ГИД ПОКАЗАЛ НАСТОЯЩИЙ БАКУ: Цены, Легенды, Еда и Скрытые места

ГИД ПОКАЗАЛ НАСТОЯЩИЙ БАКУ: Цены, Легенды, Еда и Скрытые места

This is Bakul, a city that can simultaneously be older than Rome and look like it’s from the future. I came here to see old Baku and new modern Baku, which is said to be very similar to Dubai, in one day. There will be stories, legends, cinema, chic architecture and even a little bit of that Baku thing. Wow! And to truly understand this city, I invited a local guide. Meet Mikail, my guide. Mikail promised to show me Baku and make sure that I didn’t get lost in the labyrinth of the old city and wasn’t blinded by the glitter of modern Baku. Friends, I greet you. Salamu alaykum. Welcome to Azerbaijan. And today we will see many sights on our way. We will see, I tell you, both the east and the west, I tell you, in our city of Baku, one might say, in a city of contrasts, I tell you. I can definitely vouch for that . Great. Then let’s go together, walk boldly along the side and enjoy this beautiful, old, wonderful city. Well, let’s go. Let’s go. The main thing is that you don’t get tired. Yes, I will try. We are standing with you, Sergey Per, I will tell you, in the first park of the city of Baku. Wait, where is ours? It works there, right? In front of us. Yes. This is where it starts and ends, near the crossing, I tell you. Uh-huh . Yes. Well, this park has been called by many names. Sometimes it was called the Governor’s Park, sometimes Mikhailovsky Park, sometimes Pioneer Park, sometimes Alyag Vagida Park. Well, in the end, at this moment this park is called Philharmonic Park. What do the locals call it ? Only the Philharmonic Park. That’s what they call it. That’s what they call it, I’ll tell you. But I’ll tell you, in front of the park, I’ll tell you, there’s a wonderful building. Look, do you think it’s new? Mm, no, no, no, it’s a new building. The building of the For Seasons hotel, 2008, I’ll tell you, it turns out that this, uh, what year did you say the building was? 2004. 2004. And this is 2008. And this is 2008, yes. And I want to tell you, Sergey, on this very spot, once upon a time, when Azerbaijan was part of the Russian Empire, there was a small two-story building here, I’ll tell you. And, uh, the building belonged to some singer who sang at the wedding. Well, the singers who drink at the wedding, we call Khanaanda. Yes. Eh, his name was Mersedmir Babaev. And, well, I’ll tell you, he was quite famous at that time in the Russian Empire, and even in Warsaw, I’ll tell you, records with his singing were released at the judges of that time . I’ll tell you, at first there was no place of my own, and that’s why the park that was nearby was called the governor’s park, I’ll tell you. But I’ll tell you, with the advent of Soviet power, when everyone was fleeing, and this singer fled to France, the house, so that it wouldn’t remain empty, was given to medical workers, I’ll tell you. The house began to be called the medical workers’ house. And he read in this format until 2007. But in 2007, one could say, cracks appeared in the building. This building was ruined and destroyed and they built a hotel on Sizatz, I tell you. I’ll tell you, opposite our park there is this building from 1893, built according to the design, I’ll tell you, of the German architect Pavel Stern, I’ll tell you, and I’ll tell you, it was made in the form, I’ll tell you, in the architecture of the French Renaissance. And this building belonged to someone, I tell you, also a millionaire. His name was Mikhail Aramyan. The man was very rich, but he had a bad habit. He was playing cards. There was a club nearby. And one day in this club he lost this building. I’ll tell you. Well, the first time it was his wife who saved this building from auction. She sold her jewelry and paid off the debt, I tell you, the winner. But later he plays again. Well, it’s a habit, I’ll tell you, yes, it’s a bad habit, I’ll tell you. And really, this building is a complete loser, I tell you. And I’ll tell you, my wife has nothing left either, as they say. He can’t even find a buyer for the building. Well, since it is located, you see, so big, it is located in the center. He goes to Belikha to find a buyer for it. And at that time, I’ll tell you, the singer Mitt, who owned this governor’s house, decided to buy this house, well, divide it into apartments and rent it out . But personal money, as they say, is for no one. Yes. So, a tenement house. Tenement house. He had a friend in the oil industry, one Tagiev. And then Zelendi writes: “Listen, write me a letter and I’ll go with this sand to this Mikhail Aramyan, ask him for a discount, I’ll tell you, and I want to buy this house.” So what did Tagiev do? He is going Mibaev is going to Belissi to negotiate with Mikhail Aramyanov. Then he gives him a discount of 50,000 rubles. And he sold the house for 300,000 rubles. Well, for 250,000 he buys this house. He buys a house and divides it, as they say, into apartments and rents it out, I tell you, for rent. But I have a question, Sergey, what do you think, the person who sang at weddings, well, imagine, the city of Baku, well, it was a small city, right, right? And the man has such a sum of money that he was able to buy this house. How do you think? Where do you think he got it from ? Well, apparently he was a representative of some more powerful family. No, he was from an ordinary family, I’ll tell you. Well, I finally managed to buy this, damn. Well, of course, he had some interesting business plan. I don’t know, I give up. Well, there is a story, yes, connected with how he got rich. One day this singer sings at the wedding of one of the oil industrialists, Shekhbaliyev. Well, the only famous one for a while was the oil industry. Then the groom’s uncle appeared. So he approaches the singer Mesed Mirbaev and says, “Listen, sing me the song I want. Sing it well, and I’ll give you a plot of land in the village of Shurabalakhany. If it doesn’t work out, I’ll develop it myself . You’ll become a millionaire.” Yes. But after these words I too would sing like a nightingale. Yes. What did he do? I’ll tell you, I’ll tell you honestly, I would sing too. Well, the millionaire kept his promise and gave him a plot of land, I tell you. Well, a week later she went. Netz, the man became a millionaire overnight. Well, that’s why he was able to buy this building. Yes, I’ll tell you. Well, he’s no longer a singer, he’s already become some kind of businessman. Well, you know, well, you know, when he became a millionaire, he, you could say, as they say, developed star fever, yes, the man became arrogant, yes, and I’ll tell you, fate also took revenge on him for this. You know, when he became a millionaire, he broke with all his old friends. He didn’t want anything to remind him of his musical past. Yes. Kizhi, I’ll tell you. Well, fate punished him for this. When Soviet power came, he and I moved to France. Things are not going well for him in France . In 1929 he became completely bankrupt. He goes on to Tehran and in Tehran he spends the end of his life singing in a dingy teahouse, where he does not die. In short, it came full circle. Well, that’s what they call the copper pipes not passing through . Right. Tell me, please, Mikhail, is this some kind of square, right? Are they here or what? That’s the sea there, right? This is Azneft square. Why Azneft Square? Look here in this, yes, well, Azneft Island. Well, now it’s Sokar, yes. State oil company SOCAR. And the square is called Aznet Square, I’ll tell you. Well, and behind this square, the sea is our embankment called the boulevard. Primorsky Boulevard. Yes. Well, we’ll get there too. We are standing at the wall of the old city. And look what she is like. Well, of course, I’ll tell you, this wall is more than 2,000 years old, I’ll tell you, and the wall, as always, could not withstand so many centuries, I’ll tell you. Therefore, from time to time he carries out restoration of this wall. Regarding the dating of this wall, you know, as a result of the collapse of one of the half-towers of the northern part of the wall, I can tell you, we managed to find a stone on which the date of the beginning of construction and the end of construction, I can tell you, of this wall is written. In particular, 1140, the date of final construction, 1160. During the reign of such a state, yes, here on this territory there was the state of Shervanshaho, I will tell you. Well, I’ll tell you this, in particular, before this it was part of the Arab Caliphate. Well, in 895, when strife began within the Arab Caliphate, yes, those governors who ruled this territory, I tell you, it was a large state, by the way, it also encompassed Derbent, I tell you. Uh, the current territory of Dagestan began, it turns out, yes, yes. And the northeast, I tell you, of Azerbaijan, yes. Well, they separated and created their own state. But the capital was not the city of Baku, it was the city of Shamakhi, I tell you. Well, you’ve probably heard about the Shmakhen queen , right? Where is he now? Shamakhi is modern, which is now also Shamakhi. So that’s what it’s called, right? Yes, that’s what it’s called. It is located 120 km from the city of Baku. Well, it was the capital of this state. Well, that means that Shamakhi is located in the secession zone. And so three times there was a farmer there. The city was completely destroyed by the rearguard action. Well, from the lands that happened there in 1192, the Shervanshahs were forced to penesi the capital, that is, the city of Baku. And from that time on, Baku, I tell you, became the capital of this state. Well, I’ll tell you, what you see, Sergey, is the inner wall of the old city. As many historians believe, at a distance of 15 m, and some even believe, at a distance of 30 m, there was a second wall here, I tell you, an outer wall, it was, of course, smaller than the inner wall. And between them there was a moat filled with water, I tell you, with crocodiles. No, we don’t have any crocodiles here. We don’t have crocodiles, but there was a moat with water , I can tell you, yes. And, well, at present the height of the walls is somewhere around 8-10 m, I can tell you, there are vice, hospitals, marshuks and so on. And there are five gates, that is, entrances to the old city. One of the ancient gates is located here next to the Philharmonic Hall. Please note. And it is called the Solyanskie Gate. This is the southern gate, I tell you, of the old city. No, we’ll go around first, then there’s the Solyansky Gate of the old city, I’ll tell you. And the caravans that followed, I tell you, Azerbaijan is on the Great Silk Road, they entered from this side, that is, from the city of Solyan and from the city of Linkarani, they entered from this side, and exited near the northern gate. Well, we will also reach the northern gates with you, friends. We are going to, as Mikhail said, the most difficult point. No, it’s an ascent. This is the hardest part of our climb. The most difficult point. part of our excursion, so to speak. A little bit of a small rise. Well, Baku is a flat city, right? It’s not No, it’s a hilly town, right? Hilly city. I basically, uh, you see, we’ll even see now with you, when we walk, we’ll go up, we’ll go down, as they say. Yeah, well, you can even see it in the park. You see, there’s a rise now. And there I will show you a little bit of Peterhof. Well, come on, let’s see Peterhof. Yes, let’s do it. Well, let’s see. Well, you see the trees are a copy of the Gabustan petroglyph. Yes. So, when Baku began to, let’s say , recover after the Soviet Union collapsed, yes, there was also a difficult situation in Baku. Well, of course, as in all countries of the former Soviet Union, the situation in Azerbaijan was also difficult. And one could even say, uh, by the beginning of ninety-three, the end of ninety- two, one could say, the country was on the brink of civil war. Yes, I’ll tell you, well, thanks to, I’ll tell you, the arrival of Heydar Aliyev, who was able to resolve this situation, the situation became stable. Well, after that, such development as hers began. Well, since what years has this been the case? Well, that’s so noticeable. Look, you’ve noticed that Baku is getting better. How is that? Well, this was most likely after the 2000s. 2000, yes. Yes, after the 2000s it began to develop more rapidly, yes. Well , well, it’s all oil again. Well, I wouldn’t say that it’s all oil. There are countries that have oil, and I can tell you that they don’t have such development. Well, rather the right policy, yes. Yes. For example, Heydar Aliyevich, I believe, all this could appear. Listen, if we go beyond Baku, is there a significant difference in the level of prosperity or the level of comfort in the city? Uh, no, I’ll tell you, I live somewhere almost 8 km away from here, yes, and I wouldn’t even live in the city center. In particular, city centers don’t have the same conditions as, for example, the outskirts, right? And when, for example, we are developing new publications, we are laying the groundwork for publications for kindergartens, schools, and, I tell you, for, I don’t know, various organizations. And there are a lot of , I tell you, hypermarkets, which, just like leaving your house right across the road, have all the amenities, how do you like it there? Of course, of course. I would find it harder to live in the city, I would say in the center. Yes. Here. This looks like Petergov. It seems. So. I’ll tell you how it came about, I’ll tell you how this park came about. In 1830 I told you Roman Vasilyevich Fonderhoven. Uh-huh . Here is a man with this, you see, uh, with a Prussian surname. Uh, the lover decided, by the way, uh, of flowers, I’ll tell you, trees, well, in general, vegetation. I decided, I tell you, to create a small garden between two walls and ordered the captains of the ships that were going, I tell you, to Russia, to Persia, to our city of Linkarani, its surroundings, to bring black soil with them. And so a small garden appeared between the walls . I, well, of course, he wasn’t that big at that time, yes, as you can see now. But when the outer wall was destroyed in 1886, the garden began to expand and lengthen. Yes. And I’ll tell you, for a park of that time, it was quite developed in its layout. There were also many beautiful trees here that were also brought and planted. Well, in the garden, I can tell you, there were all the conditions, yes, I can tell you. Listen, wait, I’ll interrupt you. Yes, it turns out that this building, yes, with this tower, yes, and the wall, yes, it turns out that the distance between the two walls was this, yes, or is this building already behind that one there is a second one. This building is already behind. Yeah. The wall is 30 m. Well, it is assumed that it was different, some say 15, others 30. Well, let’s take it as 30. It was located here, yes, I’ll tell you now. And between the two walls there was a small garden like this. Here they destroyed it. Yes. And it began to expand, lengthen, and so on. Yes. But I can tell you that ordinary people were only allowed into this park once a week. The rest of the time, rich people, oilmen, government officials, and so on, walked here, yes, I’ll tell you. Well, I want to ask you, Sergey, tell me, what was it that these oilmen, these millionaires, were missing in this park? Well, you can imagine all the conditions : benches performing, theatrical symphony groups, as they say. Uh-huh. There were some who went with them as companions. Yes. Here. But they still lacked something. They didn’t have enough time to get drunk. Well, I’ll tell you, there was also a place called a teahouse at that time, where they could do that too, I’ll tell you. Okay, look. There was alcohol, right? There were ladies. There were ladies, there was music, yes. There was not enough hotel. Well, not in the park, right? Hotel. Not in the park. Well, some people like to entertain. I didn’t have a gender. Well, it was possible to arrange this in the park, most likely it was. Yes. What was missing? Most likely , I will tell you entertainment. And one of the entertainments in the oil industry was playing cards. There was a lack of casinos. Casino, yes. This is what was missing. A lot of money needs to be spent. And what kind of casino did they build here? Yes. And here in 1907 there was a small building like that, yes. The club was called the Summer Club Public Meeting. I’ll tell you, that’s how noble they, yes, that’s how noble they named it. But at the end of this same year here, in this building, as they were doing, that is, they were twisting it so that suddenly a fire broke out in the building , yes. Yes. But they decided not to stop there. So they hired local architect Termi Kelov. Yes. They sent him, I tell you, to the Cote d’Azur in Monte Carlo, where he got acquainted with this casino. I returned a few months later and began to construct this building. And here it is in front of you, you say, look what this is behind the tower, I’ll tell you. And this was a casino, right? Well, I’ll tell you, by the way, this huge building has appeared. We’ll go out to the front with you now. This is a big building. And they played here until the arrival of Soviet power. Well, when Soviet power came, you know, it couldn’t stand such a hotbed of the bourgeoisie, and it dispersed these millionaires, I tell you. Well, whoever was caught, as they say, was either shot or put in prison, yes. And so, to keep the building from being empty, from 1924 to 1929 there was a palace of physical education here. Wonderful, huh? From 1929 to 1934 there was a defense committee here, I’ll tell you. And since 1936, listen, who were they defending themselves from at that time? Well, in Soviet times, you know, they prepared, yes, for all sorts of things, I’ll tell you, for warriors, I’ll tell you, yes. Well, and since 1936, I can tell you, they handed it over to the Philharmonic. Since 1937, this philharmonic society has been named the Muslim Magamaev Sr. Philharmonic Society . Here is our philharmonic. Wait, 1937, that is, and was Muslim Magamaev’s father also famous? Well, I’ll tell you, he died during the war, right? And he was raised mainly by Musumagamaev’s relatives. And was grandfather known, or was it grandfather’s name? And I was thinking of my father’s name, specifically my grandfather’s. It’s clear. Reminds me of he-torlo. Well, it probably does remind me. I haven’t been there yet, but it’s definitely something European. Not just anything, but something downright European. West, west. And we turn to the right from the west. And here we see the east. Yes, look, the building was built in 1905, I tell you, you see, in such a Moorish style. Yes. The house belonged to two brothers, the Sadykhov brothers Salim and Najaf. Well, I’ll tell you, before this building was built, there was a cemetery here on this site. It was straight up there, I tell you. She was reaching upward. And I’ll tell you, when the cemetery was brought in, these two Sadykhov brothers decided to buy a plot of land here. Why here? You know, when there was an oil boom, the city started to expand beyond the old town. This street is now called Proste Istagliad. By the way, Formula 1 passes through this very street. We are still standing, Formula 1 in Azerbaijan has been held every year in September for about 6 years now. They also say it is being extended, and I’ll tell you, this street is connected to the oil boom, and in connection with the fact that for a year it became central. Therefore, many millionaires of that time decided to purchase land here to build their houses, institutions, and so on. And these Sadykhovs also decided to purchase this building. Uh, that is, that is, this is this plot of land for building a house for yourself. But I’ll tell you, everyone told them it wasn’t a good place. There used to be a cemetery here , but the youngest of the Nadja brothers said: “What, the governor opened up the park with pedon windows, so that I wouldn’t have to build it.” Yes. Well, they built it and paid for it. In 1920, Soviet power came to power. I’ll tell you, of course, she took this building. First of all, their older brother Silim fled, I tell you, to France. A month later he fell ill with some disease and died. Najaf’s younger brother had two sons, Slim and Kyarim. Syalim became an alcoholic. I graduated from engineering school in St. Petersburg and returned to Baku. He was sent to the city of Solyan. Well, they say he fell into some deep hole and died there. My father would come here, sit on a bench in this park, look at his building, I’ll tell you. and cried. Here, in this place, I tell you, I went crazy and died right here. This is the story of the owners of this building. Well, what else is remarkable about this building? The first Baku elevator was in this building, I tell you. Yes, although it moved at such a low speed, it was still there, I tell you. Here. Listen, you tell me some tragic stories. Well, what is, is. Well, there will be a good story, I tell you. Well, it’s a beautiful street, the houses are beautiful. Look, guys, yes, and girls. Well, look, yes. What’s worse than French houses? No worse. No worse. Listen, please tell me, why do many of the balls have Azerbaijani flags hanging in the center? Or is it not only in the center? Well, not only in the center. For example, I have two balconies on my balcony and on each balcony there is Azerbaijan. It’s connected with patriotism, I tell you. Even I recently read that statistics were conducted to determine which country in the world is the most patriotic . And I’ll tell you, Azerbaijan took one of the first places. So you want to tell me that you hung the flag on your own initiative? Yes. Yes. Cool. And many Azerbaijanis do this. Well, I suspected that this was some kind of directive. No, none of us, yes, on their own initiative, can hang at least five flags in the cities, where you live, in your cities flags are hung on balconies. To be honest, why did I ask this? I have never seen such a number of national flags in the world, but I’m lying , you know, where did I see them, where in Barcelona they have their own, it’s the Basque country, yes, and they hang out their Catalan flags , but they hang them out, and, as I was told, they will say, like, a protest against, actually, Spain. They kind of want to separate, yes, and this is as a form of protest. Well, here it’s the other way around, here it’s the other way around , it’s patriotism, I’ll tell you. You are an expression of your feelings for the country. Your own, yes, to your own country. This very building, the one with the flags, yes, it’s a building from 1893, I’ll tell you. There is an extension nearby. We Bakuvians love to attach everything to something else. And here it is, 1894, see? It’s also an extension, right? Well, and then there is a seven-story building, yes, pay attention. And on this street, I tell you, there used to be shacks, but they were there before the oil boom. And so, during the era when this boom happened, some, I tell you, magnates, the Merzabekov brothers, decided to buy these plots of land here, yes, these shacks. Well, I’ll tell you, here’s the three-story building that I showed you, yes, it was impressive, these huts belonged to one of the merchants of that time, Gadzhiman. And no matter what kind of money the Mirzabekovs promised, they didn’t want to sell these things of theirs, that is, he didn’t want to sell these shacks. Well, I’ll tell you, the city was built up and it had to acquire, as they say, beauty. And he even made a bet with the Merzobekovs that I would demolish these shacks myself, build a three-story building, and although it would be smaller in size, yes, and in volume, it would look more pompous than your seven-story building, which the Mezobekovs built . Wait, here’s a three-story building, here it is, yes, that makes house 4347. Yes, that’s it, that’s it, that’s it. And look, the extension was built in 1894. Here in this part. And look at this from 1893 . Yes, wait. But there was also a small corner where the consequences were added. Yes, already at the Merzobekovs’ house, I tell you. Well, I’ll tell you, these Mirzabekov brothers were tobacco magnates. Yes. Yes. And behind their house, by the way, was their tobacco factory, by the way. Yes. And I’ll tell you, there was a feeling of the approach of Soviet power already in 1915, by the end of 1915 they decided to sell their house. They are selling the house to another millionaire, Musanagiyev, for 1,200 rubles. They transfer this to a bank account in New York and move from here. Well, I’ll tell you, Amusan Agiev is poor. I’ll tell you, when Soviet power came, well, I’ll tell you, he had a stroke, he dies, yes, I’ll tell you. Well, in Soviet times this was already communal housing. That’s it. Cool house, so beautiful. They turned it into communal housing. Yes, look again at how many flags there are. Yes, look, we are now walking along the road to our Baku Louvre. You, I hope, have been to France and seen the Louvre in Paris? Yes. And what do you want to say? There is lur in Baku . Of course, guys, this is probably a sensation of global scale. So, now we will see the Baku lur. There is a nuance. Let’s. There is a nuance. Take a look. Looks like Lubor. It’s a pyramid. Pyramid, yes. Well, unlike them, we don’t have a museum, but we have the Icharishcha metro station, which translates as the old city. I’ll tell you, the station next to the old town, pay attention, which was built in 1967. This is the first station, I’ll tell you. Well, in Soviet times it was called the Baku Council. The executive power was close by, I tell you. And at present we have 27 stations and a route length of 40-60 km. Let me tell you how much a metro ride costs? Uh, a metro ride costs 60 kopecks. We have 60 kopecks – that’s Well, I’ll tell you, that’s 60. Wait, how much is that in euros , so that’s, I’ll tell you, a third of a euro. Part three. That’s 30 euro cents, right? Yes. It feels like Baku has one of the cheapest metros. No, I wanted to say one of the cheapest. In Tashkent, in my opinion, it’s even cheaper. Yes, but inexpensive. Inexpensive. What kind of, uh, monument is this? Let’s go to it, to this monument. And, by the way, there are a lot of cats in the side. Well, first of all , I will tell you that although Azerbaijan is a secular country, its religion is Islam. Well, and as I can tell you, in a Muslim country, in particular, even in Turkey, you can notice that there is a lot of leather there too. Well, the cat is considered a revered animal. Yes. Да преди пророха я вам просто так, как пророда был костераяжа на рубага за рубата, как его нети ятил его эту руба, как не купува. This is, so to speak, direct respect for animals, specifically for cats, and this is partly why . Yes, yes, yes. Well, uh, look, there’s a sculpture in front of you. A fine fellow indeed . Well, I’ll tell you, there is a person in history, I’ll tell you, every nation has a person who can, I’ll tell you, bring his people to such a stage of development, yes, in particular, for example, in Russia I knew Peter I, I’ll tell you, and in Azerbaijan it’s, I’ll tell you, Zeladin Tagiev. And many consider him the father of the nation, I tell you. In particular, he was born in 1838, died in 1924, was born into a family, I’ll tell you, his father was a shoemaker. And even at the early age of 12, he was already an apprentice, yes, that is, he helped the mason, yes, he carried mortar. Well, later he rose to the rank of foreman, I tell you, and together with his friends he bought a plot of land. Yes, I’ll tell you. Two years passed and oil was discovered in this area. Yes, the man became rich. Well, I’ll tell you, unlike other oil millionaires, yes, I’ll tell you, the outsiders, yes, he was one of the locals, by the way, he was born in Chara Char, in the old city. He, one might say, devoted most of his capital to charitable causes. Thanks to him, I tell you, many gymnasiums, schools, I tell you, many institutions for the poor were built. Uh, even in the history of Pakistan, I tell you, it is studied. That is, the name entered the history of Pakistan. They say that when there was a cholera epidemic, I’ll tell you, he sent medicine to Pakistan , I’ll tell you, Pakistan was, I’ll tell you, a first-guild merchant, a real state councilor, I’ll tell you, but a well-known figure even in the Russian Empire itself, I’ll tell you. Look at the awards he received from Nicholas II. He also has many publications, by the way, in Moscow, St. Petersburg and other cities, when he also built them at that time. Well, look at this ring. Yes, on what a beauty, yes, it’s already rubbed, yes. And I want to tell you, even Dmitry Mendeleev, he spoke about him, among the local, he says, oil industrialists, millionaires, Zenadin Tagiev responded, he says, he directs most of his capital to charitable purposes, yes, and to the development of the city itself, too, I tell you. But I want to tell you, he died in 1924, already during the period of Soviet power. Well, his name is still, I tell you, in the hearts of every Azerbaijani. They even recently released, I tell you, a film by Tagiev, I tell you. And, by the way, it debuts at the Konstm festival, maybe we’ll get an insult, who knows. But I want to tell you a story, yes, about Zenadine Tagi, even after his death, how people remembered him, yes, in particular, this story is connected with Polina Zhemchuzhina Molotova. Do you know who she was? No. Well, Polina Zhemchuzhina Molotova was such an ardent revolutionary and was the wife of Vyacheslav Molotov, the People’s Commissar for Foreign Affairs. Yes. And from 1932 to 1936 she was the People’s Commissar of the perfume industry. Yes. And such famous perfumes of the Soviet era as Red Moscow, Merry Lily of the Valley, I tell you, tetatet, arose thanks to this very Polina pearl of Molotov. Well, for such work, Stalin appointed her People’s Commissar of the Fishing Industry in 1939. And so, in Soviet times, they started producing canned fish, I tell you. Well, let me tell you, the Soviet people, frankly speaking, didn’t even understand how you could put fish in a tin can and still have it taste good. And I’ll tell you, it remained on store shelves , and this caused damage to the Soviet Union’s thriving industry. And so, at the end of 1939, she arrived in the city of Baku, and someone told her a story connected with Zenadin Taghiyev. It turns out that, well, during the period when he was still alive, during the period of the Russian Empire, there wasn’t that much fish on the shelves in Baku either . And seeing this, Zelendi Tagiev goes to the pier, takes the fish he caught from the fisherman, puts a pearl with a ruby ​​stone on its tail and releases it into the sea, I tell you. And you know, after 3 days the shelves and shops of Baku were filled with fish. Well, damn, this is a fairy tale. No, this is really a story. It’s really a story, I tell you. And this is not a fairy tale, not a legend, I tell you. Hey, friends, let’s write in the comments whether this is a fairy tale or this or that. We are waiting for your comments, friends. Well, damn, I think this is pre Well, I’ll continue the story. Wait, I think this is Michael’s signature story. This is not a signature story. Signature stories are yet to come. there will be more to come. So, Polina Zhemchuzhina Molotova heard about this. She was told this story, she returned to Moscow, reported, I will tell you about this to my husband. Well, and so it was, when the supreme session of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR, Molotov makes a report, I will tell you that on the territory of the Soviet Union there is a group of bandits and smugglers operating, who are putting these valuables in a tin can, I will tell you. And to prove it, he opens the jar and pulls out a pearl necklace. Yes, well, at that time there was no Wi-Fi or Telegram, I can tell you, and the newspapers of that time were all over the place about it. A week later, there was no more canned food left on the shelves of the Soviet Union . Look here. Well, that’s a cool story. Never heard of it. It is necessary, it will be necessary, so google it, google it. So, an unexpected connection, yes, with this person, yes? Okay, look at what else I want to show you. Just don’t tell me that this is also a legend. Although I don’t know the veracity of these facts, but I’ll tell you, our KVN player, former KVN player, the guys from Baku, Bahram Bahrazade claims, yes, yes, you know, the guys from Baku, it was a great team, and he claims that these palm trees were planted here by Yuri Gagarin. Yes, and they are now called Gagarin palms. Wait, are you kidding me or not? No, I’m not joking. Well, that is, these palm trees, yes, are called Gagarin palms. But I do n’t know whether Yuri Gagarin was actually in Baku or not, but since then I have known that during the flight into space on April 12, 1961, palm trees were planted here , which are called Gagarin palms. Before you, Sergey, as I said, I told you about our famous mayor, Alisha Limberansky. And his friend was Fidel Castro, and while in Cuba, Fidel Castro gives him these palm trees and they are brought to Baku. And here in the sixties, you see, they were Trinian, yes, Cuban palms, not Baku ones anymore. Baku, yes, Cuban-Waking, yes, the neighborhood is such a palm tree and an unusual trimmed pine tree, or something, or whatever it’s called. Look, this is also a beautiful building. Sergey, what do you think is here ? The Supreme Council was previously located in Azerbaijan. Well no, now I have this moment. And now? Well, some kind of government building, probably. No, come on, do n’t tell me there’s a school here. There are two schools here, two simple state schools, numbers 132 and 134. But this building is also one of the oldest and was built according to the design of a Russian architect, by the way, Buinov. Uh-huh . Well, I’ll tell you, at first there was a hospital here for the Russian garrison that was stationed there. When the hospital was moved in 1881 and given over to the St. Nina Girls’ Gymnasium, I’ll tell you. Well, Nina is a Georgian saint. And the first girls’ gymnasiums of St. Nina arose in Tbilisi, I tell you. In particular, the first one was built in 1848 , and in 1861 a branch of it appeared in the city of Shamakhi. Yes. Well, Shimakha, I’ll tell you, like an earthquake zone, when the capital was moved back during the Russian Empire, the Baku province from the city of Shamakhi, the city of Baku was formed here, that is, this building was given over to the Stoinin girls’ gymnasium. Well, there was a four-grade education, I’ll tell you, pre-school education with boarding and semi-pension provision. That is, the pupils could stay here. With the arrival of Soviet power in 1929, all the teachers were sent home and the schools were handed over, that is, this building was handed over to the school of red commanders, that is, red commanders were educated here. Well, the consequences were already in the 1937s, when the school of these red commanders was moved to another part of the city, and the building, I tell you, was transferred back to the school, but it was already School No. 14. In the late 1960s, it was already used for two schools, No. 132 and No. 134. And why, listen, why are there exactly two schools here, and not one? So how are they doing? Well, look at what a big building this is. Well, we made a central move in front. On this side is one part of the school, on the right side is another part of the school. OK. And what kind of building is that opposite? So this is our city hall building. Look, the building is also beautiful. Do you see the building? Let me tell you, this building was built in 1901 and was designed by one of the Polish architects, Iosichev Goslavsky. I’ll tell you, a man aged 25, I’ll tell you, graduated from the Institute of Urban Engineers in St. Petersburg. And he is invited to the city of Baku to build, I tell you, the Alexander Nevsky Cathedral. It was a monumental cathedral at that time, I tell you, Baku, one could say, the second most significant in the entire Russian Empire, it was so beautiful. Well, after construction, he remained in the city of Baku and rose to the rank of chief architect of the city of Baku. Our Duma is the building of the city Duma of that time, I’ll tell you. And the first Duma, it was located a little further down from this street. Well, they needed separate knowledge. And so Goslavsky took up this matter. And in 1901, I’ll tell you, I finished the construction of this building, I’ll tell you. Well, at the first convocation, 72 deputies of that time were elected. Well, they were called vowels at the time. I’ll tell you, to become a deputy, you had to have capital of at least 1,500 rubles. So, there is money, please, deputy. Women did not have a smooth voice. And you know, the number of Azerbaijani deputies should not have been more than 50% of all deputies in this city council. That is, regarding people of other nationalities, yes, they could also, that is, be deputies of this Duma. The most interesting thing about this building is that on the left side you see the coat of arms of the city of Baku, from the period of the Russian Empire. Yes. Here in the center of the tablet are three flames of fire. At the top is the crown of the Russian Empire, and underneath it, I tell you, ears of wheat, connected by the St. Andrew’s ribbon. Yes. Well, the principle of the Coat of Arms has not changed. Only the crown of the Russian empires and the Shinitsan ribbon are missing. But there are three tongues of flame. Look, there are three tongues of flame here. Yes. Three flame towers that exist in the city. Yes, I’ll tell you, in the most visible place. Why is that? Well, is this a fire from gas production? Well, of course, gas production, but it is not related to gas production. Uh, I’ll tell you, in ancient times, I’ll tell you, there were three mountains, yes, from where, or three hills, from where , I’ll tell you, natural gas came out and ignited itself. Even in Afanasy Nikitin’s work, ” Journey Beyond the Seas,” he writes that when the northern part approaches the Khvalynsk Sea, that is, the coast of the Khvalynsk Sea, one can see three hills that are burning, I tell you. Well, you know, one of the ancient religions was the religion of zarostres, the worship of fire. And so, around these sources of fire, cells arose, yes, the abodes of these Zorostrians. And to him, to these princes, I tell you, to these places of fire, pilgrims went. This is in connection with the pilgrimage, in connection with the sacredness of these fires. And we have three tongues of flame on this coat of arms and three fiery towers that exist among us. Well, that’s why Azerbaijan is called the land of fire. Yes. Listen, where in Baku is there a place where there’s a constant fire, you bastard? This is Mount Yanordak, which is located on the Ashinsky Peninsula. Well, about 20 km from the center, right? 20. And there is a fire burning there all the time. Yes. Yes, it is constantly on. Even I can tell you, during the war they wanted to put it out, but they couldn’t. This was in the forty-fifth years, I mean, when Hitler, remember, was already approaching the city of Baku, there was a battle, the Battle of Stalingrad. Well, former, well, now Volgograd. Baku wasn’t captured, was it then? No. No. The Battle of Stalingrad decided everything. Yes. And if they had taken Stalingrad, naturally, Sergei, yes, one of the entrances to the old city of Baku, but this entrance was already open, I tell you, not in ancient times, but later. This is the period of the Russian Empire, in particular, in 1906. Well, then the department decided at that time that between the executive power building and the building that at that time was a real gymnasium, now our economics university, look, open the passage, I tell you, even widen the passage, I tell you, in the direction of the old city. Well, many locals call this staircase Grkhpelyakan. What does 40 steps mean? Yeah. I’ll say, if you count, yes, there really are 40 steps and you can climb up, what’s it called, towards the old Glako. Another old city of Fodov. Mikhail, all the time, when we walk, he intrigues. He says there is another intrigue ahead now. He says we’ll go to the most beautiful building in Baku now. Well, Sergey, I’ll ask you one more question. Now you just said it, but Sergey, so I thought, well, Sergey, now you’ll get it. No, you won’t get it. But I always have a lot of questions. Yes. And look, here’s another question. What is in this building now? Ah, the wedding hall. Yes, the wedding palace. The central wedding hall is located in this building. Well, it’s a beautiful building. Take a look. Listen, it looks like some kind of church. Here. Yes, this building in front of you, I tell you, was built between 1911 and 1912 and, I tell you, it belittled one of the oil industrialists of that time, Mortuzamutary, I tell you. So, wait, they built this big building in one year? Yes, it was built in one year. And by the way, the owner of this building was in a hurry to finish this building as soon as possible. Well, Murtuza Mukhtarov, I’ll tell you, was born in our village of Amirajan. Yes, this is Tebakov’s ochrest. My father was a taxi driver. I, too, I’ll tell you, from my earliest childhood, 12 years old, I harnessed my white horse through the wax and rode as a combine, loading salt and barrels of oil for us there, and so on. Yes. Well, by the way, I earned very little per day, somewhere around 10 kopecks. This was not enough for food. Later, at the age of 15, he sells his cart, I tell you, and gets a job as a worker, I tell you, in the oil fields, in particular in Balakhany, and for that, yes, for his kind of work activity, I tell you, uh, as they say, he worked hard. This was noticed by one of the half-minded directors of that time, Martov, and he invited him to work with him. He admitted his engineering workshop and began teaching drilling methods. Yes. Well, I’ll tell you, before the oil boom, oil was on the surface, I’ll tell you. Sorry, I’m going to interrupt you. I can’t hold on to it. All these stories, you know, they’re some kind of, well, some kind of fairy tale . He walked and walked and walked, found land, oil started flowing, money came. Yeah, well something like that . Whether there was oil or not. Yes, this is not a fairy tale, this is real. It’s like, well, it’s like a magical transformation. Well, Baku itself is a magical city too, right? So, I’ll tell you, a person becomes, I’ll tell you, a master. He is invited to various, I tell you, trades. And, as I said, it was on the surface at first, yes, and I will tell you how even ancient oil was extracted. They poured water into an oil well, the oil floated up and they collected it, yes, and at first there was such a drilling method, yes, with the help of a Molotov drilling rig. Well, hang the beetle from the tree on a rope. There was a chisel at the bottom . They lowered him into a hole and, like that, they dug into the rock. But over time, this iron blade became dull and needed to be constantly sharpened. And so Murtuz Mukhtar came up with a method by which Mesha became dull. They noticed him and are already inviting him to the fishing grounds. He is initially collecting his initial capital. Later he depicts, that is, invents, the rod drilling method. Yes. receives a state patent for this. And in 1895, I can tell you, the town of Bibibyat opened the first drilling rig plant in Russia . I’ll tell you, when such a plant, well, imagine, yes, such a territory, it starts selling these machines everywhere, even to Canada, it sells to America too. There is a lot of money now, by the way, they are buying up deposits and opening oil refineries there in Sabunchi . Well, later on, there was so much money that Baku turned out to be too small for him. And so he decided to expand his production. And the first place he was going to, how to invest his money, at that time was the city of Grozny. In Russia at that time, in Grozny, they were extracting, yes, oil. Grozny is coming. And so, at the Beslan train stop in Ossetia, he notices a field of two officers and one general, who were praying intently. Yes, he suits this general. It was General Tambituganov from such an ancient noble Asetian family. And then get to know him and invite him to the evening. Evening, that is, for dinner, yes. And so tonight at dinner I want to show you some photos. Okay, let’s see. I have so many of them now, by the way. Yes, I didn’t have time to sort it. Okay, I’m going to need these photos. Okay, take a look. Well, Murtuz Mukhtarov. Murtuza Mukhtarov. Take a look. Let’s show how brave you are. Well, you see, he’s not a groom, as they say. Remember, Pushkin is very rich, not bad with himself. Lensky was accepted everywhere as a groom. Eh, what a typical village guy. Everyone was expecting their own daughters. For the half-Russian neighbor. But the half-Russian neighbor pays attention to the middle daughter, I tell you, Tambi Tuganova, yes, Elizaveta Tuganova, by the way, even in her maiden name. I’ll show you now. Look, yes, that’s what she’s like. Oh, beautiful. These are brothers, these are two sisters. Yes. Well, as they say, sympathy arises between them. Sergey, uh, Shura-mura and so on. He is courting her, and she is going to marry him. And whoever comes out, yes, the person is well-built, and still has money. It’s unlikely that any woman could resist, as they say. Yes. Well, let’s ask the female spectators, would you have resisted? Write in the comments. And I’ll tell you, everyone is for the wedding, but Father Tambituganov is against it and explains it by the fact that I’m from, I’ll tell you, a noble family, and you, although a millionaire, have a cold, as they say. Well, you know, he doesn’t get upset. And so in Vladikavkaz, on the left bank of the Terik River, he builds a mosque. Oh, by the way, this mosque is still in Vladikavkaz, right? It is being built according to a design by the Polish architect Joseph Ploszka. Yes, take a look. Here is the mosque that is in Vladikavkaz, yes. And I’ll tell you, he presents this gift to his future father-in-law. Yes. Well, and from this gift I will tell you, of course, well, who is standing, yes, this is such a mosque. Well, and he gives the go-ahead right away. 3 days of the wedding night takes his young wife, arrives in the city of Bakra and from there they set off on a honeymoon, I tell you, through Europe. We visited many cities in Europe and Italy, Venice, and then France. Well, and in the end, I tell you, they visited Germany, Berlin. Yes. Ah, and in Berlin with whom Elizaveta Tugana is going out. I draw your attention to this building. And this is our building. This building is a former department store. Guys, let’s take a look. Now I’ll show you the card. Well, let me stand like this. So you mean to say it’s a copy? Well, practically a copy, yes. This is a photo from the archives. Yes. The building existed until 1970 in Berlin. That building is no longer there. This is the building of the former mermak. Yes. Well, as women want. What they see, what they see is such beauty, as it hints at, yes, to a man. And so, well, since she was still inexperienced, just got married, she doesn’t speak directly, but speaks in hints. What a beautiful edition. Uh-huh . Well, Murtuz Mukhtar, an attentive man, remembers her words. After arriving in Baku, he summons her to Ploshka and sends her, I tell you, to Berlin. He gets acquainted with this building, comes and within a year this building is erected. So, within a year it was built. And so, in the evening, when he was walking along this street with her, with Elizaveta Tuganova, she noticed this building and said, asked Martuz Mukhtarov: “Listen, this is the same building that we saw in Berlin. Who owns this building?” she asks. Smiling, I answer: “And who can be the master of knowledge? You are the master of knowledge, my dear, this is a gift to you.” This building is the house of Mortuzavtarov, to whom he gave a gift specifically to Elizaveta Tuganova, I tell you. Yes. Now people are united by bonds here . Yes. Well, that’s why it’s a palace of happiness, you see, as they say. Yes. Well, I’ll tell you, you’ll say again that everything ends in tragedy for me. Well, history, yes, you can’t change it, as they say. With the arrival of Soviet power, three Red Army soldiers on horseback burst into the lobby of his building. He considers this an insult to himself. He pulls out a revolver and shoots at these reds. Kills them and puts one bullet in their head. Yes. This is where he bled to death , I’ll tell you that’s the sign. Well, at this time, his wife Elizaveta Tuganova, she was in Tbilisi, heard her husband’s death, came to the city of Baku, but I’ll tell you, she was also hiding from the persecution of the NKVD. Later she meets the Turkish consul and moves to Istanbul, I tell you. But in Istanbul the Turkish consul turned out to be a scoundrel. He stole from her, she had a box with jewelry and money, yes, which Mortuza Mukhtarov always gave her . She was left without funds. Well, unfortunately, we don’t know what happened to her next. This is the story. Well, this is a story, I didn’t make it up, but it is a true story. This is the moment that interested me, yes, guys, we will not hold a competition. Which of Mikhail’s stories were made up and which were real? I have only real, only real, like his facts. Yes, I base it on stories. But I am not finishing my story about this building. I want to tell you, from 1930 to 1935 there was a women’s club here, I’ll tell you, uh, a Muslim women’s club of enlightened women of that time, Ali Bayramov’s club, yes. And what did they do? Well, they threw off their burqas and burned them. It was something new in the East, I tell you. And everything about this house, I’ll tell you, reached Germany. In particular, in 1924, one could say that the mother of international feminism, Clara Zeke, came here. Yes, she came, and by the way, she was very pleased with the students of this institution. Even many of the educated ones said: “Well, Klara, stay here, what are you missing in Germany? Yes, there are all the conditions here.” But she doesn’t listen and comes to, I tell you, Germany. Well, you know, Germany, there was a fire there, they blamed it on her, she runs back, uh, I’ll tell you, to Russia, without leaving Kremneva, she takes a ticket to Astrakhan to get to the city of Baku, but it doesn’t work out. She dies on the way. Well, I tell you, in her book, Caucasus on Fire, she describes exactly this event. But there was one more person here. Here it is, look. I hope your channel’s viewers will recognize who this person is. This is Joseph Dzhugashvili. Yes, Joseph Vasilinovich Dzhugashvili. 1874. There is an oil boom in the city of Baku. And not only intellectuals, but also criminal elements flock to Baku. At the age of 22, in 1900, he came to the city of Baku and organized a gang here. The gang is engaged, I tell you, in the kidnapping of millionaires. By the way, he is the leader of this gang. And the first one he steals is Musynagiev, one of the millionaires. Keeps him in the basement for 3 days. The destitute millionaire is forced to give back the money he asked to be given. Well, what he did with Muson, he tried to do at that time with Murtuza Mukhtarev. In the evening they approach him and want to grab him, but Murtuza is such a tall man and athletically complex. He scatters them and even steel barely escapes with his feet. He returns home angry, calls his TV monitor and says: “Find me the man who wanted to kidnap me.” A month later, Stalin is brought to him , and he asks Stalin: “With which hand did you want to touch me?” Well, Stalin turned out to be a smart man, he speaks with his left hand. Then he, I tell you, orders his television guard to break something similar to his left hand. Well, you’ve probably seen films and documentaries about Stalin . I’ll tell you. And remember, he always hides his left hand. It was damaged right here in the city of Baku. He spent two years in our Bailovsky prison. This prison was located next to the school where I studied, I’ll tell you. I also saw Ikomer number 37, where he stayed. Now we have a flag square there, I’ll tell you. Well, the first time he got into trouble was when he robbed the Tbilisi state treasury, which we can translate into today’s dollars, for 14 million dollars. The second time, he committed a robbery and attack, that is, he attacked the central bank of the city of Linkarani. I can tell you, he was also sent to prison. In short, a notorious criminal. Well, you see, yes, what a story. And we need to go back. Yes, of course. Otherwise, I would never have thought that this was connected with Stalin. Yes, you see, I have stories. There are still many stories to come. So, I want to show you one more thing, I’ll tell you what distinguishes this building, for example, from others. Look up, Sergey. What do you see there on the window? Ah, well that’s a star sign. How many? Six-pointed. A sign without infinity, yes, in the Arab world. Well, you’re right, right? I told you, not infinity, I’ll tell you. Well, many people I asked said that it was the Star of David. But the Star of David, I tell you, appeared among the Jews only in connection with the foundation, yes, as symbols. And I’ll tell you, in 1948, when the state was being formed, well, to be honest, I always thought, yes, Joseph Ploshka, I’ll tell you, the architect of this, yes, building, he built many buildings in the city of Baku, I’ll tell you, and not one of the buildings had such a sign, I’ll tell you. And, to be honest, I didn’t know about this either , but I will boast to you that I am a member of the historical heritage society. Uh-huh. And I’ll tell you, I know many professors, in particular from the Academy of Sciences of Azerbaijan, the history of ethnography, and one of them is Zaur Aliyev, a professor, I’ll tell you from here I’ll say hello to him if he sees how these films are. Yes, he explained to me why, what was his name, this sign. It turns out that this sign is not a sign for the Israelis. Well, I’ll tell you, Murtuza Mukhtarov gave birth to the village of Amirajan. I ‘ve encountered these signs, I’ll tell you. And I asked what this sign meant. He said it is a sign of harmony, I tell you, of the feminine and masculine principles. Yes. And since, you see, he gave this to Elizaveta Tuganova, most likely, I think, Murtuza Mukhtarov asked to install such a sign on this building. Here. That’s how it is. You see, what a secret. It’s a secret, yes. Yes. And this is parliament, right? The parliament of the Azerbaijan Democratic Republic was once located here. Yes. Yes. Here we come to another building for you. I also made it for you, you see, in the Maritan style. It was also built according to the design of Joseph Gaslavsky. Yes. Remember, I showed you our city hall building. No, our city hall building. Yes, it is Goslandsko and it was also built by Gaslansk. But I’ll tell you, if there were gymnasiums, I’ll tell you, with the Russian language, that is, where they taught in Russian, I’ll tell you, in Azerbaijan, then there were no gymnasiums in the Chur language. And I was just telling you about Gazhizinadin Tagiev. And here’s the kind of person you see, by the way, Gazin, one Tagiev, I forgot to tell you, he could never not write, not read, I tell you, and even when he signed, he signed with such little lines, but he turned out to have such progressive views, yes, and he knew that young people should study. But there are gymnasiums in Russian, but not in Azerbaijani, Turkish, or the Tulian language. And so, in 1896, in connection with the coronation of Alexander Feodorovna and Nicholas II, he turned to Privy Councilor Yanovsky with a request to allocate him a plot of land on Nikolaevskaya Street for the construction of a girls’ gymnasium, I’ll tell you, where instruction would be conducted in the Turkic language. And 150,000 rubles were allocated for this . 25,000 rubles the bank is setting up the interest to support this, I tell you, gymnasium. Well, this was the first time he was refused. Well, well, Gadzhizin is the only one who is not upset about Tagiev, he has prepared a big gift and sent it to St. Petersburg. Seeing this, the Empress gasped and immediately gives the go-ahead for the opening of this gymnasium. Well, it was built within 5 years, but, you know, it wasn’t just like that. Sergey, in a Muslim country, for a woman to study, I tell you, and you know, Zinadin Tagiev was seriously threatened. And even two of the clergy who supported him, yes, one had filth poured into his house, and the other, I tell you, had his entire house burned down. Yes. So what did Enodin Tagiv do? He sends one of his henchmen to the holy places of that time with the task of taking from such people, the theologians of those lands, uh, his charter with a seal and approval, yes, I’ll tell you, well, from a stamp. And so, a year later, this man arrives at a meeting among the clergy to discuss how Zelendi Tagiev is constructing such a building in a Muslim country . Yes, such a building. And they give an example that this theologian would be against it. Then he pulls out a paper and shows that this theologian is for it. But passions still did not subside. But Kajin stood his ground alone. It was built after all. Well, the end of these passions came only when, I tell you, Empress Alexandra Feodorovna herself wrote a letter, I tell you, to the students of this institution, so that they would study diligently and be useful to their own. But the word was the Tsar’s, and no one could outdo the Tsar’s word. All these passions subsided, and the gymnasium began to function. And if you are asked which is the first Muslim girls’ school in the Chu language, if it is in the east, you can say it boldly. It is located in the city of Baku. Here is Sergey. So, pay attention to the building in front. Right, left? Here on the right, on the right. Yeah. So, uh, where have you seen a building like this, where there was both Gothic and, and, and, and Soviet realism at the same time. Here. These are Soviet stars. Yes. Have you seen this? No, I haven’t seen it. Well, you see, we have such a beautiful building in Baku, right? Well, this building also has a wonderful history. History again. I hope I won’t bore you with these stories. Friends, please like this video. I hope you like it too. Yes, look, the 1913 building was constructed according to the design of Yosivoploshka, who built our Palace of Happiness. Yes, well, in Venice there is the Doge’s Palace. Look from here. Doesn’t it look like the Doge’s Palace? It was made according to this project, right? And I want to tell you, the building belongs to Mu son Nagiyev. The man’s father sold straw. Yes. He himself worked as a porter. I received 30 kopecks a day. I put off the third part. Well, I wanted to become a future landowner, yes. And so, I’ll tell you, at the age of 18, having saved up a certain amount, I’ll tell you, I bought myself a plot of land. Well, the site needed water, so they started digging a well. What do you think went? Yes, instead of water, oil came out. Yes. Musanagiyev, you see, he is also a brave man, yes, I tell you. By the way, Stalin also stole it, I told you, he kept him in the basement for 3 days, yes, and who still gave him this money. Well, I’ll tell you, he was also one of the significant people, I’ll tell you, in the Russian Empire, yes, I’ll tell you. You see, how even, uh, Nicholas II awarded him again, a man who built 98 buildings in the city of Baku in his life and dreamed of building 100, but did not have time. Death interrupted, I tell you. Probably the biggest one was this NDlord here in terms of buildings. No. I’ll tell you, the richest man in the world. His capital was, I tell you, somewhere around 699 million gold coins of that time. I don’t know, if you translate it into today’s dollars, yes, somewhere around 500 billion dollars. I don’t know who’s currently number one on the Forbes list, but I think he’s the richest of them all. Yes. Yes. And, in my opinion, no one has even broken his record. Yes. And I’ll tell you what the Azerbaijanis were doing at that time, yes, when they began to gradually get rich. First of all, they either built or bought buildings for themselves, uh, that is, they built a house or bought a plot of land where they could build this house. And the second thing they did was get married. Yes. And so he, as a young man, decided to marry a woman with a rich dowry. Marriage of convenience. Well, he was rich. Why else would he need it ? No, he was getting rich. He had just found a net, they had just started to work, he was gradually getting rich. Why tell me poor? Better richer, as they say. Well, that’s what the young man decided. And so he married a woman like this. Look, the hands are covered. How do you like her, Sergey? No. Powerful. Forgive me, I don’t like it. Well yes, a powerful woman. Yes, by the way, he was even afraid of her, I’ll tell you honestly. And she even… I would go too. Well, she even put pressure on him, I tell you. Yes, she put pressure on him. And so she gave birth to his son. Well, the son of Ismail. Take a look. Well, he’s a handsome guy. Yes, yes. Well, I don’t have any photographs of her daughter left, but she was also a beautiful woman. And he has his daughter, I tell you, at the age of 16 years. Uh, I’ll tell you this: he marries his daughter at the age of 16 to the son of his companion. Yes. Also a rich man for the son of Shamsi Asudulaev, also a famous millionaire of that time. Well, I’ll tell you, uh, being pregnant during the Soviet era, she hid in Ankvd at the fisheries. And I’ll tell you, she couldn’t bear the birth, she died, I’ll tell you. Well, the daughter stays. Well, he gets the same name as his mother. Umelbanu. And later she moved, grew up, moved to France, became a famous French poetess who wrote about the Vsedominovy ​​bathhouse. Look at this granddaughter, look at this granddaughter, I tell you, Shamsi Abdullaev and Musynagieva. Yes, well, I’ll tell you, she’s also a well-known figure, yes, in particular, in Russian immigrant circles that were in the West at that time, yes, after the revolution, she was one of those popular writers. In particular, I even ask you, do you know who Ivan Buni is? Yes, a writer. Writer. He was also an immigrant. And so there was great love between her and Ivan Buni. He was 75 years old, and he was 40 years old. Yes, I’ll tell you. Well, I’ll tell you, the relationship didn’t last very long, as he often noted that she didn’t pay attention to his work. And so, when they were supposed to travel through Italy, right on the platform of the train station they quarreled and after that their relationship ceased. Well, she wrote such a work, uh, when she broke up with Bunin. The work is called The Last Duel with Ivan Bunin. I’ll tell you, yes, well, I’ll tell you, she released a lot of popular books. In particular, I’ll tell you, she describes, I’ll tell you, the history of her family, in particular such a book as, uh, Caucasian Caucasian Lights. I’ll tell you, don’t rot, excuse me, Caucasian Days, and in Paris, when she was already living in Paris, she published the book Parisian Days, I’ll tell you. Well, I’ll tell you, her son Ismail, Musa Agiyev, at 25 years old, suddenly, when he was studying, I’ll tell you, he fell ill with tuberculosis. They tried to treat him, took him to many doctors, but I tell you, they couldn’t cure him, he’s dying. And so, in order to perpetuate the name of his son, Musangiev decided to build a building. By the way, there was a sculpture of him on this building at the top. At the bottom, you see where the stars are, there were suras from the Koran, I’ll tell you, where I prescribed Muslims to study from birth to death, I’ll tell you. Soviet power came, and let me tell you, there was a fire here. Yes. On the top part, the top part, that is, the ceiling collapsed and only the walls remained. And I’ll tell you, even the Soviet government didn’t even try to restore this building, but Musangi was a significant person in the hearts of Azerbaijanis. And there was a protest: yes, how can you, how can the city lose such a building? Well, the investigation is that in 1922, thanks to, I tell you, the architect Dubov, the restoration of this building was carried out , I tell you. Well, where the place where the Suri were, they installed stars. Yes, yes, such stars. Here. But my story is not over yet. So, well, I’ll tell you, well, the man is rich, I’ll tell you. Uh, I told you everything he had, yes, as they say. Well, family life wasn’t an idyll, right, how could I be a wife, right? Well, with a wife like that, yes, yes. Well, I’ll tell you, the Ssygis have found a second love, yes, as they say. And then, at the age of 40, he meets another woman. Well, I don’t know, as you can see in the photo. Elizaveta Grigorievna. Look how she sits and how even his appearance has changed. Yeah, that’s right, right? Changed his appearance changed his appearance. Well, well, I don’t know where he met her. They say, some say, at a party somewhere bilisi, somewhere at a wedding. There’s a chemistry between them, eh, and she approves of his advances. I can say that for 20 years she was , as they say, his mistress. Yes, my wife didn’t approve, I’ll tell you, she didn’t approve of him, yes, she knew about it. And I’ll tell you, he only got married after his death, I’ll tell you. Imaila, when his wife stopped all her movements, went into one of the houses. Luckily he had a lot. Well, when they asked him: “Who is your wife, Rugiyakhan khanum, to you? And who is Elizaveta Grigoryevna to you ?” He says: “Rugiahanim is the mother of my children.” Aveta Grigorievna for the soul. And so he went to all sorts of parties, all sorts of social events, with her. You see, you can’t command your heart. Yes, Alegper Sabir and a monument to this poet himself. I’ll tell you, Mirza Alek Sabir was born here, I’ll tell you, well, not in the city of Baku , in the city, I’ll tell you, of Shamakhi. And later, I’ll tell you, he developed a talent, wrote poetry, well, I’ll tell you, he was a satirist. Yes. That is, he criticized everyone from the clergy to the government of that time, I tell you. Well, this is the period of the Russian Empire. He was also a teacher in one of the outskirts of the city of Bakbu, a gymnasium teacher. Well, he wrote poetry, you could say, like Basin Krylov, yes. These are the poems. And I’ll tell you, during the period of the Russian Empire, I’ll tell you, there was an empty place here, I’ll tell you, and with the parish there was, I’ll tell you, the building that later became the Kaspiy newspaper. This Russian-language newspaper was the first newspaper in Russian. And when this building was burning , this building, by the way, we call the Ismail building after the name of Ismail, his son, who died. The Kaspi newspaper building was here and the fire spread to this building. While they were able to restore the Ismaili building, they were unable to restore the Russian site of the Kaspi editorial office building. And in Soviet times they decided to erect a monument. Yes, of course, they planted trees, and in Soviet times there had to be a monument to Lenin in every park . Well, not to Lenin, but they erected a monument here , I tell you, to our poet. Well, they did the right thing. I think it looks good and looks good. Well, the first memorial was erected in 1922. Look at what he was like. Here, pay attention. Yes, well, the author of this sculpture, I’ll tell you, was, I’ll tell you, the Odessa sculptor Yakv Kekhlis. Yes, this is, and one can say, his only sculpture in the city of Baku. Well, he had a muse wife. And so in the city of Baku he lost it, yes, and after that, no matter how he created, he no longer created sculpture, and later he worked as a teacher, I tell you, in one of the institutes of the city of Bako. Well, at that time, what was the main material used to make monuments? Made of plaster. Made of plasterboard, I tell you… Well, plasterboard, excuse me, made of reinforced concrete. Yes, they were not such sources. And I’ll tell you, in 1958, I’ll tell you, cracks already appeared in this monument. And so in 1958, one of the local architects, Jabar Garriyahdy, created a new sculpture of Sabir, sitting, as you can see, on a stone. By the way, this sculptor spent three years thinking about what kind of appearance to give it, and in what form, I’ll tell you, to make this sculpture. He has, I’ll tell you, a work where he describes himself as a stone located on the seashore and bravely enduring all adversity. Yes, I mean, this is the idea that is being created. And let me tell you, the monument was erected here in 1958. But everything would be fine, Sergey. But in 1971, the famous film “Gentlemen of Fortune” was released on Soviet television. Do you remember this movie? Well, and a phrase associated with this monument. Ah, listen, I don’t remember which one, damn it. Something with the stone and the monument. Well, there you go. Well, he’s a monument, who’s going to put him in jail, right? Remember this phrase? Yes. And so, you know, rumors started to spread about who put this poet in jail. Yes, I’ll tell you, well, there were many versions, I’ll tell you, but one such powerful version. They say that he somehow didn’t please the authorities, and that’s why they put him in jail, I’ll tell you. So, you see, this is the story with this monument, yes, it is located in such a beautiful little park. So, I’m collecting, see?

В этом выпуске мы покажем что посмотреть в Старом Баку. Гид показал, где лучшая еда в Баку, и раскрыл секреты местных жителей. Узнайте актуальные цены в Баку и спланируйте свой идеальный отдых в Азербайджане вместе с нами!

Баку — это когда один квартал выглядит как Рим, другой как Париж, третий как Дубай, а в итоге это всё равно Баку.

Я приехал в столицу Азербайджана, чтобы посмотреть старый Баку (Ичери Шехер) и современный стеклянный Баку, про который говорят: «ну прям Дубай на Каспии». Проверим, так ли это на самом деле 👀

Чтобы не заблудиться в лабиринте узких улочек и историй, я взял местного гида — Микаила.
Микаил знает про Баку всё:
от того, как певец с свадьбы стал миллионером,
до того, почему Сталин прячет руку на фотографиях
и как один перстень спас рыбную промышленность целого Союза.

В первой серии:
• 🧱 Старый город Баку (Ичери Шехер) — крепостные стены, древние ворота, легенды, которые иногда звучат как бакинский Marvel
• 🌳 Филармонический парк — первый парк Баку и любимое место нефтяных миллионеров, которые умели отдыхать очень красиво
• 🎰 Бакинское “казино” начала XX века — чем развлекались магнаты до прихода советской власти
• 🏛 Дворец счастья — дом, который нефтяной магнат построил ради любимой женщины (и да, история заканчивается не так, как в сказке)
• 🏫 Гимназии, школы и “бакинский Лувр” — как в городе строили образование, феминизм и метро
• 🏙 Улицы в стиле “Кавказский Париж” — дома, которые ничем не хуже европейских фасадов (иногда даже интереснее)
• 🚩 Почему в Баку столько флагов Азербайджана и как это связано с местным патриотизмом
• 🔥 Откуда взялись “страна огней” и три язычка пламени на гербе
• 🐟 И легенда про то, как бакинский миллионер и рыбные консервы сделали своё маленькое экономическое чудо
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Тайм-коды выпуска:

00:00 — Добро пожаловать в Баку: город будущего и прошлого
00:26 — Знакомство с гидом Микаилом: Баку — город контрастов
01:13 — Первый парк Баку: история названий и гостиница Four Seasons
03:14 — История певца-ханаанды и дома миллионера Арамяна
05:54 — История успеха: как певец стал миллионером
07:27 — Трагическая судьба певца в эмиграции
07:35 — Площадь Азнефть и выход к Приморскому бульвару
08:02 — Старая городская стена Баку и её история
10:03 — Две стены и ров с водой вокруг старого города
11:07 — Великий шёлковый путь и Солянские ворота Баку
11:14 — Подъём по холмам Баку: маршрут по старому городу
12:12 — Возрождение Баку: от распада СССР до бурного роста
14:25 — История создания филармонического парка
16:07 — Парковое казино и превращение в филармонию
19:41 — Запад и восток в архитектуре: мавританский дом
21:01 — Судьба братьев Садыховых и первый лифт в Баку
22:25 — Улица флагов и патриотизм азербайджанцев
24:45 — История доходных домов и табачных магнатов
26:45 — Бакинский Лувр: станция метро «Ичари Шяхяр»
28:10 — Кошки в Баку и исламское уважение к животным
28:58 — Памятник Зейналабдину Тагиеву — отцу нации
33:47 — История Полины Жемчужиной и рыбы в банке
35:00 — Гагаринские пальмы в Баку и подарок от Фиделя
36:17 — Две школы в одном здании и их историческое прошлое
38:37 — Бакинская мэрия: архитектура и герб города
41:04 — Три пламени: символ огня и древняя религия Зороастризм
42:03 — Гора Янардаг: вечный огонь Баку
42:43 — Лестница «40 ступеней»: ещё один вход в старый город
44:03 — Самое красивое здание Баку — Дворец бракосочетаний
45:08 — История нефтепромышленника Муртузы Мухтарова
47:01 — Завод бурильных установок и бизнес-успех
49:01 — Любовь и подарки: Берлинский универмаг в Баку
52:44 — Последствия революции: самоубийство Мухтарова
54:10 — Женский клуб и Клара Цеткин в Баку
55:47 — Джугашвили (Сталин) в Баку: тёмная глава истории
58:19 — Шестиконечная звезда на здании: символ гармонии
1:00:32 — Азербайджанская женская гимназия: прогрессивный прорыв
1:04:15 — Архитектура Баку: синтез готики и советского реализма
1:05:01 — Муса Нагиев: самый богатый человек Азербайджана
1:07:10 — Брак по расчёту, трагедия дочери и литературная внучка
1:09:03 — Иван Бунин и последняя любовь эмиграции
1:10:59 — Дом в память сына: архитектура и судьба здания
1:12:00 — Последняя любовь Мусана Нагиева: Елизавета Григорьевна
1:13:25 — Поэт Мираза Алекпер Сабир и его памятник
1:17:08 — Памятник Сабиру и «Джентльмены удачи»
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Если вы ищете:
👉 что посмотреть в Баку,
👉 стоит ли ехать в Баку в 2026 году,
👉 как выглядит старый город Баку,
👉 нужен ли гид в Баку и чем вообще заняться в “Кавказском Париже”,

то этот выпуск — идеальный старт.

Это не сухая экскурсия, а живой прогулочный выпуск с местным гидом, бакинским юмором, историями “из-под полы” и честным взглядом на город.

Приятного просмотра, друзья!
Салам алейкум и добро пожаловать в Баку 💚
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#азербайджан
#travelwithak
#картавыйтрип