I discovered this 1896 novella thanks to academic Matthieu Renault who mentioned it in an interview. This love story between an #Azeri Muslim student and an #Armenian Christian young woman who meet in Mengilis, #Georgia (Russian Empire) is a vehicle for discussing progressive ideas about religion, education, etc. Interesting but under-developped. Written in Azerbaijani by a famous Azeri author who - briefly - was a gvt official in the USSR. ⬇
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Pic of the K. Filippov painting Religious festival in Manglisi, 1871 (Pushkin State Museum, Moscow)
Konstantin Filippov, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (edited) 4w