Culture & Life

Improvisions of Reality…

By Professor Ziyadxan Aliyev, Honored Art Worker of the Republic of Azerbaijan, Doctor of Philosophy in Art History There are such creators in the fine arts of modern Azerbaijan that even their names generate a good mood for those who

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Hippocratic Oath – Conscience and Talent

Since the old times, physicians have been guided by the high ethical norm: “Non nocere!” that is first, do no harm to the life, health or rest of the patient! Respect for life and personality of a patient is the

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The Orient is Known for its Delicacy

By Lala Bagirzadeh In Baku, conventional New Year’s celebration has taken place on the 31 December since the old Soviet days. And as such, the New Year holidays are hardly known for an abundance of snowfall or freezing cold weather.

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Reza Deghati

By Guivami Rahimli, PhD Reza Deghati, an Azerbaijani-Iranian born (Tabriz, 1952) photojournalist is today one of the best-known photojournalists in the world.REZA, as he is widely known, lives to shoot another day. No stranger to conflict, Reza brings image after

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Between the Mountain and the Sea Birdwatching on the Caspian Coast

By Jill Sperandio The flora and fauna of Azerbaijan is varied and rich. The inventories of scientific organizations spell this out in dry, unromantic prose and numbers. They tell us of 9 climate zones with their related habitats, 256 species

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Haji Zeynalabdin Tagiyev: Honor of Muslims of the Caucasus

By Farhad Jabbarov He was called the “Father of the Nation” in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. An illiterate man from a poor family, he was mentioned in the media and books of his time more frequently than

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Baku the Capital of the Land of Fire

Modern-day Baku meets the most exquisite expectations of tourists traveling from various parts of the world with anticipation to see historical monuments and state-of-the-art architectural buildings. The capital of Azerbaijan bears an imprint of cultures and historical events ranging from

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The Inaugural European Games in Baku Will Be A Great Event

An Interview Mr. Abulfaz Karayev, Minister of Culture and Tourism of the Republic of Azerbaijan. By Rovshan Pashazadeh.AT: In 2015, Azerbaijan will host its first ever European Olympic Games. And for the first time, these first games will cause a

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Xinalig – A Village Too Far

By Mike Walsh I was beginning to think so myself certainly. This was my fourth attempt to make it there and it is fair to say the others were quite a failure, some more spectacular than others. It was all

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Mountain Paradise

Azerbaijan has a very favorable geographical position. Situated on the crossroads between West and East, it is surrounded by mountains on three sides and abutting on the Caspian Sea on the fourth side. The nature itself has taken care of

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