“Post box of Molla Nasraddin” and Nakhchivan

Abstract

The article looks at the articles dedicated to Nakhchivan published in the magazine “Molla Nasreddin”, which created a literary school in the history of the Azerbaijani press and passed a glorious historical path. In the magazine “Molla Nasreddin” of 1906-1931, “Caucasian news”, “Questions and answers”, “Telegraph news”, “Humorous poems”, “Satirical stories”, “Feuilleton”, “Words of wisdom”, “Advertisement” about Nakhchivan “,”Cartoons and Illustrations” and etc. was distinguished by its originality. Topics such as social injustice, human rights violations, arbitrariness of government officials, religious fanaticism and ignorance, the Armenian-Muslim conflict were formed the main leitmotifs of the “Post box”. The “Post box” of “Molla Nasreddin” also widely covers the problems related to the socio-political, cultural and socio-economic life of Nakhchivan.