Huseyn Javid Hüseyn Cavid | |
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Born | Huseyn Abdulla oghlu Rasizadeh October 24, 1882 |
Died | December 5, 1941 Shevchenko, Tayshetsky District, Irkutsk Oblast | (aged 59)
Burial place | Huseyn Javid Mausoleum |
Nationality | Azerbaijani |
Occupation(s) | Poet, playwright |
Notable work | Iblis (The Devil) |
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Huseyn Javid (Azerbaijani: Hüseyn Cavid), was born Huseyn Abdulla oghlu Rasizadeh (24 October 1882, Nakhchivan – 5 December 1941, Shevchenko, Tayshetsky District), was a prominent Azerbaijani poet and playwright of the early 20th century. He was one of the founders of progressive romanticism movement in the contemporary Azerbaijani literature. He was exiled during the Stalin purges in the USSR.