of these writers' anniversaries at the state level also serves to promote them throughout the world. On November 10, 2008 Mehriban Aliyeva, President of the Heydar Aliyev Foundation, spoke at the UNESCO headquarters in Paris on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of M.Pashayev. Hundreds of books have been published based on the decree of the President dated 12 January 2004 on “The implementation of mass editions in the Azerbaijani language (Latin). In addition, 150 volumes of examples from World Literature Library has been translated. Literature museums President Ilham Aliyev attended the opening of the Literature Museum in Gazakh. The busts of 12 national heroes and famous writers from Qazakh were erected at the park, where the museum is located. The president signed an order on June 1, 2012, to allocate from the Presidential Reserve Fund AZN 5 million to construct this museum. See also Azerbaijani people Azerbaijani language Azerbaijani-language poets Nizami Museum of Azerbaijan Literature References Further reading External links The Book of Dede Korkut (English translation) "Literature" by Azeri.org Azeri Literature Azerbaijani Literature and Authors, part of Virginia Tech University Libraries Slavic, East European, and Former USSR Resources page Aesopian literary dimensions in Azerbaijani literature of the Soviet period, 1920—1990, by Maliheh Shams Tyrrell, Columbia University, Faculty Advisor: Edward Allworth, Date: 1999 The Institute of Literature named after Nizami of the Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences The Use of Spoken Russian in Azerbaijani Literature, by Andreas Tietze, Slavic Review, Vol. 22, No. 4 (Dec., 1963), pp. 727–733 Azeribooks project of the United States Public Affairs Section Azerbaijan National Bibliography (1987–1991) Kocharli, Nigar: "The Business of Literature in Azerbaijan" in the Caucasus Analytical Digest No. 14 Azerbaijani language Azerbaijan (Iran) Azerbaijani culture