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Today is the 100th anniversary of the birth of Ziya Bunyadov, a full member of the Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences, an outstanding historian and Orientalist scientist, Honored Scientist, Hero of the Soviet Union.

The fundamental researches he has made over many years on various periods of Azerbaijan history, as well as the translation of medieval sources, as well as the extensive comments he wrote on them, have brought great fame to the scientist.

Academician Ziya Bunyadov has contributed a lot to the promotion of oriental studies and historical sciences to a new stage and organization of science in our republic. He has consistently and decisively fought against attempts to falsify the history of the Azerbaijani people, and has always stood out for his patriotic intellectual stance in relation to fateful national issues.

His admirable contribution to the formation of a new generation of Arabist historians in Azerbaijan was.

In this regard, the employers of the National Library prepared a virtual and traditional exhibition called "Academician Ziya Bunyadov 100".

In the virtual exhibition, the Order of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev, photos, articles published on the pages of periodicals, books authored, edited, translated, written about, and books in Azerbaijani and other languages ​​preserved in the collection of the National Library are displayed in the traditional exhibition.

Those who want to get acquainted with the virtual exhibition can use the link http://anl.az/el/vsb/Akademik_Ziya_Bunyadov_100/index.htm.

The traditional exhibition will last 1 week.