Remembering Sergei Parajanov, the Bard of the Caucasus
A wandering minstrel, Ashik Kerib, presents himself within the frescoed walls of Nadir Pasha’s “divan” (reception hall). “I am a humble minstrel. My lute and I are ready to sing praises for you,” Ashik Kerib states. Nadir Pasha, a small-time nobleman, is a …