Tahir Amiraslanov Doctor and Professor
Novruz is the MosT favorite holiday in Azerbaijan. There are numerous legends, stories and facts about the history of this holiday. All this makes it possuble to draw the conclusion that Novruz is the most antient holiday in the world? which is celebrated during the spring equinox/ All this is associated with "salvation" from winter and death and revival and "rebirth"...
by Roza SAFIKHANLI, Azerbaijan Campaign to Ban Landmines
By Narmin BAGIROVA
The 1905 revolution in Russia was followed by the October declaration of the government, which triggered the expansion of cultural and educational work throughout the country. Issues of education and enlightenment took an important place in the media, including the outskirts of the empire, where primary attention was paid to the issues of education in the native language and improving the quality of the educational process.
By Sabuhi AHMADOV, PhD in History
The counter-offensive operation of the Azerbaijani Army, which began in response to Armenia’s military provocations on 27 September, ended in the liberation of most of the occupied districts and the signing of a ceasefire agreement on 10 November 2020, whereby the remaining territories were liberated as well. Information support has played an important role in the victory.
Izmira Guliyeva Ph.D. in History
Azerbaijan is one of the oldest centers of human civilization. The culture of the Azerbaijani people goes millennia back.
Since time immemorial, Azerbaijanis’ traditional occupation has been agriculture and animal husbandry, which could not but affect the characteristics and diet of the population. National cuisine can tell many interesting things about the culture and history of a country, and in this sense, Azerbaijani cuisine, with its excellent taste and quality characteristics, as it were, speaks for itself.
Maya BAGIROVA PhD in History
The territory of modern Baku has expanded so much that it is hard to imagine that only a few centuries ago the city was small and the fortress gates were closed with real keys at night. According to sources: “From the evening dawn, wooden bridges rose at the gates (meaning Shamakhi and Salyan gates – M. B.), which were locked and the city slid into a dream.” (1)
by Prof. Mahir KHALIFA-ZADEH, professor, Ph.D, Toronto, Canada
Leyla KHALIFAZADEH, Toronto, Canada
By Prof. Maryam SEYIDBAYLI, PhD in History
Dmitry (Ivanovich) Mendeleyev (1834-1907), a prominent Russian chemist who made a tremendous contribution to the development of Azerbaijan’s oil industry, repeatedly visited Baku in the second half of the 19th century.
The outstanding scientist paid the first such visit at the request of Vasily Kokorev, the owner of the Surakhani oil refinery.
By Esmira VAHABOVA, PhD in History
One of Azerbaijan’s most interesting architectural structures was the palace of the Iravan Khan (“the Palace of Sardar”). Built by Iravan khans, the palace faithfully served these Azerbaijani rulers for centuries (1, p. 111). After the city was occupied by Russia, the Iravan temporary administration was placed in the palace. In 1849, it was replaced by the administration of the so-called Armenian region, which was renamed into the Iravan province.
