A prominent representative of the Lankaran literary environment in the 60s-90s of the 20th century – Mirhashim Talishli

Abstract

Mirhashim Talishli is one of the personalities who had important services in the formation of the Lankaran literary environment in the 60s-90s of the 20th century. Honored teacher, honorary scholar of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan, doctor of philosophy in philology, associate professor Mirhashim was an intellectual with an encyclopedic mindset, a wonderful teacher, a poet, a scientist, a connoisseur of classical Azerbaijani literature. M.Talishli who is capable to link skillfully the scientific – pedagogical activities with his literary activities, owns very rich literal and scientific heritage. M.Talishli, who is the author of valuable works about many classical and modern Azerbaijani writers, a valuable monograph about the literary environment of Lankaran in the 19th century, is the author of a large number of publicist articles, poems written in aruz and syllabary, as well as books on the history of Lankaran and its pedagogical ideas. He is, first of all, a scholar of literature who knows classical literature and is quite familiar with the past and present Lankaran literary environment. Having a deep encyclopedic knowledge, Mirhashim Talishli devoted nearly sixty years of his long life to the promotion of the education and culture of his people, and his bright memory is forever etched in the memory of those who knew him.