Foggy Tabriz
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Foggy Tabriz, , , is an Azerbaijani romantic novel by Mammed Said Ordubadi
. The main plots of the novel is happening in Tabriz
, north west of Iran
, during constitutional revolution
in early 20th century. The major concern of the book is constitutional revolution rather than main story. It originally is written in Azerbaijani
and then translated twice into Persian
once by Saeed Moniri and then by Rahim Raeisinia. In Raeisinia's translation the translator compared the story plot with historical evidences and criticize some of the book's contents. According to Raesinia's comments except extreme exaggeration of Russian red revolution and communists affect and their promotion on Iranian constitutional revolution the rest of book is more or less in agreement with historical evidences. This book is also neglected the effects and attempts by Americans teacher of Tabriz's Memorial School
, Howard Baskerville
, on the liberation movements of Iranian Azerbaijani people.
Recently a TV serial with same name but with different storyline is streaming in Iran with support of Iranian state TV.
Mammed Said Ordubadi
Mammad Said Ordubadi was Azerbaijani writer, poet, playwright and journalist.He was initially educated at religious school, medrese, and later studied at Mahammad Sidgi's secular school "Əxtər"...
. The main plots of the novel is happening in Tabriz
Tabriz
Tabriz is the fourth largest city and one of the historical capitals of Iran and the capital of East Azerbaijan Province. Situated at an altitude of 1,350 meters at the junction of the Quri River and Aji River, it was the second largest city in Iran until the late 1960s, one of its former...
, north west of Iran
Iran
Iran , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran , is a country in Southern and Western Asia. The name "Iran" has been in use natively since the Sassanian era and came into use internationally in 1935, before which the country was known to the Western world as Persia...
, during constitutional revolution
Iranian Constitutional Revolution
The Persian Constitutional Revolution or Iranian Constitutional Revolution took place between 1905 and 1907...
in early 20th century. The major concern of the book is constitutional revolution rather than main story. It originally is written in Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani language
Azerbaijani or Azeri or Torki is a language belonging to the Turkic language family, spoken in southwestern Asia by the Azerbaijani people, primarily in Azerbaijan and northwestern Iran...
and then translated twice into Persian
Persian language
Persian is an Iranian language within the Indo-Iranian branch of the Indo-European languages. It is primarily spoken in Iran, Afghanistan, Tajikistan and countries which historically came under Persian influence...
once by Saeed Moniri and then by Rahim Raeisinia. In Raeisinia's translation the translator compared the story plot with historical evidences and criticize some of the book's contents. According to Raesinia's comments except extreme exaggeration of Russian red revolution and communists affect and their promotion on Iranian constitutional revolution the rest of book is more or less in agreement with historical evidences. This book is also neglected the effects and attempts by Americans teacher of Tabriz's Memorial School
American Memorial School in Tabriz
American Memorial School of Tabriz , established in Tabriz in 1881, is one of the most prominent schools of its kind. After the World War II the school was renamed Parvin High School by Iran's Ministry of Education. At present this school is divided into three separate secondary schools however...
, Howard Baskerville
Howard Baskerville
Howard Conklin Baskerville was an American teacher in the Presbyterian mission school in Tabriz, Iran, who died fighting for Iranian democracy. He has been called the "American Lafayette in Iran." ...
, on the liberation movements of Iranian Azerbaijani people.
Recently a TV serial with same name but with different storyline is streaming in Iran with support of Iranian state TV.