Azerbaijan has always been a country of East and West. Ancient culture and modern lifestyle, Islamic traditions and secular customs make Azerbaijan a piece of Europe in Asia or a piece of Asia in Europe.

For many years people try to classify Azerbaijan, try to find arguments to support its Eastern desert origin or its Western oil future. However, undoubtedly both of these arguments are right and we can assert that both of them contain true ideas based and supported by interesting evidence from Azeri life over long time period.