The Story of Azerbaijan: Oil, Empire, and National Identity — Fexingo History — Podcast

The 1918 Baku Massacre: Oil, Ethnicity, and Soviet Memory 18.08.2026 6min

In March 1918, Baku erupted in violence that killed thousands and left deep scars. This episode of The Story of Azerbaijan examines the March Days — the ethnic clashes between the Bolshevik-led Baku Soviet, Armenian Dashnaks, and Azerbaijani Muslims in the chaos of World War I's final year. We trace the tangled alliances, the role of Stepan Shaumian's Bolsheviks and Müsavat, the short-lived Baku Commune, and how the massacre shaped Azerbaijani national memory. We also revisit the competing narratives — Soviet historians framed it as class conflict, while Azerbaijani historiography calls it a planned ethnic cleansing. With the Baku Commune's fall and the Ottoman advance, the city's fate hung on oil, ideology, and vengeance. This is a story of a city caught between empires and ideologies, where memory itself became a battlefield. #MarchDays #1918 #Baku #Azerbaijan #BakuMassacre #StepanShaumian #Müsavat #Dashnaks #BakuCommune #EthnicConflict #SovietHistory #OttomanEmpire #Caucasus #WorldWarI #OilHistory #History #FexingoHistory #MemoryWars Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo

The 1918 Battle of Baku: Oil, Chaos, and the Fall of the City 17.08.2026 5min

In the autumn of 1918, as the Ottoman army advanced on Baku, the city's brief Bolshevik experiment collapsed in chaos. This episode tells the story of the Battle of Baku — how a ragtag force of Armenian volunteers, British troops from Persia, and local Azerbaijani fighters clashed over the world's richest oil fields. We trace the desperate diplomacy, the brutal street fighting, and the moments that decided the city's fate. Along the way, we meet figures like Lionel Dunsterville, the British general who raced across Persia, and the Baku Commissars, whose desperate last stand ended in execution. This is the story of how the Baku oil boom, Armenian-Azerbaijani tensions, and the collapse of empires all collided in a single bloody month that reshaped the Caucasus. #BattleOfBaku #Dunsterville #BakuCommissars #OttomanEmpire #BritishEmpire #ArmenianVolunteers #AzerbaijanHistory #Caucasus #Baku1918 #OilWar #WorldWarI #Centrocaspian #BakuSoviet #RedArmy #PersianFront #Lenin #FexingoHistory #History Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo

The Coup That Made Baku Bolshevik: 1917's Bloodless Revolution 16.08.2026 10min

In October 1917, before the Winter Palace fell, Baku's Bolsheviks quietly took power in a coup so smooth it barely registered. This episode unpacks how Stepan Shaumian and his comrades seized the city's Soviets, why the Azerbaijani nationalists of the Musavat party initially cooperated, and how the promise of a socialist utopia dissolved into the chaos of the Baku Commune within months. We trace the factions—Bolsheviks, Musavat, Dashnaks, SRs—and the fragile alliances that shattered over the question of Armenian-Azerbaijani relations, the British intervention, and the brutal 'March Days' of 1918. Drawing on firsthand accounts and the scholarship of Jamil Hasanli and Tadeusz Swietochowski, we explore how oil wealth shaped revolutionary politics, how the Baku Soviet's brief experiment ended with the 26 Commissars executed on the Transcaspian railway, and why this forgotten coup set the stage for Azerbaijan's brief independence. A story of idealism, betrayal, and the raw geopolitics of the Caspian. #BakuBolshevikCoup #OctoberRevolution #StepanShaumian #BakuSoviet #Musavat #26Commissars #AzerbaijanHistory #Caucasus #OilPolitics #1917 #RussianRevolution #Dashnaks #MarchDays #Transcaspian #JamilHasanli #TadeuszSwietochowski #History #FexingoHistory Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo

Yanar Dag: Azerbaijan's Eternal Flame Through History 15.08.2026 8min

In this episode, Lucas and Luna explore the burning hillside of Yanar Dag, Azerbaijan's famous eternal flame, and the deeper history of fire in the Caucasus. They trace how natural gas seeps shaped Zoroastrian worship, drew medieval travelers like Marco Polo, and even influenced Soviet-era infrastructure. The conversation moves from ancient fire temples to modern tourism, asking what it means to call this land the 'Land of Fire.' Along the way, they touch on the role of the Absheron Peninsula's geology, the connection to the Ateshgah temple in Surakhany, and how Yanar Dag fits into Azerbaijan's national identity today. This episode is a journey through geology, religion, and national symbolism, revealing how a natural phenomenon became a cultural touchstone. #YanarDag #EternalFlame #LandOfFire #Zoroastrianism #Ateshgah #Absheron #Baku #NaturalGas #MarcoPolo #AzerbaijanHistory #Caucasus #FireWorship #Tourism #SovietEra #Geology #History #FexingoHistory #Podcast Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo

Baku's First Oil Boom: The Mansurov Brothers 14.08.2026 4min

Before the Nobels and Rothschilds turned Baku into the world's oil capital, a handful of local families sparked the first rush. This episode follows the Mansurov brothers, Baku's pioneering oil magnates, who drilled some of the earliest wells in the Absheron peninsula in the 1860s and 70s. We trace how they secured leases from the imperial Russian government, dug wells by hand using primitive tools, and shipped crude in wooden barrels across the Caspian. Their success attracted the attention of foreign investors, and we see how the arrival of companies like Branobel gradually squeezed out these local pioneers. Along the way, we touch on the geological quirk of the Absheron that made oil so accessible, the brutal working conditions of the early derricks, and the legal battles over land rights that shaped the industry. This is the prelude to the great oil boom, a story of scramble, grit, and the quiet families who started it all. #MansurovBrothers #BakuOil #Absheron #OilHistory #Caucasus #Azerbaijan #19thCentury #ImperialRussia #Branobel #NobelBrothers #OilWell #CaspianSea #Balakhany #BibiHeybat #OilBoom #History #FexingoHistory #OilIndustry Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo

The Baku Commune: 1918's Bold Experiment 13.08.2026 5min

In this episode, Lucas and Luna explore the brief but dramatic life of the Baku Commune of 1918, a revolutionary government that tried to reshape the Caucasus in the chaos of World War I and the Russian Revolution. They trace its rise under Stepan Shaumian, the 'Caucasian Lenin,' and the extraordinary ethnic mix of Bolsheviks, Armenians, and Azerbaijani workers who briefly united against a backdrop of war, famine, and oil politics. The episode follows the Commune's struggles—including the British intervention under General Dunsterville, known as the Dunsterforce—and its ultimate fall, culminating in the tragic execution of the 26 Baku Commissars in the Transcaspian desert. Along the way, they discuss the Commune's bold social experiments, its failed efforts to hold the line against Ottoman forces, and the brutal interethnic violence that tore Baku apart. This is a story of idealism, betrayal, and the harsh realities of power in a collapsing empire. It's a chapter that still shapes how Azerbaijanis and others remember the revolutions of 1918. #BakuCommune #StepanShaumian #1918 #RussianRevolution #Caucasus #Azerbaijan #Baku #Dunsterforce #26Commissars #Bolshevik #WorldWarI #Ottoman #BritishIntervention #Socialism #Oil #History #FexingoHistory #Caspian Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo

The Aras River: Azerbaijan's Natural Border and Symbol 12.08.2026 8min

In this episode of The Story of Azerbaijan, Lucas and Luna turn to the Aras River — the quiet constant threading through centuries of Azerbaijani history. From its source in the Armenian highlands to its confluence with the Kura, the Aras has been a frontier, a battlefield, and a symbol of national identity. They trace the river's role in the Treaty of Turkmenchay, which split Azerbaijan between Russia and Persia in 1828, and its echoes in the 1945–46 Azerbaijan People's Government, which briefly revived the idea of a southern Azerbaijan. They also explore the river's deeper past: the ancient kingdom of Mannaea, the Sassanian fortifications at Derbent, and the flood myths that linger in local memory. Along the way, they consider how a river can hold both violence and solace, division and unity. With references to the Qizilbash, the Safavids, and the poetry of Sohrab Sepehri, this episode is a meditation on how a natural boundary becomes a human story. Practical support from listeners keeps the show ad-free — mentioned briefly in the middle. #ArasRiver #Azerbaijan #Caucasus #TreatyOfTurkmenchay #Sassanian #Mannaea #Qizilbash #Safavid #SohrabSepehri #FloodMyth #Derbent #KuraRiver #Persianate #NationalIdentity #Borderlands #RiverHistory #FexingoHistory #History Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo

The 1905 Revolution That Shook Baku 11.08.2026 11min

In 1905, Baku's oil fields exploded in flames — not from a strike, but from an explosion of ethnic violence that would reshape the Caucasus and the Russian Empire itself. This episode peels back the layers of the Armenian-Tatar clashes, the general strike that paralyzed the industry, and the unlikely figures who tried to stop the bloodshed. We meet the young Joseph Stalin, who staged a fake marriage to dodge the Okhrana, and the Nobel brothers' chief engineer, whose dogged efforts kept the pipelines flowing amid chaos. Lucas and Luna trace how a labor dispute over wages and working conditions metastasized into a pogrom, how the tsarist secret police may have lit the match, and how this forgotten chapter lit a fuse that reached all the way to 1918 — when Baku became the stage for a brief, doomed republic. From the streets of Balaxanı to the halls of the State Duma, this is the story of how oil, empire, and nationalism collided in a city that would never be the same. No battle maps, no declensions — just the human stories, the smoke, and the spark. #Baku #1905Revolution #OilStrike #ArmenianTatarClashes #Stalin #NobelBrothers #RussianEmpire #Caucasus #GeneralStrike #Balaxanı #Okhrana #Pogrom #LaborHistory #SocialDemocracy #TsarNicholasII #AzerbaijanHistory #FexingoHistory #History Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo

The Baku Oil Boom and the Armenian Ties That Shaped It 10.08.2026 7min

Before the Rothschilds and Nobels, Armenian entrepreneurs were the backbone of Baku's first oil rush. This episode follows the Mansurovs, Mirzoevs, and Lianozovs — the dynasties who drilled the first wells, built the first refineries, and funded the city's grandest buildings. We trace how their capital and expertise made Baku a global energy hub, and how the same families navigated the ethnic tensions that would later redefine the Caucasus. From the first drilled well in Bibi-Heybat to the rise of the oil barons, we explore a chapter of Azerbaijani history often left out of the standard narrative — the Armenian business class that helped light the world, and whose legacy still echoes in Baku's architecture and in the region's unresolved past. It's a story of enterprise, migration, and the fragile ties that oil both forged and strained. #BakuOil #ArmenianEntrepreneurs #MansurovBrothers #Mirzoev #Lianozov #BibiHeybat #OilBoom #CaucasusHistory #AzerbaijanHistory #ImperialRussia #CaspianSea #OilBarons #19thCentury #History #FexingoHistory #EnergyHistory #BakuArchitecture #HistoricalBusiness Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo

The Mud Volcanoes of Azerbaijan: Fire, Oil, and the Land of Flames 09.08.2026 4min

This episode, 'The Mud Volcanoes of Azerbaijan: Fire, Oil, and the Land of Flames,' dives into the explosive geology behind Azerbaijan's ancient nickname, the Land of Fire. Hosts Lucas and Luna explore how mud volcanoes, not just oil seeps, fueled Zoroastrian worship at the Ateshgah and shaped the region's mythology. They trace the science from the Absheron Peninsula to the Gobustan mud fields, discussing the giant eruptions of 2001 and 2018, and the link between these volcanoes and the Caspian's oil reserves. The conversation covers the historical accounts of Marco Polo and Alexandre Dumas, who witnessed these fiery wonders, and how the 19th-century oil boom nearly erased them. It's a journey that connects geology, religion, and industry, revealing why Azerbaijan's landscape is truly unique. The episode also touches on the modern hazards and scientific importance of these natural phenomena, offering a fresh angle on a land where fire literally bubbles from the earth. #MudVolcanoes #Azerbaijan #CaspianSea #Zoroastrianism #LandOfFire #Absheron #Gobustan #Ateshgah #MarcoPolo #AlexandreDumas #Baku #Geology #Volcano #OilIndustry #Caucasus #History #FexingoHistory #NaturalWonders Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo

The Fire Temple of Baku: Zoroastrianism and the Ateshgah 08.08.2026 8min

In this episode of The Story of Azerbaijan, Lucas and Luna explore the Ateshgah of Baku, the ancient fire temple on the Absheron Peninsula that has drawn Zoroastrian pilgrims, Hindu traders, and European travelers for centuries. They trace the temple's origins back to the Zoroastrian reverence for fire, its connection to the natural gas vents that made the region a place of 'eternal flames,' and its later transformation into a Hindu pilgrimage site under the Persian Safavid Empire. Along the way, they discuss the accounts of Engelbert Kaempfer and Jonas Hanway, the temple's decline in the 19th century as oil drilling extinguished the sacred flames, and its modern role as a museum and symbol of Azerbaijan's multicultural heritage. This episode also examines the broader history of Zoroastrianism in the Caucasus, from the Sassanian era to the Silk Road, and asks what the Ateshgah tells us about the exchange of ideas between East and West. Join Lucas and Luna for a journey into the heart of Baku's oldest mystery. #Ateshgah #Baku #Zoroastrianism #FireTemple #Absheron #Surakhany #Caucasus #Azerbaijan #History #FexingoHistory #SilkRoad #Sassanian #Hindu #Pilgrimage #EngelbertKaempfer #JonasHanway #BakuFire #CulturalHeritage Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo

The Ateshgah of Baku: Where Fire Worship Met Oil 07.08.2026 8min

In this episode of The Story of Azerbaijan, we turn to a site that has fascinated travelers for centuries: the Ateshgah of Surakhany on the Absheron Peninsula. Before the oil boom, before the Nobel brothers, before the Rothschild pipelines, there was fire. The Ateshgah—a temple complex built over natural gas vents—became a pilgrimage point for Zoroastrians, Hindus, and Sikhs, who left inscriptions in Sanskrit, Punjabi, and Persian. We explore the legend of the 'eternal flames,' the merchant caravans that brought worshipers from India and Persia, and the eighteenth-century European travelers who spread tales of Baku's burning ground. We also examine how the temple's history intersects with the broader story of Azerbaijan's oil: the same geological forces that fed the Ateshgah's sacred fires would later fuel the industrial extraction of petroleum. Through the accounts of Engelbert Kaempfer and Jonas Hanway, and the later decline of the site as the flames were extinguished by gas extraction, we trace the shift from reverence to resource. Join us for a story of geology, faith, and the complex legacy of fire in the Land of Flames. #Ateshgah #Surakhany #Absheron #Zoroastrianism #FireTemple #BakuHistory #Azerbaijan #CaspianSea #SilkRoad #TradeRoutes #IndianMerchants #SikhHistory #HinduHistory #EngelbertKaempfer #JonasHanway #PetroleumHistory #History #FexingoHistory Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo

The Baku Bombing: World War II Oil Raids 06.08.2026 6min

In June 1941, weeks after the German invasion of the Soviet Union, the Luftwaffe struck Baku's oil fields in a series of raids that nearly crippled the Red Army's fuel supply. This episode follows the attacks, the desperate defenses, and the extraordinary story of how a fake Luftwaffe squadron—created by Soviet intelligence—saved the city from destruction. We trace the strategic importance of Baku's oil to both Hitler and Stalin, the role of the Azerbaijani workers who kept the wells burning, and the shadowy Operation Scherhorn that turned German bombers away. Along the way, we meet the Soviet commander in charge of air defense, the Azerbaijani oil workers who risked everything, and the double agent whose deception changed the course of the Caucasus campaign. It's a story of sabotage, survival, and the fragile threads that held the Soviet war machine together. #BakuBombing #WWII #OperationScherhorn #Luftwaffe #SovietAirDefense #Caucasus #Azerbaijan #OilWar #Hitler #Stalin #RedArmy #Wehrmacht #BakuOil #SovietIntelligence #DoubleAgent #AirRaid #History #FexingoHistory Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo

The Caucasian Albanian Church: Azerbaijan's Forgotten Christian Heritage 05.08.2026 8min

Before Islam, before the Turkic migrations, the land of Azerbaijan was home to a Christian church that once rivalled Byzantium. In this episode, Lucas and Luna explore the Caucasian Albanian Church — its ancient roots, its mysterious alphabet, and its centuries-long struggle for survival against Sassanian Persia, the Khazar Khaganate, and eventually the Seljuk and Mongol invasions. Discover how the Albanian Apostolic Church merged with the Armenian Apostolic Church, and how its legacy survives today in the ruins of Kish, the monasteries of Gandzasar and Amaras, and the disputed identity of the Udi people. Along the way, Lucas untangles the legend of Saint Elishe, the myth of the apostle Thaddeus, and the very real politics of church councils in the Caucasus. This is a story of faith, politics, and identity that challenges the modern narratives of both Azerbaijan and Armenia. #CaucasianAlbania #AzerbaijanHistory #Christianity #ArmenianChurch #Sassanian #Khazar #Seljuk #Mongol #Kish #Gandzasar #Amaras #Udi #SaintElishe #AlbanianAlphabet #Caucasus #Byzantium #History #FexingoHistory Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo

The Shirvanshahs: Azerbaijan's Forgotten Royal Dynasty 04.08.2026 7min

Long before Baku's oil boom and the rise of the Azerbaijani republic, a dynasty of Persianized Arab princes ruled the eastern Caucasus from their capital at Shamakhi. The Shirvanshahs — whose name comes from the region of Shirvan — held power for nearly a thousand years, surviving the Khazar Khaganate, Seljuk invasions, Mongol conquests, and Timur's campaigns. In this episode of The Story of Azerbaijan, Lucas and Luna explore how the Shirvanshahs built one of the longest-lasting Muslim dynasties in history, how they cultivated a remarkable court culture that produced the poet Nizami Ganjavi, and why their legacy still echoes in Azerbaijan's national identity today. From the battle of the Persians and Turks at Shamakhi to the magnificent Palace of the Shirvanshahs in Baku — a UNESCO World Heritage site — we uncover the dynasty that shaped the country's medieval soul. #Shirvanshahs #Shirvan #AzerbaijanHistory #Caucasus #Shamakhi #Baku #Nizami #MedievalIslam #PalaceOfShirvanshahs #KhazarKhaganate #Seljuk #MongolEmpire #Timur #Persianate #CaspianRegion #History #FexingoHistory #RoyalDynasty Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo

The Maiden Tower Mystery: Baku's Ancient Enigma 03.08.2026 7min

In this episode of The Story of Azerbaijan, Lucas and Luna climb into the legend and lore of Baku's most iconic landmark, the Maiden Tower. They trace its possible origins from a Zoroastrian fire temple to a Sasanian fortress, and explore the many tales that surround it—from the tragic princess who threw herself into the Caspian to the mysterious inscriptions that still puzzle scholars. Along the way, they discuss the tower's unique architecture, its role in the city's defense, and its enduring place in Azerbaijani identity. They also touch on the tower's connection to the broader history of the Absheron Peninsula, the Shirvanshahs, and the ancient fire-worshippers who once lit the hills. Expect concrete details, a healthy dose of scholarly debate, and a few surprising facts about one of the most visited sites in the Caucasus. Whether you're a seasoned history buff or just curious about the stories etched in stone, this conversation will leave you looking at the Maiden Tower with fresh eyes. #MaidenTower #Baku #Azerbaijan #Zoroastrian #Sasanian #Shirvanshah #Caspian #Absheron #Caucasus #Legend #Mystery #Archaeology #Architecture #FireWorship #History #FexingoHistory #AncientWorld #SilkRoad Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo

Gobustan Rock Art: Azerbaijan's Ancient Storytellers 02.08.2026 8min

In this episode of The Story of Azerbaijan, Lucas and Luna step back from the oil derricks and Soviet metro to trace the very first Azerbaijani voices — the petroglyphs of Gobustan. Carved into the desert cliffs southwest of Baku, these six thousand images record the lives of people who hunted aurochs, danced in wild rituals, and sailed the Caspian in reed boats long before Zoroastrian fire temples or Nobel pipelines. Lucas explains how the site's remarkable preservation lets us glimpse a world of shamen, fertility rites, and an ancient board game called Oğuz. He also unpacks the tricky question of who the Gobustan artists were — possibly the ancestors of present-day Azerbaijanis, but possibly simply prehistoric Caspian hunters. And in a surprising twist, the carvings may even depict a figure from the Epic of Gilgamesh. Along the way, the pair reflect on the thin line between history and memory, and how a rock face can speak across millennia. This episode is a meditative counterweight to the oil-stained chapters of Baku's recent past — a reminder that this land carried meaning long before the first barrel was drilled. #Gobustan #Petroglyphs #Azerbaijan #CaspianSea #StoneAge #RockArt #Qobustan #AncientHistory #Caucasus #Archaeology #CaspianHunters #Shamanism #FertilityRituals #EpicOfGilgamesh #BoardGame #Oğuz #Prehistoric #FexingoHistory Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo

The Silk Road's Hidden Chapter: Silk, Sassanians, and the Caspian Road 01.08.2026 8min

Before oil, before empires, Azerbaijan was a crossroads of the ancient world. In this episode, Lucas and Luna trace the Silk Road's lesser-known branch through the Caucasus, following silk caravans from China to the Caspian Sea, then on to Rome and Byzantium. They uncover how the Sassanian Empire, the Khazar Khaganate, and local merchants along the Caspian Road shaped a trading network that linked East and West centuries before the Mongols. Along the way, they visit the ancient city of Shamakhi, marvel at the rock carvings of Gobustan, and reconsider the role of Zoroastrian fire temples as waystations for caravans. The episode also explores the Silk Road's legacy in the modern Silk Road project, connecting the ancient past to the present. Expect a journey of silk, spices, and surprising alliances, where the Caspian Sea is not a barrier but a bridge. #SilkRoad #CaspianRoad #SassanianEmpire #KhazarKhaganate #Shamakhi #Gobustan #Zoroastrianism #AncientTrade #SilkCaravans #ByzantineEmpire #CaucasusHistory #AzerbaijanHistory #CaspianSea #AncientCities #ChinaTrade #RomeTrade #History #FexingoHistory Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo

How the Nobel Brothers Transformed Baku's Oil Industry 30.07.2026 5min

Long before the Rothschilds or Standard Oil, a Swedish family turned Baku's crude seeps into a modern industrial empire. Robert Nobel came to buy wood for rifle stocks and left with an oil concession. Brother Ludvig engineered the first oil tanker, the first pipeline, and the first fully electrified oil field. By the 1880s, their company Branobel produced half of Russia's oil. This episode tells the story of the Nobel brothers' vision, their rivalry with the Rothschilds, and how their innovations shaped the Caspian oil boom. We also trace the company's fate after the Russian Revolution and its lasting legacy in Azerbaijan's oil industry. #NobelBrothers #BakuOil #Branobel #LudvigNobel #RobertNobel #AlfredNobel #CaspianOil #RussianEmpire #OilHistory #Balaxanı #Zoroaster #OilPipeline #OilTanker #Azerbaijan #History #FexingoHistory #Industrialization #OilBoom Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo

The Azerbaijan People's Government of 1945-46 30.07.2026 6min

In 1945, as World War II ended, a new crisis brewed in Iranian Azerbaijan. With Soviet backing, the Azerbaijan Democratic Party under Jafar Pishevari established an autonomous government in Tabriz, briefly reviving a sense of Azerbaijani national identity south of the Aras. This episode explores the rise and fall of the Azerbaijan People's Government, the role of oil concessions, the Cold War tensions that brought it to the UN Security Council, and the crushing return of Iranian rule under Prime Minister Ahmad Qavam. We also touch on the parallel Kurdish Republic of Mahabad and the lasting legacy of this forgotten chapter in Azerbaijan's divided history. #Azerbaijan #Iran #AzerbaijanPeopleGovernment #JafarPishevari #ColdWar #Oil #SovietUnion #AhmadQavam #Tabriz #Mahabad #KurdistanRepublic #UNSecurityCouncil #TrumanDoctrine #IranCrisis #SouthAzerbaijan #History #FexingoHistory #Caucasus Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo