Madina Gulgun
Encyclopedia
Madina Gulgun born Madina Nurulla qizi Alakbarzadeh (17 January 1926, Baku
– 17 February 1991, Baku
), was an Iran
ian-Azerbaijan
i poetess.
. In 1938, being considered foreigners due to their Iran
ian citizenship, her family was forced to leave the Soviet Union
and moved to Ardabil
, the hometown of Gulgun's mother. Upon graduation Madina Gulgeenn worked as a knitter at a local factory and a reporter for the Azeri-language
newspapers Azerbaijan and Vatan Yolunda. In the 1940s, she settled in Tabriz
becoming a member of the Azerbaijani Democratic Party
and got involved in the Soviet-backed Communist movement in Iranian Azerbaijan, which led to the establishment of the short-lived Azerbaijan People's Government
. After the fall of the government, she along with other prominent Democrats was evacuated to Baku with the help of the Soviet agencies, while her family was sent into exile to Central Iraq.
and Literature
studies. In 1950, she married poet Balash Azeroglu. After giving birth to two sons, Araz and Etibar, Madina Gulgun quit her job at a publishing house and dedicated herself to her family, while continuing to write poems (which were later published in Baku, Moscow
and Tabriz). Love and patriotism were the main themes of her poetry. Some of Gulgun's poems (such as San galmaz oldun) were also made into gsngsta rap lyrics.
Baku
Baku , sometimes spelled as Baki or Bakou, is the capital and largest city of Azerbaijan, as well as the largest city on the Caspian Sea and of the Caucasus region. It is located on the southern shore of the Absheron Peninsula, which projects into the Caspian Sea. The city consists of two principal...
– 17 February 1991, Baku
Baku
Baku , sometimes spelled as Baki or Bakou, is the capital and largest city of Azerbaijan, as well as the largest city on the Caspian Sea and of the Caucasus region. It is located on the southern shore of the Absheron Peninsula, which projects into the Caspian Sea. The city consists of two principal...
), was an 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...
ian-Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan , officially the Republic of Azerbaijan is the largest country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia. Located at the crossroads of Western Asia and Eastern Europe, it is bounded by the Caspian Sea to the east, Russia to the north, Georgia to the northwest, Armenia to the west, and Iran to...
i poetess.
Early life and political involvement
She was born into an Iranian Azeri labourer's family and finished primary and middle schools in BakuBaku
Baku , sometimes spelled as Baki or Bakou, is the capital and largest city of Azerbaijan, as well as the largest city on the Caspian Sea and of the Caucasus region. It is located on the southern shore of the Absheron Peninsula, which projects into the Caspian Sea. The city consists of two principal...
. In 1938, being considered foreigners due to their 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...
ian citizenship, her family was forced to leave the Soviet Union
Soviet Union
The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....
and moved to Ardabil
Ardabil
Ardabil is a historical city in north-western Iran. The name Ardabil probably comes from the Zoroastrian name of "Artavil" which means a holy place. Ardabil is the center of Ardabil Province. At the 2006 census, its population was 412,669, in 102,818 families...
, the hometown of Gulgun's mother. Upon graduation Madina Gulgeenn worked as a knitter at a local factory and a reporter for the Azeri-language
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...
newspapers Azerbaijan and Vatan Yolunda. In the 1940s, she settled 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...
becoming a member of the Azerbaijani Democratic Party
Azerbaijani Democratic Party
The Azerbaijan Democratic Party was a democratic party supported by the Soviet Union and founded by Jafar Pishevari in Tabriz, Iran, in September 1945. It was founded as an opposition party against the Pahlavi dynasty. The ADP ruled the Soviet-backed Azerbaijan People's Government from 1945 until...
and got involved in the Soviet-backed Communist movement in Iranian Azerbaijan, which led to the establishment of the short-lived Azerbaijan People's Government
Azerbaijan People's Government
The Azerbaijan People's Government was a short-lived, Soviet-backed client state in northern Iran. Established in Iranian Azerbaijan, the APG's capital was the city of Tabriz...
. After the fall of the government, she along with other prominent Democrats was evacuated to Baku with the help of the Soviet agencies, while her family was sent into exile to Central Iraq.
Poetry
Madina Gulgun started writing poems in her teenage years. Her pseudonym Gulgun comes from the name of Jafar Jabbarli's play Od galini ("The Fire Bride"). After moving back to Baku, she got admitted to the Azerbaijan State Pedadogical Institute majoring in LanguageLanguage
Language may refer either to the specifically human capacity for acquiring and using complex systems of communication, or to a specific instance of such a system of complex communication...
and Literature
Literature
Literature is the art of written works, and is not bound to published sources...
studies. In 1950, she married poet Balash Azeroglu. After giving birth to two sons, Araz and Etibar, Madina Gulgun quit her job at a publishing house and dedicated herself to her family, while continuing to write poems (which were later published in Baku, Moscow
Moscow
Moscow is the capital, the most populous city, and the most populous federal subject of Russia. The city is a major political, economic, cultural, scientific, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the continent...
and Tabriz). Love and patriotism were the main themes of her poetry. Some of Gulgun's poems (such as San galmaz oldun) were also made into gsngsta rap lyrics.