About Mammad Said Ordubadi
Lived 1872 – 1950 (aged 78). Mammad Said Ordubadi was a Russian journalist, writer, poet and playwright.
Mammad Said Ordubadi (; 24 March 1872 – 1 May 1950) was an Azerbaijani writer, poet, playwright and journalist.
Ordubadi started his career as a poet. His articles and poetry were published in many of the Azerbaijani-language magazines of the time. During the Iranian Constitutional Revolution, Ordubadi joined the Muslim Social Democratic Party (Hummet). In 1911, he published Years of Blood, a collection of firsthand accounts of the clashes between Armenians and Azerbaijanis in 1905. In 1918, he joined the Communist Party, and his articles were published in the official newspaper of the Hummet Party. Along with the 11th Red Army, he went to Dagestan and published the journal Red Dagestan magazine there. In his early publications, Ordubadi criticised ignorance, backwardness and religious fanaticism. In 1906, in Tbilisi he published a collection of his poems titled Gaflat (Ignorance), and in 1907 he published another poetry book titled Vatan va hurriyat (Fatherland and Freedom). Sword and Quill "Smoggy Tabriz" "Hidden Baku" "Fighting City"
Plays His plays include; "The Garden of Eden or the Tragedy of Tehran," "The Last Days of Andean, or the Surrender of Grenada." "Sabotajniks" "Religions" "October Revolution"
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Who was Mammad Said Ordubadi?
Azerbaijani writer (1872-1950)
When was Mammad Said Ordubadi born?
Mammad Said Ordubadi was born on 24 March 1872 in Ordubad.
When did Mammad Said Ordubadi die?
Mammad Said Ordubadi died on 1 May 1950 in Baku.
What was Mammad Said Ordubadi's occupation?
Mammad Said Ordubadi was a journalist, writer, poet and playwright.
What nationality was Mammad Said Ordubadi?
Mammad Said Ordubadi was Russian.
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