[THE COLD WAR / PERIODICALS FINANCED BY AMERICA / SOVIETS / ISLAMIC WORLD] Kafkasya = Der Kaukasus: Millî Istiklâl mefkûresini yayar aylik mecmua. Agustos 1951 – Aralik 1952. 17 issues SET

Owner: ALI HAN KANTEMIR, Verlag der "Kaukasus", München (Munich), 1951. 17 issues in contemporary dark green cloth, all covers saved inside, Roy. 8vo. (24 x 17 cm). Text in Turkish. Extremely rare complete set of the first period of this periodical published in Munich by the Azerbaijani leaders of the Caucasus National (Independence) Committee, financed by the American intelligence against the Soviet Union during the Cold War, containing important articles and studies on the region’s social structure, historical geography, printing history, Azerbaijani and Russian relations, etc. After these first 17 issues, the periodical changed its name to "Birlesik Kafkasya Dergisi (Vereinigtes Kaukasien)". During the First and Second World Wars, Germany contacted the ethnic and religious elements of the allied and hostile states and benefited from these powers, especially in the field of intelligence. During the Cold War, activities such as public opinion and intelligence gained more importance, a