Visions of Azerbaijan Magazine

July - August 2013

Renewable Energy for Oil-Rich Azerbaijan

Renewable Energy for Oil-Rich Azerbaijan

Hydrocarbon producer Azerbaijan is looking to generate 20 per cent of its electricity from

INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY HAS HEAD IN THE SAND ON KARABAKH – Moldovan Human Rights Commissioner Aurelia Grigoriu talks to Visions

Nagorno-Karabakh Conflict

INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY HAS HEAD IN THE SAND ON KARABAKH – Moldovan Human Rights Commissioner Aurelia Grigoriu talks to Visions

Armenia has been described from the rostrum of its own parliament as an aggressor against Azerbaijan

Arsenal Legends and Azerbaijani IDPs Battle it Out

Arsenal Legends and Azerbaijani IDPs Battle it Out

I had only seen the Arsenal Legends on TV… It was a very good experience for us to play

A Bow in Greeting from Japan

A Bow in Greeting from Japan

Japan was one of the first countries to recognize Azerbaijan’s independence. That was on 28

Heydar Aliyev Congress Centre – a New Asset for Qabala

Heydar Aliyev Congress Centre – a New Asset for Qabala

by Jeyran Bayramova

The town of Qabala in north-west Azerbaijan has not only developed as a tourist centre, it has gaine

Gifts from Caucasian Albania

Gifts from Caucasian Albania

by Jeyran Bayramova

Qabala in north-western Azerbaijan combines stunning scenery with a rich history and culture. The

Can One Separate the Heart from the Soul?

Can One Separate the Heart from the Soul?

Professor Audrey Altstadt on Azerbaijani history, culture wars and the word ‘Azeri’

The Hamam Culture of Old Baku

The Hamam Culture of Old Baku

by Sara Oghuz Nazirova

Since time immemorial every mahalla or district in the historic inner city of Baku had its own

Primary Education in Azerbaijan – Looking to the Future

Primary Education in Azerbaijan – Looking to the Future

Teachers and educational experts from Azerbaijan and around the world converged on Qabala in August

Gazelles Coming Home - Reintroduction in Azerbaijan and Georgia

Gazelles Coming Home - Reintroduction in Azerbaijan and Georgia

Thousands of gazelles once grazed the plains of Azerbaijan, from Jeyranchol in the west to the

Celebrating the Silk Way in Sheki

Celebrating the Silk Way in Sheki

by Jeyran Bayramova

We arrived in Sheki, an historic town in north-west Azerbaijan, in late afternoon, tired after the

Classical Music in the Caucasus Foothills - Five Years of the Qabala Festival

Classical Music in the Caucasus Foothills - Five Years of the Qabala Festival

by Anne Thompson-Ahmadova

This summer saw the fifth international music festival in the town of Qabala in north-west

History Recorded in Colour

History Recorded in Colour

by Mohbaddin Samad

One of the best known artists of 20th century Azerbaijan, Mikayil Abdullayev painted portraits,

To Touch Your Inner World – Honoured Actress Mesme Aslan qizi

To Touch Your Inner World – Honoured Actress Mesme Aslan qizi

by Ian Peart & Saadat Ibrahimova

Our meeting with Mesme Aslan qizi was on a late summer evening in Buzovna on the Absheron

Author Elchin Safarli on Life, Love and Self-Belief

Author Elchin Safarli on Life, Love and Self-Belief

by Jeyran Bayramova

Elchin Safarli: One fine day I was faced with a dilemma – to be led by the desires of

Our Winds

by Elchin Safarli

When I say that I love the Baku wind everyone looks at me as though I were an alien freak.

Magic Pot of Piti

Magic Pot of Piti

by Jeyran Bayramova

As whisky has always been associated with Scotland, Siberian pelmeni (ravioli) with Russia and