Movie: The Fires of Baku

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Mikheil Gelovani
მიხეილ გელოვანი

I.V. Stalin

Mirzaagha Aliyev
Mirzəağa Əliyev

Ali-Bala Aliev

Marziyya Davudova
Mərziyyə Davudova

Ana-Khanum

Nikolai Okhlopkov
Николай Охлопков

Fyodor Shatrov

Rza Takhmasib
Rza Təhmasib

Dzhafarov

Najiba Malikova
Nəcibə Məlikova

Mirvarid

Ismayil El-oglu
İsmayıl Əl-oğlu

Fuad Sadykhov

Nikolay Kryuchkov
Николай Крючков

Ivan Paramanov

Pyotr Arzhanov
Пётр Аржанов

Fernando Garsia

Serke Kozhamkulov
Серәлі Қожамқұлов

Kadyr Kyrymkul

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    Dedicated to the development of the oil industry of Soviet Azerbaijan in the background of the first half of the twentieth century, including their selfless work in strengthening the economic and military might of the USSR.

  • Release Date

    1958-02-16

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    7.667

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    AzərbaycanPусский
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