September - October 2010

On 13 September 2010, President Ilham Aliyev of the Republic of Azerbaijan made a speech at the

by Elman Nasirov

Azerbaijan’s new oil strategy has raised

By Thomas Goltz

PART ONE: PROLOGUE, AZERBAIJAN AND GEORGIA

‘Visions of Azerbaijan’ and The European Azerbaijan Society were very fortunate to

by Neil Watson

On 20 August this year, The European Azerbaijan Society (TEAS) supported

There is a sometimes elusive magic about Azerbaijan. We have known expats come here and leave

by Ian Peart

John Keats would have revelled in the natural produce of Azerbaija

by Fiona Maclachlan

“Come and see my new piano factory!” isn’t the usual

by Ian Peart and Saadat Ibrahimova

Mark Elliott is another guest of

by Ilgar Niftaliyev

When Nakhchivan was granted autonomous status in 1921 and the

by Karim K. Sukurov

In the March-April and May-June 2010 issues of our magazine, we

Qala village is in the centre of the Absheron peninsula in the east of Azerbaijan, on a strategicall

by Suleyman Aliyarli
Arastun Mehtiyev

The Nobel family’s presence in Baku

by Kamil Ibrahimov

Relations between India and Azerbaijan extend back to ancient times;

by Seyfaddin G.Rzasoy

From the history of conquests

Young, excitable,

by Ian Peart, Saadat Ibrahimova and Fiona Maclachlan

Javid Samadov’s is quite a

by Ian Peart

Azerbaijan is a country that celebrates its diversity in many ways –

by Rafael Emin

Zorkhana literally means a house of courage. Zorkhanas were

Molla Nasreddin is a character well-known throughout the Turkic world – and beyond –