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| | |  Culture of Georgia: Encyclopedia II - Culture of Georgia - Culture of old GeorgiaThe Georgian alphabet was invented in the 5th century BC and reformed by King Parnavaz I of Iberia in 284 BC.
Georgia's medieval culture was greatly influenced by Orthodox Christianity and the Georgian Orthodox and Apostolic Church, which promoted and often sponsored the creation of many works of religious devotion. These included churches and monasteries, works of art such as icons, and hagiographies of Georgian saints. As well as this, many secular works of national history, mythology and hagiograpy were also written.
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See also:Culture of Georgia, Culture of Georgia - Culture of old Georgia, Culture of Georgia - Ecclesiastical art, Culture of Georgia - Ecclesiastical monuments, Culture of Georgia - Literary and other written works, Culture of Georgia - Culture of modern Georgia, Culture of Georgia - Famous Georgian cultural figures XX-XXI centuries:, Culture of Georgia - Actors, Culture of Georgia - Ballet dancers, Culture of Georgia - Composers, Culture of Georgia - Folk Musicians, Culture of Georgia - Filmmakers, Culture of Georgia - Opera singers, Culture of Georgia - Painters, Culture of Georgia - Pianists, Culture of Georgia - Poets, Culture of Georgia - Sculptors, Culture of Georgia - Theatre producers, Culture of Georgia - Writers, Culture of Georgia - Links Read more here: » Culture of Georgia: Encyclopedia II - Culture of Georgia - Culture of old Georgia |
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| | | | Culture of Georgia: Encyclopedia II - Peter the Iberian - Life He was born Murvan (alternatively, Nabarnugios), prince of Iberia. His father, King Bosmarios, invited a noted philosopher Mithradates from Lazica to take part in Murvan’s education. In 423, the prince was sent as a political hostage to Constantinople, where he got a brilliant education under a personal patronage of the Roman empress Eudocia, wife of Theodosius II.
Eventually, the young prince, together with his mentor Mithradates, left the palace and escaped to make a pilgrimage to Palestine where he became a monk at Jerusalem unde ...
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| | | | Culture of Georgia: Encyclopedia II - History of Georgia country - Georgia after Shevardnadze A powerful coalition of reformists headed by Mikhail Saakashvili, Nino Burjanadze and Zurab Zhvania united to oppose Shevardnadze's government in the November 2, 2003 parliamentary elections. The elections were widely regarded as being blatantly rigged; in response, the opposition organised massive demonstrations in the streets of Tbilisi. After two tense weeks, Shevardnadze resigned on November ...
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| | | | Culture of Georgia: Encyclopedia II - History of Georgia country - Georgia under the Soviet Union 1921 - 1990 Georgia was forcibly incorporated into a Transcaucasian Federative Soviet Socialist Republic (TFSSR) comprising Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Georgia. The Soviet Government forced Georgia to cede several historical Georgian provinces to Turkey (province of Tao-Klarjeti), Azerbaijan (province of Hereti/Saingilo), Armenia (Lore region) and Russia (part of the Black Sea seacost). Soviet rule was harsh: about 50,000 people were executed and killed in 1921-1924, more than 150,000 were purged under Stalin and his secret police chief, the Georgian Lavrenty Beria in 1935-1938, 1942 and 1945-1951. In ...
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| | | | Culture of Georgia: Encyclopedia II - History of Georgia country - Post-communist Georgia 1990 - 2003 Opposition pressure on the communist government was manifested in popular demonstrations and strikes, which ultimately resulted in an open, multiparty and democratic parliamentary election being held on October 28, 1990. They were won by the "Round Table" coalition headed by the leading dissident Zviad Gamsakhurdia, who became the head of the Supreme Council of the Republic of Georgia. On March 31, 1991 Gamsakhurdia wasted no time in organising a referendum on independence, which was approved by 98.9% of the votes. Formal independence from t ...
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| | | | Culture of Georgia: Encyclopedia II - History of Georgia country - Georgia under the Russian Empire 1801 - 1918 In 1801, the Russian Tsar Alexander I exiled the royal family of Kartl-Kakheti. It was fully absorbed into the Russian Empire by 1804.
In the summer 1805 Russian troups on the river Askerani and near Zagam defeated the Persian army and protected Tbilisi.
From 1803 to 1878, as a result of numerous Russian wars against Turkey and Iran, several formerly Georgian territories were annexed to the Russian Empire. These areas (Batumi, Artvi ...
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| | | | Culture of Georgia: Encyclopedia II - Georgia country - History Two Georgian Kingdoms of late antiquity, Iberia in the east of the country and Colchis in the west, were among the first nations in the region to adopt Christianity (In 317 AD and 523 AD, respectively). Egrisi often saw battles between rivals Persia and the Byzantine Empire, both of which managed to conquer Western Georgia from time to time. As a result, those Kingdoms were disintegrated into various feudal regions in the early Middle Ages. This made it easy for Arabs to conquer Georgia in the 7th century. The rebellious regions were liberat ...
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| | | | Culture of Georgia: Encyclopedia II - Georgia country - History Two Georgian Kingdoms of late antiquity, Iberia in the east of the country and Colchis in the west, were among the first nations in the region to adopt Christianity (317 AD and 523 AD, respectively). Egrisi often saw battles between rivals Persia and the Byzantine Empire, both of which managed to conquer Western Georgia from time to time. As a result, those Kingdoms were disintegrated into various feudal regions in the early Middle Ages. This made it easy for Arabs to conquer Georgia in the 7th century. The rebellious regions were liberated ...
See also:Georgia country, Georgia country - History, Georgia country - Politics, Georgia country - Subdivisions, Georgia country - Origin of the name, Georgia country - Former symbols, Georgia country - Geography, Georgia country - Landscape, Georgia country - Climate, Georgia country - Economy, Georgia country - Demographics, Georgia country - Religion, Georgia country - Culture, Georgia country - Miscellaneous topics Read more here: » Georgia country: Encyclopedia II - Georgia country - History |
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