By Jeyhun BAYRAMOV, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Azerbaijan

The historic victory of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Azerbaijan under the leadership of Supreme Commander-in-Chief Ilham Aliyev in the second Karabakh war and the liberation of the occupied territories have been inscribed in the history of Azerbaijan in golden letters. Along with the courage and heroism of the Azerbaijani army, the diplomatic activity of President Ilham Aliyev played an important role in this victory.

By Oleg KUZNETSOV, Candidate of Historical Sciences, Professor (Moscow, Russia)

Mahir GARIBOV PhD in History

Haji Gadir Gadirzade

Corresponding Member of Azerbaijan

National Academy of Sciences

A large cave, known among the population as Ashabi-Kahf, is situated near Nakhchivan city. Legends about this cave have their origins in the time of the rule of the legendary impious padishah Dagh-Yunus who was famous for his cruelty.

Mehriban Aliyeva UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador, President, Heydar Aliyev Foundation

Jafar GIYASI Doctor of Architecture Corresponding Member of ANAS

In pictures of Ismayil MAMMADOV

THERE ARE MANY WONDERFUL PLACES ON OUR VAST PLANET, THE BEAUTY OF WHICH HAS BEEN SUNG BY MANY GENERATIONS OF PAINTERS ...

Andrey VASILYEV

There are two Bakus: Baku by day, ultra-modern and realistic, and Baku by night, when a myriad of lamps and lanterns go on and the streets turn into a series of luminous and magic palaces as if they were carried over from a fairy tale.

By Andrey VASILYEV, (Moscow)

Photos by Sergey KIVRIN (Moscow)

These notes were taken in late March 2021. Together with photo journalist Sergey Kivrin, I travelled at least 1,500 kilometers through southern Karabakh, as well as six Azerbaijani regions which had been occupied by Armenia for 28 years.

Rasim Afandi Corresponding Fellow of ANAS,

Togrul AFANDIYEV PhD in Arts

In this article we will talk about one of the most remarkable parts of the Azerbaijani capital, its sea façade – the Baku Embankment, which has been the iconic symbol of the city for the last two centuries. In 1865, the military governor and director of the civilian part of Baku, Lt-Gen Mikhail Petrovich Kolyubyakin gave the permission to knock down the useless old wall that was separating the city from the sea and also “hampering the fresh air”.