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

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5 min readFeb 12, 2022

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

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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…

3 min readJan 16, 2022

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

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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…

4 min readJan 8, 2022

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

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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.

8 min readDec 16, 2021

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

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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…

4 min readNov 2, 2021

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

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On the way to Ilisu, Azerbaijan. Part 1.

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

4 min readOct 5, 2021

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On the way to Ilisu, Azerbaijan. Part 1.

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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…

5 min readSep 17, 2021

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

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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…

11 min readSep 12, 2021

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

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

To the memory of Abbot Suger.

6 min readApr 4, 2021

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

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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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