THE ROLE OF HAYDAR ALIEV IN STUDYING THE AZERBAIJANI-TURKIC MYTHOLOGICAL AND FOLKLORE HERITAGE
Keywords:
national leader, mythology-folklore heritage, moral integrity, epos, the triumph of the people, ceremony, Novruz holidayAbstract
Promotion of Turkic mythology-folklore heritage and folk traditions is the basis of moral concept of national leader of Azerbaijani people Heydar Aliyev. He gave special attention to the development of folk art. In the article was given great leader’s activities, political opinions, state- ments and his conclusions promotion of culture. And also was speaking about national leader’s services in identification of the place “Book of Dede Korkut” epos and historical importance. In the 30s of the last century Soviet-Russian chauvinism had stamped this great spiritual wealth of Azerbaijan nation to archives by name “panturkist”.
