Economic-historical aspects of the development of Karabakh (18-21 centuries)

The economic and historical aspects of the development of Karabakh in the 18th-21st centuries were studied in the article. Starting from the 18th century, the development processes of Karabakh, especially the stages of the formation and development of the city of Shusha, were analyzed. The chronology of trade and economic relations in Karabakh in the 19th century is given. It was stated that the city of Shusha is one of the important strategic points on the Great Silk Road. The problems and artificial interventions in the socio-economic development of Karabakh during the former USSR period are explained. The processes of returning the central status of Shusha city in 1970-1980s by the great leader Heydar Aliyev are given. In the period after the restoration of independence, the problems arising from the occupation of Karabakh were systematized. The strategic aspects of the creation of the Karabakh economic region after the Second Karabakh War are summarized. The exceptional importance of the State Program I of the Great Return has been revealed. The priorities for the sectoral structure of the economy of this region, which includes the perspectives of the economic development of Karabakh and suggestions have been made.