Helsinki Civil Assembly is interested in uddin question
(November 2000)
On October 29, by invitation of organizers of 5th Assembly /Helsinki Civil
Assembly/, which was held these days in Baku, representative of "The
Caucasus Albanian Research Center" historian Zurab Kananchev introduced a
report on uddin subject in this meeting in section of "Small Nations''.
The historian Zurab Kananchev
In his speech Z.Kananchev acquainted participants of assembly with history and
culture of uddins direct descendants of ancient Albanians and illegitimate
decision of Russian government from 1836 about liquidation of independent
Albanian church. During his speech he paid attention to the necessity of
Albanian church's temples reconstruction, rebirth of Albanian auto grey mullet,
realization of actions, directed to publish literature (including religious
character - Bible) and leaching aids in uddin language for local citizens,
printing of uddin folk-lore's collection. Speech of Z.Kananchev in such
important meeting. as 5th Assembly /Helsinki Civil Assembly/, in work where
participated about 700 delegates from different countries, testifies that for
the last lime in republic and behind its borders it attracts great attention on
question of study and reconstruction of culture, on one of the most ancient
citizens of Azerbaijan and the whole Caucasus - uddins.