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 Abdurrahim-bey Hagverdiyev (1870-1933) - well-known playwright, prose-writer and literary scientist.
He was born and raised in Shusha in a noble family. His interest to dramaturgy revealed from early youth when he, being a student of the Shusha secular school ( realny uchilishe ) participated in amateur performances and even wrote a comedy “Haji Dashdemir”.
In 1890s Hagverdiyev staged the first opera in Shusha and in the whole Karabakh province. Before this, opera was staged only in Baku. He was also the first person to organize first public concerts of national and oriental music with participation of famous singers and musicians of the time.
In his works, Hagverdiyev continued the traditions of Mirza Fatali Akhundov, the founder of the drama genre and another Najaf-bey Vazirov. In his plays “The Ruined Nest”, “Unfortunate Youth”, “Peri-Jadu” and others, the author similar to his Akhundov and Vazirov, exposes the negative aspects of life in 19 th c. Azerbaijan . In his historical drama “Aga Muhammad-shah Qajar” he criticizes the despotic way of governance.
Hagverdiyev was also one of the active writers for “Molla Nasraddin”, the famous satirical magazine which played a significant role in formation of Azeri socio-cultural and political thought in the early 20th century.
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