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Vagif Samadoghlu Medal

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Vagif Samadoghlu Medal
Azerbaijani: Vaqif Səmədoğlu medalı
Awarded forpropaganda of Azerbaijani literature and culture, especially the poetic heritage of Vagif Samadoghlu
Date2019
CountryAzerbaijan
Presented byVagif Samadoghlu Center
Highlights
First awardedAnar (2019)
Last awardedSalim Babullaoghlu (2023)

The Vagif Samadoghlu Medal is a literary award named after Vagif Samadoghlu, a prominent representative of Azerbaijani poetry of the twentieth century, one of the pioneers of the "literary generation of the 60s"[citation needed] and one of the reformers of Azerbaijani free verse.

The medal, intended for famous figures of literature and culture, public figures of both Azerbaijan and different countries of the world, has been awarded since 2019 by the Vagif Samadoghlu Center according to two main criteria:

  • For propaganda of Azerbaijani literature and culture, especially the poetic heritage of Vagif Samadoghlu;
  • For contribution to world literature and especially world poetry;

The medal was made by sculptor and artist Kyamran Asadov.

Winners

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2019

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  • Anar
  • Elkhan Zal
  • Farid Huseyn
  • Rustam Kamal
  • Aliya Samadova
  • Irada Musayeva

2020

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  • Dyusen Kaseynov (Kazakhstan)
  • Samad Vakilov
  • Kamran Asadov
  • Ulviyya Heydarova
  • Afag Bashirgyzy
  • Valeh Karimov
  • Kamran Yunis
  • Khazar Suleymanli

2021

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2022

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  • Nushaba Babaeva-Vakilova
  • Mobil Babaev

2023

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