of abandonment. The people of Azerbaijan are now 15 years into an independent existence, stuck in a gap between the unstable past and the frightening future.


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Metal scrap and remnants of old Soviet ships. Ship cemetery at Bibi Heybat Oil village.

15 Years of Azerbaijan's Independence