ETHNOCULTURAL DIVERSITY IN AZERBAIJAN AGAINST THE BACKGROUND OF HEYDAR ALIYEV’S IDEAS

Abstract

The article presented by the author considers of personality of Heydar Aliev through the prism of formation of the united Azerbaijani nation of the basis of different ethnic groups living in Azerbaijan. The re-evaluation of priorities in the history of national-ethnic relations, the awakening of national identity and the prevention of the possibility of ethnic confrontation is precisely during the reign of Heydar Aliev.

The article states that it is possible to study the history and culture of the small indigenous peoples of Azerbaijan faithfully, to prevent the cosequences of nationalism in a multi-ethnic state, thanks to the wise political course of Heydar Aliev. At the same time, the article underlines the fact that the Azerbaijani model of coexistence and multiculturalism, founded by Heydar Aliev and successfully continued to date by president Ilham Aliev, has been studied and accepted by many countries of the world, as the most efficient model.