Thread by @DrAlakbarov

Thread. Quotes by famous Azerbaijani people.

"During the Soviet period, urban planners tried to develop "satellite cities" like Sumgayit, 30-60 kilometers away from Baku. This is not a great distance, but the fact that people had to be moved from their native environment was very unsettling."

Elbay Gasimzade, architect

"The best memory is the people’s, and history is consistent when memories are created in an open and liberal environment."

Vafa Guluzade, diplomat

"Azerbaijani cinema never reached the level of Georgian cinema. Whenever anyone talks about Soviet cinema, they usually think of Georgian and Russian films, not Azerbaijan films."

Rasim Ojagov, film director

"Baku is a unique city. Geographically, it's where East meets West, and as such, it has a phenomenal, exceptional destiny enabling us to successfully combine the elements of Eastern civilization with European elements."

Rustam Ibragimbekov, screenwriter

"The Soviets placed science and technology on a pedestal. They also instilled the belief that you owed something to society-that you should focus on what contribution you could make to others."

Lotfi A. Zadeh, mathematician

"On every space mission, there is always incredible anxiety and pressure that something could go wrong and the mission end in failure and tragedy. With his [Sergei Korolev] passing, the entire responsibility fell upon me."

Kerim Kerimov, aerospace engineer