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Johann Edel
, image = Edel Ivan.jpg , image_size = , alt = , caption = , birth_name = Johann Edel , birth_date = 1863 , birth_place = Bilovach, Borznyansky Uyezd, Chernigov province , death_date = February 14, 1932 , death_place = Baku, Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic , other_names = İvan Edel , nationality = German , alma_mater = , spouse = Grazia Nikolaevna Spodavekia , partner = , children = , parents = , awards = , practice = , significant_buildings = House with Griffins Mitrofanov's Residence Saint Bartholomew Church , significant_projects = , significant_design = , signature = , website = , embedded = Johann Edel or Ivan Edel – Russian architect of German origin, and state councilor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Isa Bek Hajinski House
Isa bek Hajinski House or the House of Hajinski is located near the Maiden's Tower in Sabail, Baku. Architecture The Hajinski residence reflected the status, position and colossal authority of its owner. The house was modeled after a house of cards. The lightness and airiness of its shape, emphasised by the seven spires of different height, the brilliantly designed corner façade, with its colourful tower and rich architectural décor carried out in the best traditions, and mosaic works in the style of ancient Assyria create a fantastic impression and take you to a fairytale world. The irrepressible fancy of the owner, the refined taste of the architect and the high quality of the construction created an authentic masterpiece of pure Baku architecture which managed to absorb and organically synthesise the influences of very different cultures. The Hajinski residence became separated apartments during the Soviet period. It is comforting that today the façade of the Hajinski H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Borznyansky Uyezd
Borznyansky Uyezd (''Борзнянский уезд'') was one of the subdivisions of the Chernigov Governorate of the Russian Empire. It was situated in the southern part of the governorate. Its administrative centre was Borzna. Demographics At the time of the Russian Empire Census of 1897, Borznyansky Uyezd had a population of 146,595. Of these, 93.8% spoke Ukrainian, 3.0% German, 2.5% Yiddish, 0.6% Russian, 0.1% Polish and 0.1% Belarusian Belarusian may refer to: * Something of, or related to Belarus * Belarusians, people from Belarus, or of Belarusian descent * A citizen of Belarus, see Demographics of Belarus * Belarusian language * Belarusian culture * Belarusian cuisine * Byelor ... as their native language. Демоскоп Weekly - Приложение. Справочник статистических показателей |
Soviet Invasion Of Azerbaijan
The Red Army invasion of Azerbaijan, also known as the Sovietization or Soviet invasion of Azerbaijan, was a military campaign carried out by the 11th Army of Soviet Russia in April 1920 to install a new Soviet government in the Azerbaijan Democratic Republic. The invasion coincided with the anti-government insurrection staged by the local Azerbaijani Bolsheviks in the capital, Baku, and led to the dissolution of the Azerbaijan Democratic Republic and the establishment of the Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic. Background In early January 1920, the word came from Moscow that all national organizations had to be liquidated and join the Communist party of the region where they are located. The newly created Communist Party would include all nationalities in Azerbaijan without dividing them into Muslims or Turks as was with "Himmat" which now had to be ceased. The new organization was called the Azerbaijan Communist Party (AzCP). Even though the "Himmat" was dissolved, the memb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Architects From Baku
An architect is a person who plans, designs and oversees the construction of buildings. To practice architecture means to provide services in connection with the design of buildings and the space within the site surrounding the buildings that have human occupancy or use as their principal purpose. Etymologically, the term architect derives from the Latin ''architectus'', which derives from the Greek (''arkhi-'', chief + ''tekton'', builder), i.e., chief builder. The professional requirements for architects vary from place to place. An architect's decisions affect public safety, and thus the architect must undergo specialized training consisting of advanced education and a ''practicum'' (or internship) for practical experience to earn a license to practice architecture. Practical, technical, and academic requirements for becoming an architect vary by jurisdiction, though the formal study of architecture in academic institutions has played a pivotal role in the development of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gasim Bey Hajibababeyov
Gasim bey Hajibababeyov ( az, Qasım bəy Hacıbababəyov; 1811-1874) – was an Azerbaijani architect. Biography Gasim bey was born in 1812 in Sarytorpaq village of Shamakhi. He got his primary education at mollah. His father and older brother, Semed bey, were also architects. Gasim bey was the first among the Caucasians who worked in governmental and public organizations in the sphere of architecture and urban planning. And he was one of the first architects of Baku. From 1848 he worked as an assistant of a province architect of Shamakhi. In 1856 he became the architect of Shamakhi province. In 1868 he became the chief architect of Baku and from 1868 till the end of his life was the chief architect of Shamakhi. His skills in the planning of Baku ravished the Russian and European architects. All streets in Baku have been laid by the architect stepwise with regard to a relief and topography of the locality, its hills and slopes. He worked out a structure of urban gardens near se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anton Kandinov
Anton Kandinov (15 March 1857, Tiflis province – 4 March 1926, Ryazan) was an architect who worked in Baku in 1881-1891 and was responsible for the Islamiyya caravanserai, the Winter club, as well as more than other 40 buildings. Life and work Kandinov Anton Semyonovich was born in 1857. He received his primary and secondary education at home. In 1876 he entered the St. Petersburg Institute of Civil Engineers, from which he graduated in 1881 with the first category. After the graduation until 1891, he worked in Baku as a city architect. In 1890, under the leadership of Kandinov, the building of the Winter Club was built in Baku. In 1891 he left his post. During his work in Baku, he was the architect of more than 40 buildings. At the beginning of the 20th century, Kandinov moved to Ryazan Province. Subsequently, in 1904–1909, his name was listed in the Lists of institutions and officials of the Ryazan province. On 25 May 1912, Kandinov was elected a full member of the Ryaza ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mikayil Huseynov
Mikayil Alesger oglu Huseynov ( az, Mikayıl Ələsgər oğlu Hüseynov; 1905–1992) was a Soviet Azerbaijani architect and historian of architecture. He was People’s Architect of the USSR (1970), Professor (1939); Academician of the Academy of Sciences of the USSR (1945), full member of the Academy of Architecture of the USSR (1985), Hero of Socialist Labour (1985), laureate of the Second Class State Stalin Prize (1941), member of England’s and Ireland's Royal Society of Asians. Early years Huseynov was born on 19 April 1905, in Baku, in a well-off family. His father was a millionaire, had streamships on the Caspian Sea and a great mansion on the seafront. His descent hung over him as the sword of Damocles and he could be arrested at any time. Career Until 1946, he worked in close creative and scientific cooperation with S.A. Dadashov. While students, Huseynov and Dadashov were awarded the first prize for joint design of the monument to Nizami Ganjavi - the eminent po ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
October Revolution
The October Revolution,. officially known as the Great October Socialist Revolution. in the Soviet Union, also known as the Bolshevik Revolution, was a revolution in Russia led by the Bolshevik Party of Vladimir Lenin that was a key moment in the larger Russian Revolution of 1917–1923. It was the second revolutionary change of government in Russia in 1917. It took place through an armed insurrection in Petrograd (now Saint Petersburg) on . It was the precipitating event of the Russian Civil War. The October Revolution followed and capitalized on the February Revolution earlier that year, which had overthrown the Tsarist autocracy, resulting in a liberal provisional government. The provisional government had taken power after being proclaimed by Grand Duke Michael, Tsar Nicholas II's younger brother, who declined to take power after the Tsar stepped down. During this time, urban workers began to organize into councils ( soviets) wherein revolutionaries criticized t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Azerbaijan State Economic University
, latin_name = , image = Azerbaijan State Economic University main building.jpg , image_upright = 1.2 , caption = Building of Azerbaijan State Economic University in Istiglaliyyat Street , motto = , established = June 19, 1930 , type = Public , endowment = , staff = , faculty = 20 faculty , president = , provost = , principal = , rector = Prof. Adalat Muradov , chancellor = , vice_chancellor = , dean = , head_label = , head = , students = 22,000 , undergrad = , postgrad = , doctoral = , city = Baku , country = Azerbaijan , coordinates = , free_label = , free = , colors = , colours = , mascot = , nickname = , affiliations = , logo = , website unec.edu.az Azerbaijan State University of Economics ( az, Azərbaycan Dövlət İqtisad Universiteti) is a public university located in Baku, Azerbaijan. UNEC was founded in 1930 and it is one of the biggest educational institutions of the South Caucasus. UNEC h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Józef Gosławski (architect)
Józef Gosławski, also known as Iosif Vikentievich Goslavsky (russian: Иосиф Викентьевич Гославский; 1865 – 30 January 1904) was a Polish architect mainly active in Baku, Azerbaijan. Life and contributions Józef Gosławski was born near Warsaw in Congress Poland to a noble Polish family. In 1891, he graduated from the Institute of Civil Engineering in Saint Petersburg, and a year later he was appointed chief architect of the city of Baku (present-day capital of Azerbaijan). His first task was to assist the local architect Robert Marfeld in designing and supervising the construction of the largest church in the Caucasus, the Alexander Nevsky Cathedral of Baku. The building of the grandiose cathedral was completed in 1898 with the help of Baku's Eastern Orthodox, Muslim and Jewish communities who provided funding in addition to the money provided by the government. Gosławski's other architectural contributions in Baku were the Taghiyev Resi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shamsi Asadullayev
Shamsi Asadullayev ( az, Şəmsi Əsədullayev; 1840 – 1913) was an Azerbaijani oil baron and philanthropist. He was the first businessman to use barges as transportation means to export oil out of Baku. Early years Asadullayev was born in Amirjan village of Baku in 1840. At his early ages, he helped his father in farming business. In the mid 19th century when the oil business started booming, vast territories around Amirjan and Surakhani, on which farmers worked, were bought by Russian businessmen Vasily Kokorev and Peter Gubonin with the purpose of building oil refineries. Remaining with no arable land, many farmers were forced to find work in the oil businesses. Shamsi Asadullayev started working at the refinery. In 1860, he was promoted to Deputy Director to Kokorev. Some time later, he became the subcontractor for oil and salt producers. In 1875, after earning sizable income, he opened a kerosene plant. In 1890, Asadullayev co-founded an oil company with several other pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Musa Naghiyev
Agha Musa Naghiyev ( az, Ağa Musa Nağıyev) (1849-1919) was an Azerbaijani industrial oil magnate in late 19th - early 20th century. He was also an adherent of the Baháʼí Faith and served on the Spiritual Assembly of the Baháʼís of Baku. Life and career He was born into a very poor family near Baku and started working as a cargo carrier (''hambal''), but thanks to his natural wit and business abilities, he progressed to accumulate a vast amount of wealth. Musa Naghiyev was one of the richest oil industrialists in Baku, next to Nobel brothers. His assets were worth 300 million rubles. Later, he began investing in real estate so as to guarantee himself a source of regular income and became the largest rental property owner in Baku owning more than 200 buildings. He was considered in Azerbaijan as one of the most stingy, tight-fisted millionaires. However, despite such claims, it was Agha Musa Naghiyev who built one of the most wonderful palaces in the entire city and o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
