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" 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 2019 Anar Elkhan Zal Farid Huseyn Rustam Kamal Aliya Samadova Irada Musayeva
2020 Dyusen Kaseynov (Kazakhstan) Samad Vakilov Kamran Asadov Ulviyya Heydarova Afag Bashirgyzy Valeh Karimov Kamran Yunis Khazar Suleymanli
2021 Karim Valiyev Ramiz HasanogluВ Баку прошла церемония награждения медалью имени Вагифа Самедоглу (news.day.az) Aryeh Gut (Israel)
2022 Nushaba Babaeva-Vakilova Mobil Babaev
2023 Salim Babullaoghlu
2025 Rustam Dastanoglu
References
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