Nagorno Karabakh. Film SHUSHA 1973 (Еng. Subtitles). Location: Azerbaijan, Nagorno Karabakh, Shusha. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J0o2e8KOXwk Karabakh, Shusha, Nagorno Karabakh, Azerbaijan, Karabakh War, Nagorno Karabakh Conflict. The clip was filmed in 1973 and narrates about ancient city of Azerbaijan - Susha - the cradle of Azerbaijani culture and history. The fortress Shusha was built by founder of Karabakh Khanate Panakh Ali Khan and remained its capital up until 1823 when it was conquered by Russian Empire. In 1992 the city was captured by armenian armed forces and historical heritage associated with Azerbaijani Muslim culture was either destroyed or colossally damaged. But Christian heritage of ancient Caucasian Albania misappropriate by Armenians. Shusha is part of the Republic of Azerbaijan, with the status of an administrative division of the surrounding Shusha District. Shusha Situated at an altitude of 1400--1800 metres (4,600-5,900 ft) in the picturesque Karabakh mountains. Shusha was a popular mountain recreation resort in the Soviet era. The town of Shusha was founded in 1752 by Panah Ali Khan. From the mid-18th century to 1822 Shusha was the capital of the Karabakh Khanate. The town became one of the cultural centers of the South Caucasus after the Russian conquest of the region in the first half of the 19th century. Over time, it became a city and a home to many Azerbaijani intellectuals, poets, writers and especially, musicians. Shusha is considered Azerbaijan's main cultural heart which adds to the general bitterness felt over the town's continued occupation. Shusha sprang to prominence when Panakh Khan's re-born Khanate of Karabagh built the immodestly-named Panakhabad here. The khan erected a palace reminiscent of a Kew Garden greenhouse and he and his successor son, Ibrahim encouraged artists, writers and thinkers to congregate in what later became known as the 'Conservatory of the Caucasus'. The name Shusha ('glass') comes not from the brittle structure of the palace but from a challenge by Persia's eunuch-Shah Mohammad Aga. As the ruthless Persian army approached, their leader supposedlv warned Khan Ibrahim 'God is pouring stones upon your head. Sit ye not then in thy fortress of glass'. However, thanks to Mohammad Aga's sudden death, the city held out and the ironic title 'Shusha' stuck. Nonetheless by this time Ibrahim Khan had already fled and in his absence the whole Karabagh government was overthrown and executed by Ibrahim's nephew. Amongst those to die was the great writer and philosopher Mollah-Panakh Vagif who had been Ibrahim's foreign minister. Shusha's reputation for invincibility may have been one of the many factors which led Azeri leaders in 1992 to provide woefully inadequate protection for the city against Armenian attack. Shusha's carpet collection was rescued and taken to Baku but some of its cultural monuments (busts of Hajibeyov, Natavan et al) were lost, only to be miraculously salvaged from a Georgian metal dealer who'd bought them for scrap. The bullet-ridden busts are now displayed behind the National Gallery in Baku. Once the cultural capital of the Azeris in the region (before the war of course), it is quite different from Stepanakert. The main difference is it is much easier to see signs of the recent conflict here. This was sort of the last stand of the Azeri forces. Once the Armenians took control of the city, the war was pretty much over. Many buildings still lie in ruins and there are numerous bullet holes sprayed along the walls. There are a couple of old mosques here, destroyed of course. And while some effort is made to rebuild, or at least tidy up, some areas, the mosques are left to rot. The town itself, set on a precipice overlooking the impressive gorge of the Karkar has several points of interest. Part of the medieval town wall remains and two 19th-century churches have been restored, both striking with their very pale stone. ---------------------------------------------------------------- Subscribe on Youtube/Подписывайтесь на Ютубе: http://www.youtube.com/user/HaciChelebi http://www.youtube.com/user/NagornoKarabakhAZ On Facebook/На Фейсбуке: https://www.facebook.com/NagornoKarabakhAZ On Twitter/ В Твиттере: https://twitter.com/NagorNKarabakh Live Journal / На ЖЖ: http://NagornoKarabakh.livejournal.com/ VKontakte/ В Контакте: http://vk.com/NagornoKarabakh Odnoklassniki /Одноклассники http://www.odnoklassniki.ru/NagornoKarabakhAZ

• published: 08 May 2014
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