INTERVIEWS
Villagers’ memories and conversations: childhood, school, work, leaving, and the village today.
The text has been edited: shortened, with some personal details removed. The views are the speaker’s own.
- 01
Əli
54 years old · Lives in the village
“For me, Qaratəhlə isn’t just the place where I live. It is my life itself.”
- 02
Elman
55 years old · Teacher in Baku
“This village is my identity.”
- 03
Fuad
66 years old · Lives in the village
“I’m from Qaratəhlə. That comes first.”
- 04
Əsgər
47 years old · Works in Tbilisi
“You can leave the village, but you can’t take it out of your heart.”
- 05
Zeynəb
55 years old · Teacher
“As long as I’m at this school, I’ll do everything I can.”
- 06
Həsən
70 years old · Retired
“Once our village had two factories, and a livestock farm as well.”