Geidar Aliev

Andrey Konchalovskys project the Burden of power is about unpopular decisions of heads of state and political figures in power The heroes of the cycle Burden of power can not be called fighters for liberal ideas but they paradoxically had a huge impact on the fate and development of their countries The film about Heydar Aliyev is part of Andrey Konchalovskys cycle the Burden of power about the great politicians of the twentieth century This cycle began with a film about Yuri Andropov It was Andropov who promoted Heydar Aliyev as a politician because he saw him as a close associate in the upcoming reform of the Soviet Union Unfortunately the story followed a different scenario the USSR collapsed and Heydar Aliyev was thrown out of politics But he managed to return to it as a winner overcome the turmoil become the President of Azerbaijan and give his people confident guidelines for moving into the future