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Sovietizing Sayat-Nova: The Migration of Ashiq Poetry
Previous scholarship on Sayat-Nova, including Soviet scholarship, tended to undermine the poet’s role within the bardic tradition by ...
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Previous scholarship on Sayat-Nova, including Soviet scholarship, tended to undermine the poet’s role within the bardic tradition by ...
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Sayat-Nova was an 18th-century ashiq[1]of Armenian origin who is believed to have been a minstrel at the court of Georgian king Irakli ...
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In October 2022, the Union of Azerbaijani Writers (Azərbaycan Yazıçılar Birliyi—AYB) [1] held its controversial XIII Congress at the ...
Javid Aga
societyIn the last 5 articles, I discussed Shah Abbas’ spy network and diplomatic activities in Europe.[1] In this article, I will write about the
Zulfu Farajli
societyOne of the big-budget environmental projects currently being implemented in Azerbaijan is the reintroduction of Bison into the country’s ...
Nijat Mammadbayli
societyIn this paper, I examine the intricate relationship between Azerbaijan and the Council of Europe (CoE). I focus particularly on the intertwined ...
Tinay Mushdiyeva
societyKnowledge is one of the most dramatic topics in the history of philosophy. In addition to the complexity of the subject, the reason for this ...
Javid Aga
societyIn the last 4 articles, I discussed Shah Abbas’s espionage and diplomatic activities in Europe.[1] This article talks about the fate of Pirgulu ...
Shalala Mammadova
society28 April 2024 marked 104 years since the establishment of Soviet rule in Azerbaijan. Generations who lived during the Soviet era remember well ...
Farid Mehralizadeh
economyAzerbaijan’s land borders have been closed since March 2020. The Cabinet of Ministers last decided in March 2024 to extend the ...
Samir Aliyev
societyAzerbaijan has long been expected to take concrete steps towards decentralization and strengthening local governments (municipalities). However, ...
Araz Aliyev
societyEvery year, numerous authors from Azerbaijan publish their articles in journals that the international academic community considers predatory. ...
Shahin Jafarli
societyAnother Türkiye central and local election cycle is now behind us. The parliamentary and presidential elections of 14-28 May 2023 failed to ...
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