Baku, July 13, AZERTAC Due to the announcement of the Shusha city as the Cultural Capital of the Turkic World in 2023, as well as in order to promote the literary heritage of outstanding personalities of the Turkic world, the International Turkic Culture and Heritage Foundation published a new book about the great poet of Azerbaijan Molla Panah Vagif "The vizier himself, in word is shah" (“Özü vəzir, sözü şah”). The book contains poems dedicated to Molla Panah Vagif by Azerbaijani and foreign poets, imitations (nazireler) written on his works, phrases by Azerbaijani and world-famous literary figures about the life and creativity of the writer. The publication also includes the epic (dastan) "Vagif", the well known drama of the same name by Samad Vurgun and debate poems (deyishmeler) between Vagif and Molla Vali Vidadi. The collection covers works by famous Azerbaijani artists embodying the image of the poet in the visual arts, as well as photographs from the performances of "Vagif" staged in the theaters of Azerbaijan in various years. The book opens with a foreword "Molla Panah Vagif and a few words about this book" by head of the project, president of the International Turkic Culture and Heritage Foundation Gunay Afandiyeva. In the preface, Gunay Afandiyeva emphasizes the importance of the literary activity of Molla Panah Vagif for the Turkic world: "The creative heritage of the outstanding personalities of the Turkic world, the works written about them, are of great significance for the International Turkic Culture and Heritage Foundation. The book "The vizier himself, his word is shah" is another project of the organization in this direction. In the book, poetic works, pearls of fine art dedicated to the personality and literary heritage of the poet, once again show that Vagif is alive and akin to the Turkic peoples”.It should be noted that the compiler and editor of the book, which was issued in the Zardabi publishing house, is the poet Farid Huseyn, the art designer is the Honored art worker of Azerbaijan Ziyadkhan Aliyev, the consultant is the Honored worker of culture of Azerbaijan Barat Vusal, the author of the explanations is the translator Mohammed Nuri.