Şən Azərbaycan / Шән Азәрбајҹан - Merry Azerbaijan (Soviet Azerbaijani Song) [Azerbaijani/Russian]

A Soviet-era patriotic song about Azerbaijan that actually still remains popular today. However, it isn’t commonly sung in Russian anymore. Performer: Idris Mehdiyev (Идрис Мехтиев), Song and Dance Ensemble of the Red-Bannered Baku Air Defense District (Һава Һүҹумундан Мүдафиә Гырмызы Бајраглы Бакы Даирәсинин Маһны вә Рәгс Ансамблы) Year Recorded: 1978 Composer: Polad Bülbüloğlu (Полад Бүлбүлоғлу) Lyricist (Azerbaijani): Məstan Günər (Мәстан Ҝүнәр) Lyricist (Russian): Onegin Gadgikasimov (Онегин Гаджикасимов) Year Written/Composed: 1970 Image: Visit of Leonid Brezhnev to Soviet Azerbaijan, 1982.