The Baku Book Center on September 17 as part of the “Facing History” project hosted a meeting with notable Azerbaijani historian, Doctor of historical sciences, Prof. Dilara Seidzade. 
 
The event was dedicated to the 100th anniversary of the relocation of the government of the Azerbaijani Democratic Republic on September 17, 1918 from Ganja to Baku.
 
The decision to transfer the capital of the Azerbaijan Democratic Republic was made on September 15, 1918. This period also coincided with the liberation of Azerbaijan by Turkish troops from Dashnak-Bolshevik groups. After the liberation of Baku by the Caucasian Islamic Army on September 17, the government of the Azerbaijan Democratic Republic moved from Ganja to Baku. 
 
In her speech, Dilara Seidzade noted that the wide celebration of the 100th anniversary of the Azerbaijani Democratic Republic in Azerbaijan this year has an important political and scientific significance. She expressed her gratitude to the Head of state for the announcement of 2018 as the year of ADR.
 
Answering the questions from the audience, Professor Seidzade emphasized that at the beginning of the 20th century prominent Azerbaijani personalities, such as Ismail Khan Ziyadkhanov, Alimardan bey Topchubashov and others played a big role in the formation of the Azerbaijan Democratic Republic as a state. Professor Dilara Seidzade also stressed the special contribution of Ganja and its locals to the development of ADR.
 
At the event, Dilara Seidzade also presented and signed her scientific monograph "Azerbaijan in the beginning of the XX century: the path to independence". The book contains interesting information about various facts related to the government of the Azerbaijan Democratic Republic, socio-political processes that took place in Azerbaijan in the early 20th century as well as interesting historical facts related to the State Duma of Russia.
 
The book is intended for historians, researchers, students and common readers interested in the history of Azerbaijan.