Why Rasul Gamzatov supported Armenians of Nagorno-Karabakh
Caucasiologist Timur Aitberov on the views of the great poet on the Armenian Issue and the situation of the Avar language in Azerbaijan.
“When the events in Nagorno-Karabakh began, the leadership of the Soviet Union decided to conduct a poll among the Members of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR, one of whom was Rasul Gamzatov, the world-famous poet and politician, a member of the Presidium of the Supreme Council. In Dagestan, everyone was tensely waiting for what Rasul would say — the patriots, offended by Azerbaijan’s attitude towards Dagestan, thought that Rasul was a politician who would support the general mood, that is, the anti-Karabakh and anti-Armenian line. However, Rasul supported the just cause of the Karabakh Armenians. A scandal broke out. Gamzatov’s books came from Azerbaijan in huge bundles.
This way, the Azerbaijanis tried to humiliate him and express their contempt. Moreover, they started to talk that the Armenian Diaspora had bribed Rasul with some kind of “diamonds”. And three years before these events, the following happened: Gamzatov, as a member of a Soviet party delegation, visited Iran. At the time, the “iron curtain” still reigned”.
Caucasiologist Timur Aitberov on the views of the great poet on the Armenian Issue and the situation of the Avar language in Azerbaijan.
“When the events in Nagorno-Karabakh began, the leadership of the Soviet Union decided to conduct a poll among the Members of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR, one of whom was Rasul Gamzatov, the world-famous poet and politician, a member of the Presidium of the Supreme Council. In Dagestan, everyone was tensely waiting for what Rasul would say — the patriots, offended by Azerbaijan’s attitude towards Dagestan, thought that Rasul was a politician who would support the general mood, that is, the anti-Karabakh and anti-Armenian line. However, Rasul supported the just cause of the Karabakh Armenians. A scandal broke out. Gamzatov’s books came from Azerbaijan in huge bundles.
This way, the Azerbaijanis tried to humiliate him and express their contempt. Moreover, they started to talk that the Armenian Diaspora had bribed Rasul with some kind of “diamonds”. And three years before these events, the following happened: Gamzatov, as a member of a Soviet party delegation, visited Iran. At the time, the “iron curtain” still reigned”.