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| Ziya Bunyatov was born on December 21, 1923 in the town of ]. After finishing the secondary school, he joined Baku military school. In 1942, he was sent to World War II to fight on the Caucasus front, near the town of ]. |
Ziya Bunyatov was born on December 21, 1923 in the town of ]. After finishing the secondary school, he joined Baku military school. In 1942, he was sent to World War II to fight on the Caucasus front, near the town of ]. The ''Krasnaya Zvezda'' (Red Star), the official newspaper of the Soviet Army, wrote about Bunyadov in ]: "sly, swift as a tiger, the intelligence officer Ziya Bunyadov, who under the improbable conditions, in the most complex situation could clearly orient himself, bring precise data about the number, the armament and the dislocation of the enemy. He was valued in the battalion for the romantic soul and the literary erudition". | ||
| Ziya Bunyadov showed heroic effort in the battle over Pilitsa bridge in ] on ], ], resulting in 100 ] fatalities and 45 Nazi prisoners taken. For this deed, on ], ], by the decree of the Supreme Soviet (Parliament) of the Soviet Union, Ziya Bunyadov was awarded the highest military honor, the ] medal. Besides this highest title, for his participation and heroism in World War II, Ziya Bunyadov was also awarded the honorary ], ], ], and 2-nd degree ] Soviet orders and honorary Soviet medals "For the Defense of Caucasus", "For liberation of Warsaw", "For liberation of Berlin" and "]". For a year after the end of war, Lieutenant Ziya Bunyadov was the deputy military commendant of the ] district of ]. | |||
| ⚫ | After the war, Ziya Bunyadov completed the Moscow Institute of Orientalism and in ] defended his doctorate dissertation. Dr. Bunyadov returned to Baku and started working at the Institute of the History of the Academy of Sciences of ]. Here he grew from a position of a research associate to become a chief scientist, head of the Insitute of History, academician and vice-president of the |
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| ⚫ | After the war, Ziya Bunyadov completed the Moscow Institute of Orientalism and in ] defended his doctorate dissertation. Dr. Bunyadov returned to Baku and started working at the Institute of the History of the Academy of Sciences of ]. Here he grew from a position of a research associate to become a chief scientist, head of the Insitute of History, corresponding member of the Academy of Sciences and then finally full academician and vice-president of the Academy of Sciences. He was the author and editor of numerous monographs, books and articles on the history of Caucasus. | ||
| ⚫ | On ], ], Ziya Bunyadov was murdered at the entrance to his |
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| ⚫ | On ], ], Ziya Bunyadov was murdered at the entrance to his appartment in ]. Though the official state investigation placed the resposibility on a group of Islamic extremists, many of whom received life sentences, the culprits and circumstances of Bunyadov's murder remained mysterious. | ||
| ==Academic Career== | ==Academic Career== | ||
| Bunyadov |
Bunyadov researched ancient and medieval Azerbaijani historiography, specializing on ] and Azerbaijan during the ] rule, concentrating on the events from the 7th-19th centuries AD <ref>Some of Bunyadov's research is discussed by Western journalists such as Yo'av Karny. Highlanders: A Journey to the Caucasus in Quest of Memory, NY: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2001; and, Thomas De Waal. Black Garden: Armenia and Azerbaijan Through Peace and War, New York University Press, 2004.</ref> | ||
| Bunyadov is also known for his article ''Why Sumgait?''<ref>''"Why Sumgayit? (situational analysis)", January 1989, http://www.irs-az.com/gen/n5/n5_6.htm</ref> | |||
| In Soviet times, Bunyadov's research "revealed" an alleged centuries-long Armenian plot to dominate Caucasian Albania and the Caucasus. Bunyadov used this line to explain the near-complete absence of any unique Caucasian Albanian culture, language, architecture or any major artifact of material or spiritual culture. That is how Yo’av Karny describes what he heard from Bunyadov: "It took a while to expose the conspiracy..." notes Karny sardonically... "Under Arab auspices, in the Middle Ages, monks and priests of the Armenian national church had translated the entire body of Albanian literature Armenian, destroyed the Albanian original, then integrated it into the Armenian Church." <ref>Yo'av Karny. Highlanders: A Journey to the Caucasus in Quest of Memory, NY: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2001. p. 319</ref> | |||
| Bunyadov is also known for his article ''Why Sumgait?'' published shortly after anti-Armenian pogroms in Azerbaijan's town of ], which resulted in 26 fatalities. | |||
| {{cquote|Buniatov began a poisonous quarrel for which Caucasian Albanians themselves should take none of them blame. (Their true history has not become any clearer as a result). Buniatov’s scholarly credentials were dubious. It later transpired that the two articles he published in 1960 and 1965 on Caucasian Albania were direct plagiarism. Under his own name, he had simply published, unattributed, translations of two articles, originally written in English by Western scholars C.F.J. Dowsett and Robert Hensen. <ref> Black Garden: Armenia and Azerbaijan Through Peace and War by Thomas De Waal (Aug 25, 2004) , pages 152-153 </ref>}} | |||
| ==Footnotes== | ==Footnotes== | ||
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| *Yo'av Karny. Highlanders: A Journey to the Caucasus in Quest of Memory, NY: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2001 | *Yo'av Karny. Highlanders: A Journey to the Caucasus in Quest of Memory, NY: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2001 | ||
| *Thomas De Waal. Black Garden: Armenia and Azerbaijan Through Peace and War, New York University Press, 2004 | *Thomas De Waal. Black Garden: Armenia and Azerbaijan Through Peace and War, New York University Press, 2004 | ||
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Ziya Musa oglu Bunyadov (Azeri: Ziya Bünyadov) (24 December 1921, Astara – 21 February 1997, Baku) was an Azerbaijani historian, academician, and Vice-President of the National Academy of Sciences of Azerbaijan. As a historian, he also headed the Institute of History of the Azerbaijani Academy of Sciences for many years. Bunyadov was a World War II veteran and Hero of the Soviet Union.
Life
Ziya Bunyatov was born on December 21, 1923 in the town of Astara. After finishing the secondary school, he joined Baku military school. In 1942, he was sent to World War II to fight on the Caucasus front, near the town of Mozdok. The Krasnaya Zvezda (Red Star), the official newspaper of the Soviet Army, wrote about Bunyadov in 1942: "sly, swift as a tiger, the intelligence officer Ziya Bunyadov, who under the improbable conditions, in the most complex situation could clearly orient himself, bring precise data about the number, the armament and the dislocation of the enemy. He was valued in the battalion for the romantic soul and the literary erudition".
Ziya Bunyadov showed heroic effort in the battle over Pilitsa bridge in Poland on January 14, 1945, resulting in 100 Nazi fatalities and 45 Nazi prisoners taken. For this deed, on February 27, 1945, by the decree of the Supreme Soviet (Parliament) of the Soviet Union, Ziya Bunyadov was awarded the highest military honor, the Hero of the Soviet Union medal. Besides this highest title, for his participation and heroism in World War II, Ziya Bunyadov was also awarded the honorary Red Banner, Red Star, Alexander Nevsky, and 2-nd degree Patriotic War Soviet orders and honorary Soviet medals "For the Defense of Caucasus", "For liberation of Warsaw", "For liberation of Berlin" and "For the Victory Over Germany in the Great Patriotic War 1941-1945". For a year after the end of war, Lieutenant Ziya Bunyadov was the deputy military commendant of the Pankow district of Berlin.
After the war, Ziya Bunyadov completed the Moscow Institute of Orientalism and in 1954 defended his doctorate dissertation. Dr. Bunyadov returned to Baku and started working at the Institute of the History of the Academy of Sciences of Azerbaijan SSR. Here he grew from a position of a research associate to become a chief scientist, head of the Insitute of History, corresponding member of the Academy of Sciences and then finally full academician and vice-president of the Academy of Sciences. He was the author and editor of numerous monographs, books and articles on the history of Caucasus.
On February 21, 1997, Ziya Bunyadov was murdered at the entrance to his appartment in Baku. Though the official state investigation placed the resposibility on a group of Islamic extremists, many of whom received life sentences, the culprits and circumstances of Bunyadov's murder remained mysterious.
Academic Career
Bunyadov researched ancient and medieval Azerbaijani historiography, specializing on Caucasian Albania and Azerbaijan during the Arab caliphate rule, concentrating on the events from the 7th-19th centuries AD
Bunyadov is also known for his article Why Sumgait?
Footnotes
- Some of Bunyadov's research is discussed by Western journalists such as Yo'av Karny. Highlanders: A Journey to the Caucasus in Quest of Memory, NY: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2001; and, Thomas De Waal. Black Garden: Armenia and Azerbaijan Through Peace and War, New York University Press, 2004.
- "Why Sumgayit? (situational analysis)", January 1989, http://www.irs-az.com/gen/n5/n5_6.htm
Selected Publications
- З. Буниятов. «Азербайджан в VII-IX веках». 1973. Баку
- З. Буниятов. «Государство атабеков Азербайджана: 1136-1225». 1984. Баку
- Yo'av Karny. Highlanders: A Journey to the Caucasus in Quest of Memory, NY: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2001
- Thomas De Waal. Black Garden: Armenia and Azerbaijan Through Peace and War, New York University Press, 2004
Links
- Short biography in Azerbaijani
- In memoriam book by Buniyadov's wife
- More on Tahira Bunyadova's book
- Arif Yunusov, "Islam in Azerbaijan", 2004
- Full biography in Russian