Suleyman Sani Rzagulu bey oghlu Akhundov ( az, Süleyman Sani Rzaqulu bəy oğlu Axundov; 3 October 1875 – 29 March 1939), was an

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, journalist, author, and teacher. He chose the name Sani (

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for "the second") to avoid confusion with his namesake,

Mirza Fatali Akhundov Mirza Fatali Akhundov ( az, Mirzə Fətəli Axundov; fa, میرزا فتحعلی آخوندزاده), also known as Mirza Fatali Akhundzade, or Mirza Fath-Ali Akhundzadeh (12 July 1812 – 9 March 1878), was a celebrated Azerbaijani author, pla ...

Life and contributions

Akhundov was born to a noble family in

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(then part of the

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) and graduated from the Transcaucasian Teachers Seminary (present-day

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) in 1894. He was involved in teaching and journalism for the rest of his life. He was the co-author of the

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textbook ''İkinci il'' ("The Second Year"), which was published in 1906. After

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he served as Minister of Education of Azerbaijani SSR's

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for a short period of time. In 1922, Suleyman Sani Akhundov was chosen the first chairman of the Union of Writers and Poets of Azerbaijan. In 1932, he was awarded an honorary title of the Hero of Labour for his merits in literary and pedagogical activity. Between 1920 and 1930, he was chosen as a member of the Baku Soviet, probationary member of the Executive Committee of Baku, and mesehver of the Central Executive Committee of the

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Creativity stories

Akhundov's first fictional piece, ''Tamahkar'' ("The Greedy One"), was written in 1899. Between 1912 and 1913 he wrote a

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entitled ''Qorxulu nağıllar'' ("Scary Stories"), which dealt with the theme of

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and

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and therefore became one of the most popular children books later in the

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epoch. Works written by the writer after the

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were concerned with social-political problems, highlighting them from the democratic position. In his works written after 1920 he continued with his criticism of patriarchal norms, social backwardness, and despotism of the ruling class, and describes the expectations of people from the newly established political system. Such works as "Fortune's wheel" (1921), "Falcon's nest" (1921), "Love and revenge" (1922) drama were written by Suleyman Sani Akhundov.Suleyman Sani Akhundov

Legacy

There's a street named after Suleyman Sani Akhundov in

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References

External links

Scary Stories
by Suleyman Sani Akhundov Azerbaijani dramatists and playwrights Azerbaijani educators 1875 births 1939 deaths Writers from Shusha 19th-century Azerbaijani dramatists and playwrights 20th-century Azerbaijani dramatists and playwrights 20th-century Azerbaijani educators Writers from the Russian Empire Educators from the Russian Empire Transcaucasian Teachers Seminary alumni {{Azerbaijan-writer-stub