Former participant of KVN team "Guys from Baku" Timur Weinstein was appointed the General Producer of Russian NTV channel. In the early 90s Vaynteysh was one of the artistic directors of the Baku KVN "Guys from Baku". In 1996, he graduated from the Azerbaijan Medical University in psychiatry. After moving to Moscow, he worked in television company VID and studied how to become a director of TV programs in the Russian Institute of Television. Since 2000 he worked as the producer and the director of the Russian cinema award ceremony "Nika". In 2009 he founded the company "White Media". Since 2013, Timur Weinstein is the member of the Board of Directors of "CTC Media". He is a Member of the Russian Television Academy and a number of other television organizations.
Notable facts of Weinstein’s biography is that he is also a relative of several famous people. So, his mother Beyaz Vezirova is a sister of Abdurahman Vezirov, the former first secretary of the Communist Party of Azerbaijan. Timur's father is a composer Leonid Weinstein, brother of Harry Kasparov’s father. -02В-
Culture
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The solo exhibition by Azerbaijani carpet artist Elnara Rasulova has opened in Istanbul. The exhibition, held in one of the city's historical locations, showcases Rasulova's collection, featuring approximately 50 carpets, including 17 of her own works. Among the pieces in the collection, one dates back to the 17th century.
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The pursuit of understanding Azerbaijan’s history is an ongoing journey, increasingly woven into modern literature, culture, and national pride. A recent contribution to this endeavor is Yusif Aghayev’s new book, “The Art of War in the 11th-13th Centuries in the Works of Great Azerbaijani Poet Nizami Ganjavi,” presented at the National Museum of the History of Azerbaijan. This event marked a dual triumph in Azerbaijan’s cultural and academic circles, linking medieval military history with the famous works of Nizami Ganjavi, a poet whose legacy has long enriched the nation’s identity.
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In an era where climate change resonates as one of the most pressing global challenges, the issue has found a poignant, visually compelling voice in Latvia's animated film Flow.
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In recent years, women’s presence in Azerbaijani literature has sparked conversations about equality in the arts, especially as new female writers and poets struggle to make their voices heard. Reflecting this struggle, “Salaam Cinema Cultural and Art Sanctuary” recently held an open-mic event under the banner “Time for Women on the Literary Stage.”
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