Nigar Rafibeyli
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Nigar Khudadat qizi Rafibeyli , (1913–1981, Baku
), was Azerbaijan
i writer and the Chairman of the Writers' Union of Azerbaijan
. She was the mother of Anar Rzayev
, novel and short-story writer, and wife of famous writer and poet Rasul Rza
.
. Her parents were medical surgeons. Her father, Khudadat Rafibeyli
was the first Azeri
surgeon who had studied in Europe. In 1919, he was invited to head the Ganja government by the republican government of Azerbaijan Democratic Republic
, but he was soon arrested at instigation by Armenian
bolsheviks and sent to Nargin island, where he was executed by bolshevik soldiers.
Nigar Rafibeyli finished her school in Ganja and moved to Baku
for her higher education. She studied at Pedagogical Technical School. She taught at school but always wrote novels. Her first poem called "Chadra" (Veil in Azeri
) was published in "Dan Ulduzu" magazine in 1928. In years 1930-1932 she worked in the Azerbaijanfilm
studio.
and others. For her great contributions to Azerbaijani literature
, she received order of Honour. Many of Nigar Rafibeyli's works were dedicated to romanticism
, motherhood, nature
, motherland.
Nigar Rafibeyli died on 9 July 1981. One of streets in Baku bears her name.
Baku
Baku , sometimes spelled as Baki or Bakou, is the capital and largest city of Azerbaijan, as well as the largest city on the Caspian Sea and of the Caucasus region. It is located on the southern shore of the Absheron Peninsula, which projects into the Caspian Sea. The city consists of two principal...
), was Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan , officially the Republic of Azerbaijan is the largest country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia. Located at the crossroads of Western Asia and Eastern Europe, it is bounded by the Caspian Sea to the east, Russia to the north, Georgia to the northwest, Armenia to the west, and Iran to...
i writer and the Chairman of the Writers' Union of Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan , officially the Republic of Azerbaijan is the largest country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia. Located at the crossroads of Western Asia and Eastern Europe, it is bounded by the Caspian Sea to the east, Russia to the north, Georgia to the northwest, Armenia to the west, and Iran to...
. She was the mother of Anar Rzayev
Anar Rzayev
Anar Rasul oghlu Rzayev , known as Anar , is Azerbaijani writer and the Chairman of the Writers' Union of Azerbaijan. Anar is primarily novel and short-story writer, although in the past he also authored screenplays and acted in a film.-Early years:Anar was born to the family of Azerbaijani poets...
, novel and short-story writer, and wife of famous writer and poet Rasul Rza
Rasul Rza
Rasul Rza , , was Azerbaijani writer, Hero of Socialist Labour , People's Poet of Azerbaijan, Laureate of Soviet State Award and the Chairman of the Writers' Union of Azerbaijan...
.
Early life
Nigar Rafibeyli was born on 23 June 1913 in the town of GanjaGanja, Azerbaijan
Ganja is Azerbaijan's second-largest city with a population of around 313,300. It was named Yelizavetpol in the Russian Empire period. The city regained its original name—Ganja—from 1920–1935 during the first part of its incorporation into the Soviet Union. However, its name was changed again and...
. Her parents were medical surgeons. Her father, Khudadat Rafibeyli
Khudadat Rafibeyli
Khudadat bey Rafibeyli , also known as Khudadat Rafibeyov, was an Azerbaijani statesman who served as Governor General of Ganja Governorate and Minister of Healthcare of Azerbaijan Democratic Republic, and was member of Azerbaijani National Council and later Parliament of Azerbaijan...
was the first Azeri
Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan , officially the Republic of Azerbaijan is the largest country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia. Located at the crossroads of Western Asia and Eastern Europe, it is bounded by the Caspian Sea to the east, Russia to the north, Georgia to the northwest, Armenia to the west, and Iran to...
surgeon who had studied in Europe. In 1919, he was invited to head the Ganja government by the republican government of Azerbaijan Democratic Republic
Azerbaijan Democratic Republic
The Azerbaijan Democratic Republic was the first successful attempt to establish a democratic and secular republic in the Muslim world . The ADR was founded on May 28, 1918 after the collapse of the Russian Empire that began with the Russian Revolution of 1917 by Azerbaijani National Council in...
, but he was soon arrested at instigation by Armenian
Armenians
Armenian people or Armenians are a nation and ethnic group native to the Armenian Highland.The largest concentration is in Armenia having a nearly-homogeneous population with 97.9% or 3,145,354 being ethnic Armenian....
bolsheviks and sent to Nargin island, where he was executed by bolshevik soldiers.
Nigar Rafibeyli finished her school in Ganja and moved to Baku
Baku
Baku , sometimes spelled as Baki or Bakou, is the capital and largest city of Azerbaijan, as well as the largest city on the Caspian Sea and of the Caucasus region. It is located on the southern shore of the Absheron Peninsula, which projects into the Caspian Sea. The city consists of two principal...
for her higher education. She studied at Pedagogical Technical School. She taught at school but always wrote novels. Her first poem called "Chadra" (Veil in Azeri
Azerbaijani language
Azerbaijani or Azeri or Torki is a language belonging to the Turkic language family, spoken in southwestern Asia by the Azerbaijani people, primarily in Azerbaijan and northwestern Iran...
) was published in "Dan Ulduzu" magazine in 1928. In years 1930-1932 she worked in the Azerbaijanfilm
Azerbaijanfilm
Azerbaijanfilm is an Azerbaijani state film production company. It was established in 1920 as a photo-cinema department at Azerbaijan SSR People's Commissariat, and in 1923 renamed to "Azerbaijani Photo-Cinema Office"...
studio.
Later years
In 1931, she worked in Azerneshr publishing house as the editor and the translator. Rafibeyli then continued her studies in Moscow Pedagogical University. As she studied in Moscow, her first collection of poems was published in Baku. In years 1937-1939, she worked in Ushaqneshr publishing house. Beginning from 1940, she translated into Azeri many works of famous poets and writers of other nations such as Navai, Schiller, Pushkin, Lermontov, ShevchenkoTaras Shevchenko
Taras Hryhorovych Shevchenko -Life:Born into a serf family of Hryhoriy Ivanovych Shevchenko and Kateryna Yakymivna Shevchenko in the village of Moryntsi, of Kiev Governorate of the Russian Empire Shevchenko was orphaned at the age of eleven...
and others. For her great contributions to Azerbaijani literature
Azerbaijani literature
Azerbaijani literature refers to the literature written in Azerbaijani, which currently is the official state language of the Republic of Azerbaijan and is widely spoken in northwestern Iran and eastern Turkey...
, she received order of Honour. Many of Nigar Rafibeyli's works were dedicated to romanticism
Romanticism
Romanticism was an artistic, literary and intellectual movement that originated in the second half of the 18th century in Europe, and gained strength in reaction to the Industrial Revolution...
, motherhood, nature
Nature
Nature, in the broadest sense, is equivalent to the natural world, physical world, or material world. "Nature" refers to the phenomena of the physical world, and also to life in general...
, motherland.
Nigar Rafibeyli died on 9 July 1981. One of streets in Baku bears her name.