What is the capital of the former Soviet republic of Azerbaijan?
Emblem of the Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic Emblem of the Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic The national emblem of the Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic was adopted in 1937 by the government of the Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic. The device is based on the emblem of the Soviet Union. The emblem features a drilling rig representing Baku's wealthy oil reservoirs and, behind it, a sunrise, standing for the future of the Azeri nation. The hammer and sickle are prominently featured above it while the red star (symbolizing "socialism on all five continents") sits at the top of the emblem, for the victory of Communism and the "world-wide socialist community
Flag of the Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic was adopted by the Azerbaijan SSR on October 7, 1952. It was the flag of the Soviet Union, with an horizontal blue band on the bottom fourth. The 1952 flag was discarded on February 5, 1991 when the flag of Azerbaijan SSR based on the Azerbaijan Democratic Republic was re-introduced. Flag of the Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic The flag of the Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic was a plain red flag with a golden hammer and sickle and a gold-bordered red star in its upper canton and an horizontal blue band on the bottom fourth. The last version of the flag