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Tobias Lorentzso, the newly appointed Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Kingdom of Sweden to the Republic of Azerbaijan, visited the Genocide Memorial Complex as part of his visit to the city of Guba.

The ambassador got acquainted with the historical facts of Azerbaijan, historical documents and photographs reflecting the genocides committed on our lands in the last two centuries, and as a result thousands of civilized and innocent people were subjected to genocide. Later, the ambassador expressed his gratitude for the organization of the educational tour in the Memorial book of the museum.
It should be noted that almost 1 million people have visited the “Genocide Memorial Complex” in the city of Guba, which was opened by the special order of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Mr. Ilham Aliyev. More than 170,000 visitors are foreign citizens. Many extraordinary and authorized ambassadors of foreign countries (Israel, the United States of America, Japan, Korea, the United Arab Emirates, etc.) operating in our country have visited the Memorial Complex and witnessed the genocides committed against Azerbaijanis in 1918.

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In connection with the "Year of Heydar Aliyev" and the 105th anniversary of the genocide of Azerbaijanis on March 31, events are continuing in the city of Sumgait

An educational event was held at the Sumgayit State Vocational Training Center on the topic “Historical significance of National Leader Heydar Aliyev’s decree on the genocide of Azerbaijanis dated March 26, 1998”.
At the event held with the participation of the teaching and student staff of the educational center, the memory of the Great Leader Heydar Aliyev and the victims of the 1918 genocide was commemorated with a minute of silence. During the speech, the speakers noted that the decree signed by National Leader Heydar Aliyev on March 26, 1998 regarding the genocides against Azerbaijanis in 1918 gave a political assessment to these events.
It was stated that political evaluation of the genocides committed against Azerbaijanis in the 20th century by the National Leader played a major role in strengthening the national memory.
At the end of the event, a video dedicated to the genocide of Azerbaijanis was shown.

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A series of events are continuing in connection with the "Year of Heydar Aliyev" and the 105th anniversary of the March 31 genocide of Azerbaijanis

 

The next event was held at the Heydar Aliyev Center with the participation of teachers and senior students of Sumgayit city secondary school No. 26. Seria Abidova, an employee of the Complex, who gave a wide-ranging speech, presented the event participants with books, photos, copies of archive documents and other materials reflecting the events of the genocide . The speaker noted that after the Republic of Azerbaijan gained independence, it was thanks to the visionary policy of the great leader Heydar Aliyev that our nation got the opportunity to create an objective picture of its historical past. The truths that have been kept secret for many years are revealed, distorted events have received their true value. On March 26, 1998, Heydar Aliyev signed a decree on marking March 31 as the Genocide Day of Azerbaijanis. Since the signing of the decree, March 31 is celebrated as the day of the genocide of Azerbaijanis every year, and the memory of the victims of the genocide is commemorated by every Azerbaijani.

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Behbud Khan Javanshir, a victim of Armenian treason, one of the founders of the Azerbaijan Democratic Republic, a social and political figure, the minister of internal affairs of the ADR period, a member of the parliament.

Behbud Khan Javanshir, a descendant of Panahali Khan, who founded the Karabakh Khanate, was born in 1877 in Azad Garagoyunlu village of Tartar district. Behbud Khan, fluent in German, English, French, Russian, Georgian and Armenian, entered the German-oriented Tiflis Realni School in 1890, and then graduated from the Freiberg Mining Academy in Germany.
During the ADR period, on June 17, 1918, Behbud Khan Javanshir held the position of Minister of Internal Affairs in the II Government Cabinet created by Fatali Khan Khoyski in Ganja. During his tenure as head of the ministry, he took important steps to end anarchy in the country, ensure legislation and citizen security. On October 6, 1918, he worked in many responsible positions even after the cabinet changes in the composition of the government. At the same time, B.Javanshir was elected a member of the Parliament of the Republic according to the law on the establishment of the Azerbaijan National Council-Mabusan, one of the leaders of the “Muslim Charitable Society”, as well as a member of the Temporary Executive Committee of the Muslim National Council.

On July 18, 1921, Behbud Khan Javanshir was murdered in Istanbul by an Armenian terrorist who made the feelings of “revenge and enmity” his main principle of action. The last words of Behbud Khan, who was aware of Armenian treachery, when he was on his deathbed were: “I have no personal enemies. Only Armenians can shoot me.”

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In the city of Sumgait, educational events are being held in connection with the "Year of Heydar Aliyev" and the 105th anniversary of the March 31 genocide of Azerbaijanis

In connection with the “Year of Heydar Aliyev” and the 105th anniversary of the genocide of Azerbaijanis on March 31, an event on “Heydar Aliyev’s policy in promoting the genocides of 1918” was held in the city of Guba under the joint organization of the “Genocide Memorial Complex” and the Sumgayit Heydar Aliyev Center. The event was attended by the director and employees of Sumgayit city Heydar Aliyev Center, teachers and students of Sumgayit State Vocational Education Center in the Service Area. The participants of the event first got acquainted with the exhibition of books and photos depicting the events of the genocide. Seria Abidova, an employee of the complex, spoke about the historical importance of giving a political price to these events with the decree “On the Genocide of Azerbaijanis” signed by Great Leader Heydar Aliyev on March 26, 1998. Speaking later, the director of the Center, Vusala Gurbanova, and others informed about the unparalleled services rendered by national leader Heydar Aliyev in publicizing the genocide committed against Azerbaijanis in 1918 outside the borders of the country.
At the end of the event, a documentary film was shown.

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The next event held by the Genocide Memorial Complex in connection with the "Year of Heydar Aliyev" and the 105th anniversary of the March 31 genocide of Azerbaijanis was on the topic of "Historical significance of Great Leader Heydar Aliyev's decree on the genocide of Azerbaijanis dated March 26, 1998." Officials of Beylagan District Executive Power, staff of the Beylagan District Representation of Kurdamir Regional Culture Department, Museum of History and Local History, House of Culture, Centralized Library System, as well as teachers and students of educational institutions throughout the region participated in the event held at the Beylagan Heydar Aliyev Center.

Lecturers speaking at the event informed about the nature and historical roots of the genocide and deportation policy carried out by the Armenians against the people of Azerbaijan in the last 2 centuries. It was reported that the first political evaluation of the 1918 genocide of Azerbaijanis is related to the name of Great Leader Heydar Aliyev.

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Genocide Memorial Complex continues a series of events in connection with the "Year of Heydar Aliyev" and the 105th anniversary of the genocide of Azerbaijanis on March 31. The next event on "Activity of the Great Leader Heydar Aliyev in the direction of recognition of the 1918 genocide committed against the Azerbaijanis" was held at the Kurdemir Heydar Aliyev Center.

The event was attended by the staff of Kurdemir Regional Culture Department, Museum of History and Local Studies, Art Gallery and the Centralized library system.The speakers noted in their reports that the decree “On the Genocide of Azerbaijanis” signed by the national leader Heydar Aliyev on March 26, 1998 is a very important document in the recognition of these genocides. At the end, the participants of the event were presented with books and booklets containing the facts of the genocide.

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From the pen of historians

Doctor of History Atakhan Pashayev writes in his book “On the trail of unopened pages”:
“The events of the bloody march in Baku, contrary to historical facts and documents, by historians of the Soviet era, this massacre is not a policy of genocide carried out as a result of the hostility of one people against another, but part of the All-Russian Civil War, the struggle of the Bolsheviks for Soviet power and their great counter-revolutionary victory. However, it would be pertinent to add that in the chorus of historians of the Soviet era, a peculiar forgery, veiled in Armenian moaning, draws attention to itself. Just flick through the book “Young Turks before the Court of History” by “party and state figure, scientist and educator, communist and citizen (Henrik Azatyan) John Kirakosian” (Yerevan, Ayastan publishing house, 1986) to see how much of history has been distorted and written with prejudice”.
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An event was held in the Heydar Aliyev Center of Imishli District in connection with the "Year of Heydar Aliyev" and the 105th anniversary of the genocide committed against Azerbaijanis on March 31.

On February 28, 2023, an educational event was held at the Heydar Aliyev Center to commemorate the “Year of Heydar Aliyev,” as well as the 105th anniversary of the March 31 Genocide of Azerbaijanis, with the joint organization of the Kurdamir Regional Culture Department’s Imishli district representative office, the “Genocide Memorial Complex” in Guba, and the Heydar Aliyev Center of Imishli District.
The event was attended by the leadership and staff of the Kurdamir Regional Culture Department’s Imishli district representative office, the Imishli District Veterans Society, the Imishli District Music School, the Museum of History, the district library, and local cultural institutions. During the event, Aysu Bulbulzadeh, an employee of the Genocide Memorial Complex, informed the participants about the events of the genocide committed against Azerbaijanis at the beginning of the twentieth century, the historical activity of the great leader Heydar Aliyev to give political value to these events with the March 26, 1998 decree, and to publicize the genocides committed against Azerbaijanis outside the country’s borders. Later speakers emphasized that genocide is a crime against humanity. At the conclusion of the event, a documentary film about the genocide events was shown, and books and booklets about the topic were distributed.
It should be noted that this year marks the 105th anniversary of the genocide against Azerbaijanis, and the Memorial Complex is hosting a series of events in accordance with the relevant event plan.

 

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"Anig Castle"

Anig Castle, which belongs to the Middle Ages, was built at an altitude of 1100 m above sea level, on the right bank of Gusarchay, in a strategically important area. The Anig fortress, which controlled the Salavat mountain pass, was located in the south of the present Anig village. In the construction of the fortress, all the possibilities of the terrain were successfully used, artificial fortifications were also installed. The defensive walls were built of river stones. Only two parts of the walls remain: the length of the first part is 15-16 meters. The second part is the corner tower of the castle gate. The height of the remains is from 5.8 to 9.3 meters. Fragments of glazed pottery dating back to the 9th-13th centuries were found on the territory of the castle. Based on the information of the Georgian chronographer, it is assumed that the Anig fortress, which existed since the 9th century, was destroyed in 1288.

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Staff of the Ministry of Culture commemorates the victims of the Khojaly genocide

The Khojaly genocide, a bloody tragedy that earned a place in human history as one of the darkest events of the 20th century, is commemorated today on its 31st anniversary. On this occasion, the staff of the Ministry of Culture visited the Khojaly genocide monument on February 26, and laid flowers in front of it, paying homage to the victims of the tragedy. During the night of February 25–26, 1992, Armenian armed groups committed yet another massacre against the Azerbaijani people, destroying Khojaly entirely. 613 people lost their lives, 1275 civilians were taken captive, and the fate of 150 individuals remains unknown. Additionally, 8 families were wiped out, 25 children were left orphaned, and 130 children lost one parent in this genocidal act.

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An exhibition of books and photos dedicated to the 105th anniversary of the genocide of Azerbaijanis and the 31st anniversary of the Khojaly genocide was held at the Heydar Aliyev Center in Imishli, jointly organized by the "Genocide Memorial Complex" and the Imishli District Executive Power, within the framework of the 2023 "Year of Heydar Aliyev".

Visitors to the center were also given the opportunity to watch a documentary film dedicated to the genocides of 1918. It should be noted that the exhibition will last for several days