Alakbar was born in Baku, into the large family of a small businessman-shopkeeper. Although there were no artists in his family, Rezaguliyev showed artistic talent at an early age. He studied at Moscow Technical Art College from 1925 to 1928.[1] After graduation, he returned to Baku.
Years in exileedit
Alakbar was among the first to be arrested in what would later be termed as Stalin's Repression, in which 70,000 Azerbaijanis were executed or exiled along with hundreds of thousands of other citizens throughout the USSR. His friend was accused of advocating "pan-Turkish ideas," and Alakbar was deemed guilty by mere association. When Alakbar was thrown into prison, he didn't even know what he was being accused of or why. Altogether, Alakbar spent more than 23 years of his life in exile.[2] He was sentenced to six years. After being released, he returned and married Sona Huseynova in 1935; the couple had two daughters, Adila and Sevil. He and Sona later divorced.
On November 3, 1937, again Alakbar was arrested. He told his fellow artist Rasim Babayev how it happened: "One day I was walking down Komsomolskaya Street when I ran into Ruhulla Akhundov (one of the Bolsheviks who helped establish the Soviet system in Azerbaijan). "Ruhulla looked annoyed at seeing me and remarked rudely: 'Hey, you dumb guy, are you back here again?' And with those words, I was sent directly back to prison" - this time, to Siberia and later on to Solovki, an island in the Arctic where there are monasteries. Alakbar would go on to do a series of paintings depicting the isolation of those years there.[2]
During his exile, Alakbar married a German girl named Berta, who had been sent to Siberia from a German settlement in the Saratov Autonomous Region. When World War II broke out, Joseph Stalin had exiled all Germans living in the Soviet Union. Alakbar and Berta had two sons, Ogtay and Aydin, and a daughter, Sevda.
After Exileedit
After Stalin died in 1953, tens of thousands of prisoners were released from prison. Alakbar, too, was among those who eventually were able to return to Azerbaijan. The exile greatly affected his personality. He became very serious and morally broken. It even affected his creative activity. He very seldom used colors after returning home. The harsh experiences of imprisonment that he had suffered for more than two decades, after all, had been his fate merely through association and not based on any crime that he had ever committed himself.[2]
Referencesedit
^"Art As Memory, Alakbar Rezaguliyev's Prints of Azerbaijan" by Jean Patterson, in Azerbaijan International (Autumn 2002), Vol. 10:3, pp. 32-37
^ abcStreet Scenes from Yesteryear, The Prints of Alakbar Rezaguliyev in Azerbaijan International (Summer 2000), Vol. 8:2, pp. 16-17.
External linksedit
To view works of Rezaguliyev, visit AZgallery.org
December 01, 2023
alakbar, rezaguliyev, january, 1903, baku, baku, governorate, january, 1974, baku, alternative, spelling, alekper, rzaguliyev, azerbaijani, ələkbər, rzaquliyev, russian, Алекпер, Рзакулиев, azerbaijani, artist, awarded, title, honored, artist, azerbaijan, 1964. Alakbar Rezaguliyev 31 January 1903 in Baku Baku Governorate 31 January 1974 in Baku alternative spelling Alekper Rzaguliyev Azerbaijani Elekber Rzaquliyev Russian Alekper Rzakuliev was an Azerbaijani artist He was awarded the title Honored Artist of the Azerbaijan SSR 1964 Alakbar RezaguliyevElekber RzaquliyevAlakbar Rezaguliyev BornRzaquliyev Elekber Elesger oglu 1903 01 31 January 31 1903Baku Baku Governorate Russian EmpireDiedJanuary 31 1974 1974 01 31 aged 71 Baku Azerbaijan SSR USSRNationalityAzerbaijaniOccupationPainterAwards Contents 1 Early life 2 Years in exile 3 After Exile 4 References 5 External linksEarly life editAlakbar was born in Baku into the large family of a small businessman shopkeeper Although there were no artists in his family Rezaguliyev showed artistic talent at an early age He studied at Moscow Technical Art College from 1925 to 1928 1 After graduation he returned to Baku Years in exile editAlakbar was among the first to be arrested in what would later be termed as Stalin s Repression in which 70 000 Azerbaijanis were executed or exiled along with hundreds of thousands of other citizens throughout the USSR His friend was accused of advocating pan Turkish ideas and Alakbar was deemed guilty by mere association When Alakbar was thrown into prison he didn t even know what he was being accused of or why Altogether Alakbar spent more than 23 years of his life in exile 2 He was sentenced to six years After being released he returned and married Sona Huseynova in 1935 the couple had two daughters Adila and Sevil He and Sona later divorced On November 3 1937 again Alakbar was arrested He told his fellow artist Rasim Babayev how it happened One day I was walking down Komsomolskaya Street when I ran into Ruhulla Akhundov one of the Bolsheviks who helped establish the Soviet system in Azerbaijan Ruhulla looked annoyed at seeing me and remarked rudely Hey you dumb guy are you back here again And with those words I was sent directly back to prison this time to Siberia and later on to Solovki an island in the Arctic where there are monasteries Alakbar would go on to do a series of paintings depicting the isolation of those years there 2 During his exile Alakbar married a German girl named Berta who had been sent to Siberia from a German settlement in the Saratov Autonomous Region When World War II broke out Joseph Stalin had exiled all Germans living in the Soviet Union Alakbar and Berta had two sons Ogtay and Aydin and a daughter Sevda After Exile editAfter Stalin died in 1953 tens of thousands of prisoners were released from prison Alakbar too was among those who eventually were able to return to Azerbaijan The exile greatly affected his personality He became very serious and morally broken It even affected his creative activity He very seldom used colors after returning home The harsh experiences of imprisonment that he had suffered for more than two decades after all had been his fate merely through association and not based on any crime that he had ever committed himself 2 References edit Art As Memory Alakbar Rezaguliyev s Prints of Azerbaijan by Jean Patterson in Azerbaijan International Autumn 2002 Vol 10 3 pp 32 37 a b c Street Scenes from Yesteryear The Prints of Alakbar Rezaguliyev in Azerbaijan International Summer 2000 Vol 8 2 pp 16 17 External links editTo view works of Rezaguliyev visit AZgallery org Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Alakbar Rezaguliyev amp oldid 1093204654, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
