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Summer 2000 (8.2)
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Statues in the
Archways
Akhundov
National Library
Photo: Famous maestro Niyazi
featured in the Akhundov Library archways.
So many statues (especially those of Lenin, Stalin and Kirov)
were dismantled in Azerbaijan upon the collapse of the Soviet
Union. But the 15 replicas standing in the arches of the Akhundov
National Library are the same originals that graced the balconies
when the building was constructed nearly 50 years ago. These
individuals are still revered today as having made some of the
greatest contributions to the cultural development of society.
All figures are Azerbaijanis unless designated.
Left to right,
starting from the side of Turkish Embassy:
| Nizami
Ganjavi (1141-1209) |
Poet |
| Shota
Rustaveli (12th century) |
Georgian
poet |
| Alexander
Pushkin (1799-1837) |
Russian
poet |
| Mahsati
Ganjavi (12th century) |
Poetess |
| Dmitri
Mendeleyev (1834-1907) |
Russian
chemist who created the periodical classification of elements |
| Hasan
bey Zardabi (1842-1907) |
Founder
of Akinchi newspaper (1875) |
| Maxim
Gorky (1868-1936) |
Russian
writer |
| Uzeyir
Hajibeyov (1885-1948) |
Composer |
| Samad
Vurghun (1906-1956) |
Poet |
| Bulbul
(1897-1961) |
Singer |
| Niyazi
(1912-1984) |
Conductor |
| Rasul
Reza (1910-1981) |
Poet |
| Sabir
(1862-1911) |
Poet |
| Ajami
(12th century) |
Architect |
| Soltan
Mohammad (16th cent.) |
Artist |
Compiled by Farida Sadikhova and Aynur Hajiyeva
From Azerbaijan
International
(8.2) Summer 2000.
© Azerbaijan International 2000. All rights reserved.
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