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Fiona Maclachlan meets Oliver Condy

Back from the 3rd Qabala International Music Festival,

By Mark Elliot

Around 150km west of booming Baku, the verdant Ismayilli region is

For some foreigners plying their trade in Azerbaijan December can be a disheartening time of year.

The World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos offers a platform for global political, business and social

Azerbaijan is an important, if often overlooked, country in regard to many of the challenges the US

I would like to congratulate the management and editorial staff of Visions of Azerbaijan, founded

Two young students at Baku State University came to see me in my office. They were setting up a new

By Kamil Ibrahimov

German naturalist and traveller Engelbert Kaempfer (1651-1716)

By Fazil Rahmanzadeh

Childhood choice

I remember that

By Gulzada Abdulova

Karabakh has a long history as a centre of Azerbaijani arts and

We are now well into the digital revolution. We no longer need to wait for news and entertainment

In the last 10 years Azerbaijan has grown and changed almost beyond recognition. In the last 10 year

It’s easy to imagine how short 10 years is but when you consider what you have done during thi

Endless Corridor is a film produced and directed by Aleksandras Brokas.

26 years ago on the night of 19-20th January Soviet tanks rolled into Baku following growing unrest

By Ronnie Gallagher

Azerbaijan is a land of mystery and intrigue. We need

By Karim Shukurov

Repression in the Soviet government: beginnings and

By Rustam Alasgarov

Azerbaijan’s first electric power station was put

By Tarikh Dostiyev

Studies of the remains of cities which were the focus of production

Azerbaijan’s paralympic athletes first competed at the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta, USA, where

Early summer is the best time to visit this fascinating Azerbaijani exclave, which is also easily

The ancient land of Azerbaijan is steeped in history and folklore and discovering the country’

To mark International Women’s Day on 8 March, Narmin Mahmudova presents 30 Azerbaijani women

By Nasib Goyushov

Mugham is music that carries the cultural and spiritual values

By Anne Thompson

The British community in Azerbaijan has lost a stalwart with the

By Aydin Kazimzadeh

The year was 1938. Preparations were underway for a ten-day

By Shamil Fatullayev-Figarov, Rizvan Garabagli

After some practice in drawing classes

By Ahmadov Ahmad-Jabir

Flour, cereals and beans add further enticing flavour

Novruz is an ancient and much-loved holiday in Azerbaijan which ushers in the new astronomical

Chairman of the Theatre Worker’s Union of Azerbaijan, People’s Artist and professor at

Ashraf Heybat is an Azerbaijani Honoured Art Worker whose vibrant, surrealist paintings explore the

By Ibrahim Zeynalov

Azerbaijan celebrated the twentieth anniversary of the restoration o

On 19 October, more than 1,500 people descended on the Central Hall, Westminster, a stone’s

By Murad Mehdiyev

Azerbaijan’s oil and gas industries have advanced

George Bournouti an has writt en a review of The European Azerbaijan Society’s three-volume

My mother once told me a way to tell if a singer is really good: If his or her voice gives you

I opened my eyes, touched my head and realised that it was just a dream.

Gurza is one of the oldest, richest and most unique examples of Azerbaijani cuisine and an example o

The first of my countless trips to Azerbaijan was in 1995 when I was co-writing a brick-thick

by Ian Peart

Thomas Goltz wrote one of three books that any western visitor must read to get

by Karim Shukurov

The main sources for a demographic study of a nation are its pop-ulation

by Tofiq Babanli

Boxing came to Azerbaijan early last century, with the influx of workers

by Sabuhi Mammadov

An Azerbaijani journalist came across the story of an 84

by Fiona Maclachlan

Silk. Even the word conjures up exotic images of luxury and

After last summer’s nuclear deal expect a more assertive and confident Iran in the South