The directory «Plots»
Mushfig Mikayil
(1908—1939)
The poet Mikayil Mushfig left his mark on Azerbaijani literature despite his short
life. He was one of the gifted intellectuals from Azerbaijan. He was very courageous and did
not fear the repressive machine. He became famous for his poetry in his twenties. He wrote
numerous verses about love and beauty. Through his poems he also expressed his views on
social and cultural issues. He welcomed the transition from the Arabic alphabet to the Latin
alphabet in Azerbaijan in the 1920s. Through this modernization of the language he hoped
that illiteracy would be eliminated in Azerbaijan and other Eastern countries. He defended
traditional Azerbaijani musical instruments which were banned by the regime.
USSR, 1973.03.22, 
Mushfig monument in Baku
