Impressions of the trip of the staff of the Institute of Literature to Shusha

Why was the story told? Yes, it is a genre of folklore, a product of the people's imagination, rich in mystical places and mystical images, and so on. However, all these factors together are still not enough to make a fairy tale. The main condition for a fairy tale to be a real fairy tale is inaccessibility. Our childhood is always spent in search of fairy-tale heroes. But which of us did not want to find these heroes in real life and hear more tales? Maybe our search for the mystical places in fairy tales all over the world has yielded a result? None of this happened. Or it hasn't happened before. Until you see Shusha.

The Shusha tale began when we lost our minds for generations, and among other tales, it was told to put us to sleep. In short, we were one of those who grew up with the Shusha fairy tale. But personally, it never occurred to me that I would one day see with my own eyes the "fairy-tale city" that I had imagined when I heard it. If I see, the tale will not end and the mystery will increase.

As a staff of ANAS Institute of Literature after Nizami Ganjavi, we were mobilized to visit Shusha. For me, the "Shusha fairy tale" started from the beginning. Fantastic asphalt pavement, dizzying roundabouts and endless heights. As you get up, you go to Shusha. The moment you think you will reach after this turn, the next series of turns will amaze you. Finally you approach Shusha and the next fairy tale magic: Dashalti village. I wonder if there is a village anywhere in the world or in any fairy tale where the sky is under your feet and the earth is above your head? There was nothing but underground. The steep cliffs covered his head, and the endless forests covered his feet. Looking at Dashalti from the road, it is hard to believe that there is a city above this village. In fact, it is not wrong to disbelieve. Because you can believe a fairy tale or not.

The last turn ... Dashalti village disappears ... And the mysterious world of fairy tales SHUSHA ... History can be heard from every stone. But the question of whether this history is real does not leave anyone. Just like in fairy tales. In fairy tales, the fact that a magical apple makes a lazy boy brave, Malikmammad's victory over Diva, and the happy ending of the beautiful Fatma is as real as it is in Shusha. Isn't it a fairy-tale plot to liberate a beautiful, occupied city from an enemy armed from head to toe by climbing bare, steep cliffs at a time when bones are melting and ruthless weapons are rampant, and not to damage even a single wire of this beauty? Of course, it is a fairy tale. But a real fairy tale. It is a fairy tale that has turned into reality the love, determination, struggle and patience of a people.

At the end of "Shusha tale" three apples could fall. But it does not fall, because this tale is not over yet. There is more ...