The Establishment of The Soviet Regime In Northern Azerbaijan. Resistance Against The Invaders

The great event in the cultural life of Azerbaijan was production in 1937, the opera “Koroglu” by U. Hajibeyov.

In 1924, the first Azerbaijan Soviet film “The Maiden Tower” was screened and Azerbaijani Film Studio was created in 1926. Shooting the first sound film of Azerbaijan “On the shore of the blue sea” was completed in 1936.

In 1940, “Maiden Tower”, the first ever ballet in Azerbaijan, composed by Afrasiyab Badalbeyli, was staged.

Literature. The Soviet government sought to put under full control of the Azerbaijani literature and to define its ideological direction. In the 1920s, the representatives of the so-called “Proletarian culture” denied the ancient and rich heritage of Azerbaijani literature.

It is not strange, but until 1937 in the Azerbaijan literature the old masters of the pen, led by Ahmed Javad and Huseyn Javid had strong position than proletarian

writers. In the 1920-1930s, in their works, they preached the idea of independence, opposing dictatorship and colonial oppression.

In 1932, the Soviet government established the Azerbaijan Writers Union.