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1 April. A day when humour and laughter rocks the world, including Azerbaijan. People play pranks,

…The shoemaker Uncle Avshalum was supposed to meet us in Qirmizi Qesebe - Red Settlement -

The night of 8-9 May 1992 was dark and cold. There was no sign of a military attack. There had been

The Yerevan government has issued an order making plunder official. To this end they have already

I met her at a reception organized by the British Embassy in Baku to mark 100 Days to Go to the

Azerbaijan had a new neighbour at the UK´s Royal Windsor Horse Show, held in May this year. Ou

That’s all! The regular Eurovision Song Contest that gave millions of viewers memorable

People’s Artist Azim Azimzadeh (1880-1943) left us with a priceless artistic inheritance, but

There are many traditions in Azerbaijan surrounding the naming of children and some of these

Russia began a detailed survey of the Caspian Sea coastline in 1854 and was soon producing pilot

Found - the dairy of German prisoner of war Willi Desch…. ….When they came here they

From Chinese chisel…. The Chinese were the first people to drill wells, in around 2000 BC,

I remember from my childhood the old men sitting in the chaikhana (tea house) on hot summer days

The great Azerbaijani poet Muhammad Fuzuli (c. 1483 – 1556) is one of the nation’s most

Yahad–In Unum is the leading research organization investigating the mass executions of 1.5

Much has been said and written about the hostile attitude of the first and last president of the

by Yagub Mahmudov Uzun Hasan (1453-1478) of the Aghgoyunlu dynasty was the first rule

by Jeyran Bayramova The Christmas cracker has just celebrated a jubilee! The year 2011

by Shamistan Nazirli Words of the guide The first time I heard his name was in the

by Atakhan A.Pashayev The Molla Nasreddin magazine was one of the most remarkable projects

by Fiona Maclachlan On 29 October, Azerbaijan´s very own piano factory in Qabala

by Kamil Ibrahimov The president’s declaration of 2011 as

by Farhad Mammadov Despite repeated requests by the OSCE’s Minsk Group, Armenia is agai

by Jeyran Bayramova, Ian Peart, Saadat Ibrahimova Art! Life! Earth! was the

by Nushaba Huseynli The first time I saw hazelnut orchards those endless green spaces were

by Rustam Alasgarov You can’t miss Bibi-Heybat mosque as you head south past th

by Nigar Abdullayeva We have featured many of Azerbaijan’s charming

by Farhad Mammadov Not content with occupying the lands of Karabakh, it seems that

by Fiona Maclachlan I like to visit Azerbaijan´s National Parks. They are managed,

by Bakir Nabiyev Ahmad Javad Muhammadali Akhundzadeh was born on 5 May 1892, in the

by Turan Mammadaliyeva The 1960s saw the dawning of a golden era for Azerbaijani jazz. It

by Yagub Mahmudov A letter from Elizabeth I to the Safavid Palace England and Azerbaijan bega

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

by Fiona Maclachlan An email arrived from a friend in KL who used to live in Baku. FW:

by Sabuhi Mammadov An Azerbaijani journalist came across the story of an 84

By Tarikh Dostiyev Studies of the remains of cities which were the focus of production an

By Mais Amrahov Stages in its history Once the Bolsheviks had occupied Azerbaijan (Apri

There is a museum in the Lerik region on Azerbaijan’s southern border, a museum dedicated to

By Fazil Rahmanzadeh Childhood choice I remember that ther

Pages 96-99 by Shirin Manafov Even if the bazaar is barely noticeable and on a bus

Pages 48-53 by Vafa Quliyeva Icheri Sheher (Inner City), the pearl

Pages 28-31 by Rovshan Didavari They all assembled one fine spring evening for his

Pages 14-18 Four MPs and two members of the House of Lords were in Azerbaijan during the

Pages 68-71 by Ian Peart April 2011 was a landmark in the career of violinist Sabina Rakcheyeva

Anar (Anar Rasul Rzayev), well-known modern Azerbaijani writer, was born in 1938. His literary work