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On the way to Ilisu, Azerbaijan. Part 6: Gabala

Photography @ulvineman unless stated otherwise in description

Feb 12, 2022

On the way to Ilisu, Azerbaijan. Part 6: Gabala

Feb 12, 2022

On the way to Ilisu, Azerbaijan. Part 5: Little Russia ‘Ivanovka’

After a break at the Chabiant winery in Part 4, another detour worthy spot in the same proximity is the Russian village ‘Ivanovka’ in the…

Jan 16, 2022

On the way to Ilisu, Azerbaijan. Part 5: Little Russia ‘Ivanovka’

Jan 16, 2022

On the way to Ilisu, Azerbaijan. Part 4: The Chabiant winery.

In part 3 of our journey to the northern mountainous region from Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan, I mentioned the Meysari winery offering a…

Jan 8, 2022

On the way to Ilisu, Azerbaijan. Part 4: The Chabiant winery.

Jan 8, 2022

On the way to Ilisu, Azerbaijan. Part 3: Shamakhi.

Passing through the Shamakhi region on the way to Ilisu always takes me back to my adolescence, which makes me smile with nostalgia.

Dec 16, 2021

On the way to Ilisu, Azerbaijan. Part 3: Shamakhi.

Dec 16, 2021

On the way to Ilisu, Azerbaijan. Part 2: Spiritual Stop at Diri Baba.

Leaving Sulutapa behind (Part 1) — the beast I fell in love with at last — we carry on with our long-distance journey filled with stops to…

Nov 2, 2021

On the way to Ilisu, Azerbaijan. Part 2: Spiritual Stop at Diri Baba.

Nov 2, 2021

On the way to Ilisu, Azerbaijan. Part 1.

Do you take road trips to certain places at certain times of the year?

Oct 5, 2021

On the way to Ilisu, Azerbaijan. Part 1.

Oct 5, 2021

Universal love for Buta aka Paisley: a cross-cultural ornamental symbol

More often than not, at first sight, we look for similarities and differences during our first interaction with someone. We look for signs…

Sep 17, 2021

Universal love for Buta aka Paisley: a cross-cultural ornamental symbol

Sep 17, 2021

Breaking the Glass Ceiling: Mahsati Ganjavi’s Ruba’i

For good reason, the ruba’is (quatrain poems in Oriental literature) of the legendary Azerbaijani Persian-writing medieval poetess Mahsati…

Sep 12, 2021

Breaking the Glass Ceiling: Mahsati Ganjavi’s Ruba’i

Sep 12, 2021

The doctrine of light. The recollection of the past is a promise of the future.

To the memory of Abbot Suger.

Apr 4, 2021

The doctrine of light. The recollection of the past is a promise of the future.

Apr 4, 2021

Ulvi Pepinova

Ulvi Pepinova

I write about Azerbaijan as well as personal recollections ranging from Soviet childhood to midlife in the meadows of England.

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