THE INFLUENCE OF EUROPEAN CULTURE ON AZERBAIJANI DAILY LIFE IN THE LATE 19TH AND EARLY 20TH CENTURIES

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Published: Aug 13, 2025

  Garanfil Asadova

Abstract

This article examines the influence of European culture on the daily life of Azerbaijanis during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The study explores the integration of European elements into Azerbaijani society against the backdrop of cultural relations between Europe and Azerbaijan, the Enlightenment movement, the development of the oil industry, and socio-economic transformations. Transformations in education, women's literacy, clothing, dining culture, and interior-exterior design are analyzed through historicalcomparative and ethnographic approaches. The article argues that European influence was initially adopted by the upper classes and was met with resistance in the early stages. However, over time, it evolved into a catalyst for socio-modern development processes. The synthesis of Eastern and Western values in Azerbaijani society led to the formation of new domestic habits and traditions.

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Asadova, G. (2025). THE INFLUENCE OF EUROPEAN CULTURE ON AZERBAIJANI DAILY LIFE IN THE LATE 19TH AND EARLY 20TH CENTURIES. Baltic Journal of Legal and Social Sciences, (3), 89-95. https://doi.org/10.30525/2592-8813-2025-3-11
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Keywords

Europeanization, Azerbaijani domestic culture, 19th–20th centuries, cultural influence, dress culture, dining culture, Enlightenment, East-West relations, historical ethnography, modernization

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