Confessions of Stepan Shaumyan, the leader of the Baku Soviet at that time, who was the initiator and leader of the genocide against Azerbaijanis in 1918
Shaumyan himself openly confessed to the genocide of Azerbaijanis in March-April 1918. In his report to the Soviet Russian government after the tragic events of March 1918, he stated: “We took the opportunity … and launched an attack along the entire front … we already had an armed force – about 6,000 people. Dashnaktsutyun also had about 3-4 thousand national military units. They were under our subordination. The participation of the last one, in part, gave the civil war the character of a national massacre, which was not possible to avoid. We went to this consciously…. “
Source: Shaumyan S.G. Selected works. – M., 1978, v.2, p. 246
Colonels of the General Command of the Gendarmerie of Turkey Mr. Nuradeddin Altintash, Mr. Ekrem Mengi and Mr. Onur Bakakhan visited the "Genocide Memorial Complex" in Guba.
First, the guests laid flowers at the monument to the victims of the 1918 genocide, and then got acquainted with the museum of the complex. The guests were also introduced to documents and photographs reflecting Armenian vandalism, and historical facts were brought to their attention. Mr. Ekrem Mengi, who made notes in the Book of Remembrance, said that he was very impressed by what he saw and asked Allah for mercy on the victims of the genocide. In conclusion, the military specialists were presented with books and booklets reflecting the events of the genocide.
On May 18, the Guba branch of the Azerbaijan State Pedagogical University hosted an event entitled "Azerbaijan's Museums Yesterday and Today - Places of Storage of Our Cultural Values" on the occasion of the International Museum Day
Within the framework of the event, the opening of the Heydar Aliyev Center took place in the branch. Director of the “Genocide Memorial Complex” in Guba Rakhshenda Bayramova presented various books and albums reflecting the events of the genocide to the newly created Center .
During the organization of the Genocide Memorial Complex, a scientific seminar dedicated to "May 18 International Museum Day" was held.
Aigun Guliyeva, a researcher of the Ethnography Department of the National Museum of History of Azerbaijan, spoke at the seminar with the topic “materials about Guba stored in the Ethnographic Fund of the National Museum of History of Azerbaijan”. During the lecture, A. Guliyeva, on the basis of documents preserved in the fund, as well as photographs, presented to the audience the collected materials on the history of Guba.
May 18 - International Museum Day
Every year, May 18 is widely celebrated around the world as International Museum Day.
The celebration, founded by the International Council of Museums (ICOM) to promote cultural exchange and cooperation between peoples, is held annually under different mottos. This year’s International Museum Day is dedicated to Museums for Equality, Diversity and Inclusion.
International Day of Museums was established in 1977 at the initiative of ICOM. The goal is to show how important museums are in the life of society.
This holiday is widely celebrated in Azerbaijan, which has an ancient history and rich culture.
The stormy processes in the socio-political and cultural life of Azerbaijan from the second half of the 19th century gave impetus to the organization of museum work. One of the first such museums was organized at the end of the 19th century in the school of the village of Nehram in Nakhchivan on the initiative and with the active participation of the famous writer Jalil Mammadguluzade.
At the beginning of the last century, closed museums were established in Baku at public schools, as well as at the Baku branch of the All-Russian Technical Society. However, with the exception of the museum in the village of Nehram, the named places acted in the interests of tsarism. It is no coincidence that valuable archaeological artifacts found in Azerbaijan were sent to museums in Tbilisi, Moscow and St. Petersburg. The first national museum in Azerbaijan, founded in 1919 during the time of the Democratic Republic, has been functioning as the Azerbaijan State Museum since 1920.
The exhibits of this museum were valuable works of art confiscated from Baku millionaires such as Haji Zeynalabdin Tagiyev, Murtuza Mukhtarov, Musa Nagiyev in the early years of Soviet power.
Since the 30s of the last century, one after another, state, memorial, traveling, literary, art, historical, musical, conservation, and theater museums have been created. In subsequent years, new museums began to operate in Azerbaijan.
In his native Shusha, liberated from the Armenian occupation, eight museums operated .. The State Museum of the History of Karabakh, the house of the genius composer Uzeyir Hajibeyli, the founder of our vocal art Bulbul, the famous musician and artist Mir Mohsun Navvab, the Shusha branch of the Azerbaijan Carpet Museum, are distinguished by a rich number of exhibits. Today, restoration work is underway there. Like the city of Agdam itself, the Aghdam Bread Museum, the only one in the USSR, was completely destroyed by Armenian vandals.
Azerbaijan has always taken care of national and moral values, including museum work. The Law of the Republic of Azerbaijan “On Museums”, which entered into force on March 24, 2000, regulates the organizational and legal framework for the activities of museums in our country.
ANNOUNCEMENT: Dear subscribers,
Despite the fact that during the week from May 11 to May 16 there will be days off, the Genocide Memorial Complex can be visited from 10.00 to 17.00. In the complex, you will learn historical facts, get to know the museum reflecting Armenian vandalism, and enjoy the beauty of nature.
The people with their own history are invincible!
On May 10, in connection with the 98th anniversary of the birth of national leader Heydar Aliyev, the staff of the “Genocide Memorial Complex” in the city of Guba visited the monument erected in the Heydar Aliyev Park in memory of the great leader and laid flowers. Then the staff visited the Heydar Aliyev Center and got acquainted with the life and work of the great leader.
On the initiative of the Association of Independent Industrialists and Entrepreneurs, the newly appointed Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Turkey to Azerbaijan, Mr. Jahit Bagchi, visited Guba. During the visit, J. Bagci, together with a group of Turkish businessmen, visited the "Genocide Memorial Complex" in Guba.
First, flowers were laid at the monument to the victims of the genocide, then the ambassador and other guests were informed in detail about the inhuman atrocities committed by Armenian vandals in Azerbaijan in 1918. At the end of the meeting, the visitors were presented with propaganda and advertising books, booklets, flyers and other printed materials prepared by the Complex.
Today is the 98th anniversary of the birth of world-famous statesman, national leader Heydar Aliyev. The Great Leader, who has rendered incomparable services to the preservation and strengthening of the independence of the Azerbaijani state and its development, is always remembered with great pride by our people and his memory is remembered with great respect.
MAY 9 DAY OF VICTORY OVER FASCISM
The state and citizens of Azerbaijan have seen the pain of World War II and have shown great determination. Thus, more than 600,000 Azerbaijani citizens took part in the war, more than 130 Azerbaijanis were awarded the title of Hero of the Soviet Union, and more than 170,000 soldiers and officers were awarded various orders and medals.
III-part RESOLUTION August 31, 1918, Ganja city
To implement the Government’s Decision of July 15, 1918, an Extraordinary Investigation Commission shall be established consisting of the chairman-juror Alakbar bey Khasmammadov and the following members: Ganja District Court members Ismayil bey Shahmaliyev and Andrey Fomich Novatski, Deputy Prosecutor of the same district court Nasraddin bey Safikurdski , Nikolai Mikhailovich Mikhailov, a member of the Ganja Resettlement Department, and V.V.Gudvillo, a former Chairman of the Conciliation Judges Congress, a real civil counselor, and Mammad Javad Akhundzadeh, a teacher. To allocate the daily salary: to the chairman of the commission – 60 rubles, to members of the commission on public service – 40 rubles a day, to the rest – 50 rubles. Travel expenses must be reimbursed at actual cost. The commission should be given the opportunity to invite secretaries, specialists and other persons in need.
Chairman of the Commission: A. Khasmammadov (signature) F. Khoyski instead of the Minister of Foreign Affairs
