Yusif Vazir Chamanzaminli
Yusif Vazir Chamanzaminli  | |
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Yusif Vazir photographed as a law student in 1911  | |
| Born | Yusif Mirbaba oghlu Vazirov 12 September 1887 Shusha, Russian Empire  | 
| Died | 3 January 1943 (aged 55) Sukhobezvodnoye Gulag camp near Gorky, USSR  | 
| Pen name | Chamanzaminli, Kurban Said, Ali Khan Chamanzaminli and about a dozen other minor pen names. | 
| Occupation | Novelist, short story writer, essayist, political activist | 
| Language | Azerbaijani, Russian | 
| Nationality | Azerbaijani | 
| Period | Pre-revolutionary and early Soviet | 
| Genre | novels, short stories, essays, articles | 
| Notable works | Ali and Nino (1937 as core author to which Essad Bey added some folkloric elements) Maiden Spring (1934) Between Two Fires (published posthumously 1968)  | 
| Spouse | Bilgeyis Ajalova | 
| Children | Orkhan (1928–2010), Fikret (1929–2004), | 
Yusif Vazir Chamanzaminli (Azerbaijani: Yusif Vəzir Çəmənzəminli), also spelled Chemenzeminli, born Yusif Mirbaba oghlu Vazirov (12 September 1887 – 3 January 1943) was an Azerbaijani statesman and writer known for his novels, short stories, essays, and diaries.