THE ROLE OF THE RUSSIAN ORIENTALIST Y. E. BERTELS IN THE FORMATION OF THE AZERBAIJAN LITERARY SCENE IN MOSCOW
THE ROLE OF THE RUSSIAN ORIENTALIST Y. E. BERTELS IN THE FORMATION OF THE AZERBAIJAN LITERARY SCENE IN MOSCOW

Summary/Abstract: This paper explores the origin of a favourable scientific and cultural atmosphere in Moscow to begin the formation of the Azerbaijani literary scene in the late 1940s. In fact, these conditions were created by Azerbaijani literary scholars with the enormous help of their colleagues – prominent Russian orientalists. In this work, special attention is paid to the extensive legacy of the famous Russian orientalist Y.E. Bertels, his main studies are chronologically (from 1920 to 1956) analysed, covering his life and career, including the era of the great Azerbaijani poet Nizami Ganjavi, their significance in the development of domestic study of Nizami is evaluated. The specific contribution of the great Russian scientist to the creation of the Azerbaijani literary scene in Moscow is identified.

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