Alexander Nevsky Cathedral, Baku

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The Alexander Nevsky Cathedral was the main Russian Orthodox cathedral in Baku, Azerbaijan from when it was completed in 1898 until its destruction in 1937 during the Soviet era under Joseph Stalin. The cathedral was the biggest Russian Orthodox structure ever built in the South Caucasus.

Alexander Nevsky Cathedral in Baku, c. 1900

1908 cartoon published in the Azeri magazine Molla Nasraddin depicting Baku Muslims being forced to abandon their cemetery in favour of construction. The title in Azeri reads: "A Muslim cemetery in Baku."

Demolition of the Alexander Nevsky Cathedral in Baku, 1937

Józef Gosławski (architect)

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Józef Gosławski, also known as Iosif Vikentievich Goslavsky was a Polish architect mainly active in Baku, Azerbaijan.

Józef Gosławski with his family in Baku

House in Baku, where Józef Gosławski lived

Mayoralty of Baku

Building of the former Baku Department of Russian Technical Society