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Rahim Jafarov's novel "Sato" has been nominated for the Russian NOS annual literature prize.

The NOS annual literature prize was founded in 2009 by the Mikhail Prokhorov Charitable Foundation to locate and support new trends in contemporary Russian fiction. The prize is being incorporated in the major Foundation’s educational programme; this is called the "World of Books". 

The programme includes the organisation and support of the annual Krasnoyarsk Book and Culture Fair (KRYAKK) and a library grant competition. 

The finalists of the competition will be announced in early 2021.

Ragim Jafarov is famous for his social and psychological fiction. The novel tells about a child who believes that he is a rear Admiral, trapped in another body. Is it mental disorder or truth?

The novel was released in 2020 in Moscow. The book is intended for people over 18 years old.

Rahim Jafarov has been living and working in Russia. In addition to Sato, he also wrote the novel "Mark and Ezra". 

Known as a temple and cradle of Azerbaijani music, Shusha is finally liberated from Armenian occupants.

The "Conservatory of the East" is the hometown of many prominent Azerbaijani cultural figures like  Khurshidbanu Natavan, Bulbul, Khan Shushinsky, Uzeyir Hajibeyli and many others. 

A music piece about the beating heart of Azerbaijan, Shusha city has been released on social media.

The project was implemented with the support of the Heydar Aliyev Foundation. The author of the composition about Shusha is national musician Anar Bramo living abroad. 

The lyrics of "My heart is Shusha" belong to the famous Azerbaijani poetess Leyla Begim, who lives in the Czech Republic. The author of the music is famous violinist Anar Bramo

The heartwarming song brought together Honorary Artist Sevda Alakbarzade, Orkhan Jalilov, Ulviyya Salayeva, Kanan Bashirli, Sahib Pashazade, Anastasia Avdeyeva, Nijat Masimov, Naala Baratelia, Lumineux  Ensemble and Baku Chamber Orchestra. The performance was conducted by Fuad Ibrahimov.

The music video was filmed by Baku Media Center. The video was released in the Azerbaijani, Russian and English respectively.

November 8 has been written in golden letters in the history of Azerbaijan. On this day, the brave Azerbaijani Army liberated Shusha, the heart of Karabakh, an integral part of Azerbaijan.

On this occasion, the staff of the Azerbaijan National Carpet Museum visited the Alley of Martyrs and paid tribute to national heroes.

During the visit, it was noted that Azerbaijani Army responded to Armenian's large-scale provocations and liberated the occupied lands.

As President of Azerbaijan, Supreme Commander-in-Chief Ilham Aliyev noted, the heroism of Azerbaijani servicemen who died for the Motherland will never be forgotten.

President of the Republic of Azerbaijan, Prime Minister of the Republic of Armenia and President of the Russian Federation made a joint statement. A complete ceasefire and a cessation of all hostilities in the zone of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict shall be introduced at 00:00 hours Moscow time on 10 November 2020.

The conflict between the two South Caucasus countries began in 1988 when Armenia made territorial claims against Azerbaijan. 

More than 20,000 Azerbaijanis were killed and around one million were displaced as a result of the large-scale hostilities.

The 1994 ceasefire agreement was followed by peace negotiations. However, Armenia failed to implement the four UN Security Council resolutions on the withdrawal of its troops, which has resulted in the resumption of hostilities. 

On September 27, 2020 Armenian Armed Forces committed a large-scale provocation, subjecting the positions of the Azerbaijani army to intensive shelling from large-caliber weapons.

Armenia's aggression has resulted in deaths and injuries among the civilian population. Azerbaijani Army responded with a counter-offensive along the entire front.

President of Azerbaijan, Prime Minister of Armenia and President of the Russian Federation made a joint statement. 

A complete ceasefire and a cessation of all hostilities in the zone of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict entered into force at  00:00 hours Moscow time on November 10, 2020.

The monument belonging to the material and cultural heritage of Caucasian Albania, is located in Karykyshlak village of  Lachin district and belongs to XI century.  Since Lachin district has been occupied by Armenia in1992, the current condition of the monument is unknown.

The complex of Khudavang or Dedeveng complex located in the Vang village of Kalbajar region, on the Terterchay river’s left bank, is one of the largest and most beautiful examples of Azerbaijan’s Christian architecture.  Many construction inscriptions have survived in the Khudavang Complex. A number of names indicated therein such as Arzu, Tursun, Seyti, Hasan, Avag, Shams, Altun, Aghbuh, Garagoz, etc. should be considered of exact providing the builders’ Turkic identity. After the occupation of the Kalbajar district by the Armenian armed forces in 1993, Khudaveng Monastery Complex was presented to the world as an Armenian monument.

Lekh Castle is located in the territory of Qanlikend village of Kalbajar district, which was occupied by Armenia in 1993. The castle, built on a high mountain peak, was built in XIII-XIV centuries for defensive purposes.

Firudin bey Kocharli Republican Children's Library has announced a competition of poems on a patriotic theme.

The main task of the competition is to instill a sense of patriotism in the young people and discover young talents.

The competition is held among children and adolescents aged 7-17. A participant can submit only one work to the competition. Works are accepted until November 30, 2020. 

According to the results of the competition, the jury members will select three winners.

A book is like a best friend who will never walk away from you. It helps you to answer the most important questions in life. Reading books gives us a chance to immerse ourselves into the wonderful world of knowledge. They can bring joy to our lives.

The library science in Azerbaijan stepped into the stage of a turning point in the 11th century.

The creation of many libraries in the country has been associated with a number of prominent persons.

Abulhasan Bahmanyar, philosopher and a student of Ibn Sina, played a major role in the development of librarianship in Azerbaijan.

Bahmanyar’s private library was considered one of the most beautiful libraries of that time.

This library was full of books and Bahmaniyar turned it into the center of the scholars’ exchange of ideas. 

One of the main places in the library was occupied by the books of Bahmanyar himself.

The Book of Education translated into Arabic and Farsi brought him a great fame not only in Azerbaijan, but throughout the world.

One of the Persian duplicates copied in following years is kept in the Institute of Oriental Studies named after Biruni in Uzbekistan, while Arabic manuscript copies of the work are being protected in a number of libraries around the world in Beirut, Istanbul, Cairo, London and Vatican City.

He also established libraries in Tabriz, Gazaniya and other cities. In the city of Rashidiya named after him in the north-west of Tabriz there were two libraries, as well as a library as part of the university.

It is also difficult to overestimate the importance of the works of Nasraddin Tusi in the matter of preserving and transmitting to future generations samples of the Azerbaijani and world books.

Tusi had arranged a library in the Maragha observatory built by order of Hulaki khan. The library stored over four hundred thousand books. 

Nowadays, libraries and publishing houses in Azerbaijan are of great importance. There are also over 150 publishing houses that are engaged in printing.

The Mirza Fatali Akhundov National Library of Azerbaijan is a central state library of Azerbaijan. Its facades feature the statues of various writers and poets: Nizami Ganjavi, Mahsati, Uzeyir Hajibeyov, Shota Rustaveli, Alexander Pushkin and several others.

Founded in 1922, the library houses books, printed materials, newspapers, maps, dissertations and records. The hall has been provided with alphabetical catalogs of the books in different languages. The rare books, as well as the books about Azerbaijan covering the period until 1920 are stored in the rare book and library museum.

The country is also home to the Museum of Miniature Books. Located within the oldest part of Baku city - Icherisheher, the museum is included in the Guinness Book of Records as the museum with the largest number of miniature books. 

The museum opened its doors in 2002 and owns one of the world's great collections of miniature books.

The creator of the museum, Zarifa Salakhova has made a unique contribution to the world of small books. 

The main objective for the establishment of the Museum was to revive love for books among the youth.

One of the world’s first miniature books museums is home to over 6,500 books published in 71 countries.

The collection contains "Flower Alphabet", "Pictures of English History", Pushkin’s "Yevgeni Onegin", "La Fontaine Fables" and the 24-volume "One Thousand and One Nights" a seminal work in Arabic literature.

The National History Museum's Archaeological Fund has displayed silver coins found in 1958 in Ibrahimhajili village of Tovuz region.

The find was handed over to the museum thanks to numismatist Ali Rajabli. The silver coins were minted in Derbent, Barda, Baku, Nakhchivan and other cities during the reign of the Sassanid kings - Gubad I, Khosrov I, Hormuz IV and Khosrow II.

One of the coins was minted to honor the 14th year of the second reign of Gubad I (531), while another one was dedicated to the 27th year of the reign of Khosrow II (617).

The coins depict the emperor wearing a crown, surrounded by religious expressions in the Pahlavi language, his name with the title of the ruler. There are also moon, stars and other symbols on the coin. 

On the reverse side, there is an altar and two guards. Monograms are engraved on the right side of the coin.

Previosly, the museum presented a clay pot dating back to the 12th-9th centuries BC. The exhibit was found in 1927 in Azerbaijan's Agdam region.

The jar was probably made of dark gray. Some parts of the jar were made of black clay.

There is an arched handle between the neck and other parts of the jar. Although part of the jar neck is broken, it is partially complete due to the storage condition. 

Azerbaijan National Museum of History is one of the architectural pearls of the country, dating back to the 19th century. The largest museum in the country was originally the private residence of Haji Zeynalabdin Taghiyev, who was the famous national oil baron remembered for his generous philanthropy.

Over 300,000 items are assembled in 10 collections in the museum, including a valuable library consisting mainly of unique books.

The collections allow visitors and researchers to investigate the history of the country and the daily life and culture of the nation from ancient times to the present.

The historical monument located in Gozlu village of Kalbajar district was built in 1224. The monumentcomplex, which belongs to Albanian Christian architecture, consists of a church, narthex, cell and other buildings.  This historical monument has been under Armenian occupation since 1993 and is on the verge of destruction.

Young Azerbaijani tenor, student at Baku Music Academy Rufat Piriyev has won the Grand Prix of the 6th TESSA International Music Competition held in Almaty, Kazakhstan.

The main goal of the contest is to identify talents and develop the creative potential of performers.