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Turkish notes of our Soviet writers - Aygun Bagirli

22-12-2021 [ 12:05 ] [ read:197 ]
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Epistolary heritage, memoirs, diaries, letters, travelogues of individuals and intellectuals can sometimes be a valuable source from volumes of scientific works and history books in terms of describing the socio-political situation, way of life, history and socio-cultural life of that period. can. Although the communist regime of the Soviet era, the political and geographical borders between the two brotherly states - Azerbaijan and Turkey - hindered the movement, close communication, literary, cultural, socio-economic relations, it did not completely break the spiritual bridges. These spiritual ties were preserved thanks to the longing and love of individual intellectuals, writers, poets and poets.

The attempt and desire of the Soviet Empire to separate us from our national values, spiritual and historical roots, trying to break all the ties that bound the two brotherly nations, forbade the expression of not only these relations, but even the Turkish word itself. Hundreds of people were accused of being "pan-Turkist" and "pan-Islamist" victims of repression and deported as "traitors". Literary, cultural and political relations between Turkey and Azerbaijan have been cold for more than 30 years and about 40 years.

The memoirs of Soviet-era Azerbaijani poets and writers, who have long fought against ideological bans and bans, and against communist dictatorship, sometimes directly and sometimes indirectly, are valuable documents for today. The information in these works gives us information about the socio-political and socio-cultural situation of the Republic of Turkey at that time, as well as reflects the spiritual connection and love of Turkey and Azerbaijan, which were forcibly separated from the borders.

full paper:https://literature.az/?page=339&;newsId=117507&lang=aze