(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) BAKU, Azerbaijan, June 15. A gala
evening was held at the Heydar Aliyev Center in honor of the 100th
anniversary of the National Leader Heydar Aliyev, trend reports.
The event was attended by Prime Minister of Azerbaijan
Ali Asadov, Head of the Presidential Administration of Azerbaijan
Samir Nuriyev, Chairman of the Milli Majlis (Parliament) of
Azerbaijan Sahiba Gafarova, prominent state and public figures,
representatives of culture and science, creative intellectuals and
youth.
Assistant to the President of Azerbaijan, Director of
the Heydar Aliyev Center Anar Alakbarov, who spoke at the opening,
pointed out the importance of the event dedicated to the 100th
anniversary of the national leader Heydar Aliyev and the of the
National Salvation Day - the 30th anniversary of the return of the
national leader to power.
National Leader Heydar Aliyev, who returned to Baku at
the call of the people on June 15, 1993, was elected chairman of
the Milli Majlis of the republic and actually saved Azerbaijan from
collapse and loss of statehood, and then put it on the path of
development and prosperity.
"This evening is marked by presentations of several
projects. This is a special project, a unique portrait of national
leader Heydar Aliyev, the "Heydar Aliyev -100" installation,
created from 100 metal pipes in honor of the 100th anniversary of
the great statesman by artist and master Rashad Alakbarov,” Anar
Alakbarov said.
“The second project implemented by the Heydar Aliyev
Center is the "Boyük insanın ömür anları" (Moments of the life of a
great man) photo album, which covers various periods of the life
and political activity of national leader Heydar Aliyev. Many
materials from the photo album were published for the first time,”
Alakbarov added.
“The third project, on which a lot of work was carried
out by the Heydar Aliyev Foundation, is the documentary film "Iz"
(Trace) about the life and activities of national leader Heydar
Aliyev. For the first time, the film was successfully presented
within the framework of the international festival "Kharibulbul" in
Shusha," he said.
Then the guests were presented with the "Heydar Aliyev
-100" installation, created by the honored artist Rashad Alakbarov
in the style of optical art, an artistic trend of the second half
of the XX century, based on the peculiarities of perception of flat
and spatial figures.
The composition created in more than 4 months revives
the portrait of Heydar Aliyev. Using as an artistic means 100 metal
pipes and a gap between them, symbolizing the 100th anniversary of
the national leader Heydar Aliyev, the author shows the eternity of
the genius of the personality.
Outstanding sculptor-muralist, laureate of the State
Prize of the USSR and Azerbaijan, holder of state orders, full
member of the Academy of Sciences of Azerbaijan, People's Artist
Omar Eldarov and Chairman of the Union of Artists of Azerbaijan,
People's Artist Farhad Khalilov highly appreciated the presented
composition.
Then the guests got acquainted with the "Moments of
the life of a great man" photo album and were invited to the
screening of the documentary film "Iz" (Trace).
Honored Artist, film critic and director Ayaz Salayev
spoke about the storyline of the film, based on the monologues of
the national leader Heydar Aliyev about his life, from childhood to
state and political activities, before the screening.
The film is called "Iz" (Trace) based on the statement
of the national leader Heydar Aliyev that precedes the picture:
"Every person who came into this world will leave this world. But
happy is the one who will leave a big trace in this world."
In this regard, the idea of the film contains the
trace left by the great statesman in the history of Azerbaijan.
The viewer hears about the life and work of the leader
from national leader Heydar Aliyev himself. The authors of the
picture have done a very large amount of work, harmoniously
collecting and combining footage of various periods of Heydar
Aliyev's life, speeches and interviews into one large and
interesting narrative. In general, the scenario is a concept of the
development of modern and independent Azerbaijan, the author of
which is the national leader himself.
The film adaptation reflects the life of the national
leader, both glorious pages and difficult moments, his unshakable
commitment to the ideals of Azerbaijan and the people, patriotism
and love for the motherland, a consistent policy to strengthen the
country as an independent state and strengthen its authority in the
international arena, a huge role in the development of all areas of
life of Azerbaijan, public life and economy, attention and care to
cultural and scientific figures, a decisive role in the
implementation of significant projects, saving Azerbaijan from ruin
and disintegration in the early 90s, efforts to liberate Karabakh
from occupation.
The film also shows footage of the liberation of the
lands from the Armenian occupation under the leadership of
President of the Republic of Azerbaijan, victorious Supreme
Commander-in-Chief Ilham Aliyev, the restoration of the territorial
integrity of Azerbaijan, thereby realizing the will and dreams of
national leader Heydar Aliyev.
The film turned out to be very amazing and touching,
it was repeatedly accompanied by a standing ovation from the
auditorium during the screening, which at the end greeted the
memory of the national leader Heydar Aliyev.
