At crucial moments of the 44-day war, the President addressed the people

Diplomacy leading to victory

By Jeyhun BAYRAMOV, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Azerbaijan

 

The historic victory of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Azerbaijan under the leadership of Supreme Commander-in-Chief Ilham Aliyev in the second Karabakh war and the liberation of the occupied territories have been inscribed in the history of Azerbaijan in golden letters. Along with the courage and heroism of the Azerbaijani army, the diplomatic activity of President Ilham Aliyev played an important role in this victory.

Bright Baku

WHEN THE LIGHTS GO ON

Andrey VASILYEV

There are two Bakus: Baku by day, ultra-modern and realistic, and Baku by night, when a myriad of lamps and lanterns go on and the streets turn into a series of luminous and magic palaces as if they were carried over from a fairy tale.

Decorative vase. 16–17th cc. Izmir, Archaeological Museum

Rediscovering Azerbaijani art

Rasim Afandi Corresponding Fellow of ANAS,

Togrul AFANDIYEV PhD in Arts

In this article we will talk about one of the most remarkable parts of the Azerbaijani capital, its sea façade – the Baku Embankment, which has been the iconic symbol of the city for the last two centuries. In 1865, the military governor and director of the civilian part of Baku, Lt-Gen Mikhail Petrovich Kolyubyakin gave the permission to knock down the useless old wall that was separating the city from the sea and also “hampering the fresh air”.