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The European Azerbaijan School (EAS) will soon introduce a tailor-made International Baccalaureate

Novruz marks the awakening of spring and is celebrated from 20-21 March. It is one of the most

The Qarabag-Agdam ‘Refugee’ Football Club from Azerbaijan Embarks on a Historic Run in

In a series of articles for Visions, veteran travel writer Mark Elliott returns to a series of

It’s an epic poem that has inspired Azerbaijani composers and choreographers. It became an

Is ‘art for art’s sake’ or is ‘art for business’? Art historian

Ask any North American child who their favourite author is and the likely response will be Mo

Carolina Letini witnessed the tragic deaths of 120 Azerbaijanis in the village of Monte di Nese, 20

Oil and gas are Azerbaijan’s best known natural advantages, but they are not the only ones. Th

Preparations are hotting up for the first-ever European Games, which will be held in Baku in June

Shoemaking is one of the oldest crafts in Azerbaijan. For centuries, shoemakers, or cordwainers to

You’re late, young man. She died last week. Exactly one week ago. What? It was all I

Fate has scattered Azerbaijanis to the four corners of the world. This diverse diaspora includes man

Man of the Mountains, a prize-winning novel by Azerbaijani author Zaur Hasanov, hits the bookshops

Geographically, European cities don’t get much further apart than Aberdeen and Baku, but this

A young woman, barely out of school, is practically thrown out of her home by her bullying stepfathe

I have chosen beauty, not happiness, because God shows his face through beauty.

In the picturesque town of Qabala there is a riverside restaurant with an unusual name –

Baku is getting into gear for the largest international event it has ever hosted – the

The presidents of the five countries that surround the Caspian Sea gathered in the Russian port

With a phenomenal 190 novels to his name, he is published in 29 languages around the world. As of

Fakhraddin Manafov is one of Azerbaijan’s most recognisable actors, the star of dozens of film

You never came to Baku in the 50s?

After I started my assignment in Baku, the names of Gosławski, Skórewicz, Płoszko and other

This year, 2014, marks the 69th anniversary of the victory over Nazism. Despite the years that

Four out of five Soviet aircraft, tanks and trucks used in World War II ran on fuel produced in

Invitations to the first ever European Games, Baku, 12 June 2015, have now been sent out. Thousands

Tom de Waal is one of the best-known British commentators on the Caucasus and entire former

Look through back issues of Visions and the name Dmitry Yablonsky crops up more than once. So what i

Jo Burge enjoys a taste of Azerbaijani life at a Community Based Tourism homestay. The Qafarov

The maxim ‘the closer you look the more you find’ is highly appropriate for Azerbaijan,

A myriad of companies, large and small, sprung up during Baku’s first oil boom in the 19th

A bright if chilly March morning paints sunshine upon the creamy stone of the Haussmannesque Four

At 73 years of age Gulagha Tariverdiyev feels more like 50. He is kept young by daily chores in his

Azerbaijan has dozens of stories of true love as good as Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet. For

The coins that we take for granted in our pockets and purses will be valuable source material for

Twenty three years ago, carnations used to be favourite flowers in every Azerbaijani

Underwater archaeological exploration along the coast of Azerbaijan is uncovering fascinating

One president, one EU commissioner, four prime ministers and a posse of ministers for foreign

Eminent Azerbaijani artist Togrul Narimanbeyov (also known as Narimanbekov) synthesised east and wes

Did you know that the spectacular sport of polo has roots in the east, which reach down to

Foreign companies and entrepreneurs rushed to the Caucasus in the late 19th century, a result of

A call to revive the Russian (Baku) Emanuel Nobel Prize for innovation in the oil industry was one o

The international prizes established by Alfred Nobel are renowned worldwide and the subject of

I find myself back in the Land of Fire – Azerbaijan – as an honoured guest at the third