Germans in Azerbaijan

Germans have lived in Azerbaijan since the 1810s, with a large concentration of them once found in the western part of the country.

During World War II, it virtually ceased to exist as the Soviet government, which ruled Azerbaijan at the time, grew wary of the ethnic Germans potentially sympathising with the advancing army of the Third Reich and deported them to Central Asia in 1942.

Later, the number of German settlements increased and reached eight by the beginning of the twentieth century, namely Helenendorf, Annenfeld, Georgsfeld, Alexejewka, Grünfeld, Eichenfeld, Traubenfeld, and Jelisawetinka.

[2] After the establishment of Soviet rule, the German-language newspapers "Bauer und Arbeiter" and "Lenins Weg" were published in Azerbaijan.

A cultural club was organized in Helenendorf, which included a theatre, sports associations, an orchestra, a choir, and a library.