Garabagh’s pieces of art – Shusha branch of the Azerbaijan National Carpet Museum
PHOTOS
Martyrs and witnesses
1905.az web portal presents photos selected from the archive of the Azerbaijan Photographers Union captured during the events occurred in January 20–22, 1990.
Photographers: Oleq Litvin, Mirnaib Hasanoglu, Shahvalad Ayvazov, Asim Talib, Farid Khayrulin, Tahir Jafarov, Farid Mammadov, Rauf Umud
Ashaghi Govhar Agha Mosque
The mosques hold a special place in the religious, as well as the architectural history of the city of Shusha. The city historically had 17 neighborhoods, each with its own mosque. The Ashaghi Govhar Agha Mosque, which was constructed by architect Karbala Safikhan Garabaghi in the 19th century, is the first mosque built in the city with the financial assistance provided by Govhar Agha, the daughter of Ibrahim khan.
Be happy with the three-color banner!
From the series of “Shusha is the city of corps”
Photographer: Yuliya Vishnevetskaya
Yuliya Vishnevetskaya graduated from Philology faculty of Moscow State University, her major was german language and literature. She worked as a translator in lenta.ru, polit.ru and vesti new agencies for a long time. Meanwhile, she functioned as a photo correspondent in lenta.ru website. Yuliya wrote reviews and articles for “Ekspert” magazine.
Yuliya has been working as a correspondent of “Russkiy reportyor” magazine since 2007. She took the album “Shusha is the city of corps” in 2005.
We will be back! Kalbajar
1905.az web portal presents photos of displaced people from Kalbajar selected from the archive of The Union of Azerbaijan’s Photographers. Photographers: Khalid Asgarov and Ilgar Jafarov
Europe’s dirty “democracy ” game
Inauguration ceremony of President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev was held
Ilham Aliyev wins presidential election with 92.05 percent of votes VIDEO
President Ilham Aliyev, First Lady Mehriban Aliyeva and family members voted in Khankendi VIDEO
Plenary session of 6th Summit of Conference on Interaction and Confidence Building Measures in Asia gets underway in Astana. President Ilham Aliyev attends the plenary session VIDEO
President Ilham Aliyev was interviewed by Azerbaijani TV channels in Prague VIDEOInterview
Khojaly – almost 25 years have passed… Boran Aziz
“In general, one of the untouched topics is Khojavand.”
Historical Azerbaijan
Democratic Republic of Azerbaijan
On February 23, 1918, the supreme governing body of the South Caucasus -the Transcaucasian Seim was created.
Heritage
Karabakh Mugham School
According to a UNESCO decision, the Mugham of Azerbaijan has been proclaimed a Masterpiece of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity. In Azerbaijan proper, where the Mugham is perceived as an integral part of a system of fundamental cultural values of the Azerbaijani people, this decision is viewed both as a recognition of the merits by outstanding representatives of the genre and as a desire to attract the attention of the world’s cultural community to this unique heritage.
Buchmendel
RETROSPECTİVE – Arsen Malik-Shahnazarov`s word game facts
The book titled “Nagorno Karabakh: facts versus lies” (Нагорный Карабах: факты против лжи) by Arsen Malik-Shahnazarov, advisor to the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the so-called Nagorno Karabakh Republic since 1993, was printed in 3,000 copies by Volshebniy Fonar publishing house (Moscow).