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People's writer Kamal Abdulla met with young people

24 may, 2022

People's writer Kamal Abdulla met with young people

 

On May 24 People's Writer, Rector of Azerbaijan University of Languages, Academician Kamal Abdulla met with young people within the programme "Support to Activity of Youth Organizations" supported by the Youth Foundation of the Republic of Azerbaijan and the National Assembly of Youth Organizations of the Republic of Azerbaijan (NAYORA). The meeting was organised by the World Union of Young Turkish Writers on the basis of the project "Eternal Love - Homeland".

People`s writer Kamal Abdulla answered questions on his scientific and literary activity, favourite writers, reading, epos "Kitabi-Dada Gorgud", shared his views on culturology, mythology and mytholinguistics.

At the same time, young people were informed about a successful project of Azerbaijan University of Languages and Azerbaijan Creative Foundation, the Faculty of Creativity, and other activities carried out by the foundation.

The young people got acquainted with the book "Onomastics of Truth", prepared by the Baku International Multicultural Centre and published by the Presidential Library under the Office of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan with the involvement of the Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources, historians, specialists in the field of historical toponyms, linguistics and cartography.

It was noted that this book, which is the result of intensive research, was dedicated to one of the most obvious examples of vandalism, Armenian forgery and falsification in the historical lands of Azerbaijan, around 1600 toponyms, hydronyms, oronim were changed and falsified on a massive scale to erase the traces of Azerbaijanis lived in the territory of present republic for centuries, many settlements were purposefully destroyed.

The writer also introduced the book "Mifologiya elçisi Kamal Abdulla ərməğanı"  (''Ambassador of Mythology: The Devotion of Kamal Abdulla"), published in Turkey in 2020.

It should be noted that the purpose of the meeting is to work to strengthen patriotic feelings among young people, as well as to publish literary works on patriotism and popularize them among a wide range of readers. It should be noted that the aim of the meeting is to work to promote patriotism among young people, as well as to publish literary works written by writers about patriotism, as well as to popularize them among a wide range of readers.