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Ever since I was a child, I have always heard that Baku in the 60s and 70s was a cultural hub where

Shahin Novrasli is a name that will surely become more widely known across the world. (Visions of

In 1949 a unique oil deposit was discovered under the Caspian Sea. The field was named Oil Rocks

Jeffrey Werbock made his first appearance on Azerbaijani television some twenty-four years ago when

Thousands of Azerbaijanis left for the front in the first years of the Second World War. There were

Elmira Rasulova presents now the most disarming face to the world; a quiet matriarchal presence in

This article is devoted to an outstanding woman – an expert in the environmental protection

If you look at the “about” section of Sanan Aleskerov’s new website, it won’

A former judoka, mother of two and grandmother has proven sceptics wrong many times over: meet the

Following the Great Northern War and having led a successful military campaign in the West, Peter I

Environmental sciences have been subject to increased popular focus in recent years but they are not

Once upon a time there was a great lord, who ruled over the Banu Amir.
He was a very kind-hearted

Don’t forget the past; it will be your teacher in the future

There is a strong modern

The spread of Islam in Azerbaijan was naturally bound up with the social and economic life of the

“Music is an outburst of the soul.” ― Frederick Delius;

As I was passing by an old house opposite the Winter Park in central Baku today, I saw an old lady

Why did the USSR collapse? What was the impetus and trigger for this geopolitical cataclysm?

There are poets who are great and there are poets who are the greatest of the great. The

As a young boy, Sabir, while playing alone in the yard at his home in Borchali (a region of

…It all began when reading Nina Vladykina-Bachinskaya’s book P.I. Tchaikovsky, publishe

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The Lezgins are historically famed for bravery, blood feuds and of course the legendary lezginka, a

The story of the Caucasus Germans is one of survival, innovation and tragedy. 

In the run-up to the official launch of the Baku-Tbilisi-Kars railway on 30 October, Visions asked

Souvenirs, for some just an optional feature of a vacation, are for others a certain necessity

Jazz with friends – These four September days brought a new positive energy to a Baku public

For nigh on two years the occupying authorities in the Azerbaijani territory of Nagorno-Karabakh hav

Azerbaijan has joined the ranks of the space nations with the launch of its first ever satellite.

Karim Karimov (1917-2003) was a major contributor to the development of the USSR’s space

On 14 September the Azerbaijani government signed an amended and restated agreement with BP and

On 6 September Visions was saddened to hear of the death of Baku-born computer scientist and

Coincidentally soon after the extension of the Contract of the Century

In line with government policy, the Azerbaijani economy is gradually advancing the non-oil sector

The year 2015 is eagerly awaited in Azerbaijan, where Baku is to host the inaugural European

The French embassy is located in the centre of Baku, as France itself is at the heart of Europe.

This year sees the 50th anniversary of the Élysée Treaty between Germany and France,

On 21 October of this year the great Azerbaijani poet and freedom fighter Khalil Rza Uluturk would

Dana Talibova is a former fraud investigator turned culinary entrepreneur.

On 12-20 October 2017, the DokuBaku International Film Festival made history as the first documentar

An interview with Azer Rzazade, a talented young opera singer who was the first Azerbaijani to

Former British Prime Minister Baroness Thatcher, who has died at the age of 87, was an instantly

Jeffrey Werbock made his first appearance on Azerbaijani television some 24 years ago when the

The Qabala Football Academy, which was founded in 2009, is today the largest training centre for

Given the still-developing tourism infrastructure and lack of travel information it’s

I was born in Cuba, in Havana in 1991; my mum says I have been drawing all my life.