Annual statistical and administrative almanac of the Russian Imperial Caucasus Viceroyalty. The 1906 edition is the canonical primary source for population figures, administrative units, and military / religious / educational institutions of Karabakh and Shusha at the moment immediately following the August 1905 violence. Published in Russian; reprints widely available; full digitisation by the Russian National Library.

  • Shusha, August 1905 academic-consensus
    Academic / Russian-Imperial-archival consensus: shared blame within Imperial breakdown

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