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Full name: Vazha Kiknadze, patronymic: Ivane Address: 11, Akhmeteli St.IV/I, Apt. 58, , Tel: 52 71 87, E-mail: [email protected] Date of birth: 27.08.1952 Education: 1970 - 1976 Iv. Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University; Work experience: 1986 - The candidate of the Historical science; 2006 - The doctor of the Historical science; 1976-2006 The Senior research fellow at Iv. Javakhishvili Institute of History and Ethnology; 2006 - The Acting Director of the same Institute. 2006 - The Full professor of the Tbilisi State University. From 2007 until today - The director of Iv. Javakhishvili Institute of History and Ethnology.

Languages: Russian fluent, English fluent

The main published scientific works:

1. The critical review of D. Lang’s article “Georgia at the time of the King Giorgi the 5th, collected papers“The studies of the Georgian history at the feudal time”, Tbilisi 1986, pages: 113-130. 2. The 14th century Syrian source about the Empire of Il-khans, “Sakartvelo” # 2, Tbilisi 1998, pages 39-45. 3. Ivane Javakhishvili’s pedagogical perspective and a one unknown document, the magazine “Istoria” #1, Tbilisi 1998, pages 12-20. 4. The five portraits against an epoch background, the Georgian-European magazine “Iveria”, Tbilisi-Paris, 1998-1999. 5. The Georgian clergy of the 19th century, ,,Iveria”, Paris-Tbilisi 1998/99. 6. King Bagrat the 4th (1027-1072), Liparit Bagvashi and ,,Varangians” (Normans), collect. Works dedicated to memory of Al. Orbeliani #2, Tbilisi 1999. 7. For the interpretation of one point of ,,Shaikh Uweis’s History”, The studies of the history of the Medieval Georgia, Vol. VII, Tbilisi 1999. 8. The world and the national problems in the works of the Georgian clergy of the 19th century, short papers of international symposium dedicated to memory of Acad. V. Gabashvili, Tbilisi 2001. 9. Honorable in Ages (Kirion the 2nd), Collective papers: ,,Christianity in Georgia”, Tbilisi 2002. 10. The prominent ecclesiastical figure of the Georgian Church – Michail Sabinin (in Russian) internet version: http://www.pravoslavie.ru/cgi- bin/sukon/client/displypl?sid=3747did=1079 11. Spiritual adviser and society, scientific Journal ,,Logos” #2, Tbilisi 2004. 12. The Monastery, the basis stroghold of the ecclesiastic politics of the Russian synod in Transcaucasia. “Logos”, the magazine of the international centre of Christian researches, #1, Tbilisi 2004, pages 72-78. 13. From the history of the relationship of Kirion II and Vasil Rozanov, collected papers “The studies of the history of culture and theory, (TSU, the department of the history of culture and theory) #21, Tbilisi 2005, pages 13-21. 14. Das Problem der nationalen Selbständigkeit in der Werken georgischer Geistlicher des 19 Jarhunderts, Tail 1, Mitteilungsblatt, Berlin, 2005, N11/12, Tail 2, Mitteilungsblatt, #1/2, Berlin 2006. 15. The new archive data from the family biography of Vazha-Pshavela (Pavle Razikashvili) The studies of the modern history, #1, Tbilisi 2007. 16. Kirion II and questions of the history of Poland and Lithuania, - “etudes at the edge of cultures “, (co-authoring with L. Konchak), Tbilisi 2007, pages 56-64 (In Russian). 17. Ilia Chavchavadze and the clergy of 19th century, “The studies of the new and recent history”, #2, Tbilisi 2007. 18. King Rusudan’s gospel from Petersburg, collected papers “The studies of the history and sources of the medieval Georgia” # IX, Tbilisi 2008, pages 54-58. 19. The problems of establishing a civil society in the modern Georgia, “The studies of the new and recent history”, #3, Tbilisi 2008, pages 209-218 (In Russian). 20. Istanbul (Constantinople) and Hagia-Sophia in the notes of Georgian travelers – the magazine “Pirosmani” # 9, Tbilisi 2009, pages: 24-30 (In Georgian and Turkish).

(Full list of scientific works consists of 100 points).

Monographs:

a. Georgia in the 14th century, Tbilisi 1989. b. ,,The wise man of the East” treatise of Al. Amilakhvari, edited with preface and comments by V. Kiknadze, Tbilisi, 1997. c. The life and deeds of bishop P. Konchoshvili, Tbilisi, 2003. d. The world and national problems in the works of the clergy at the end of 19th and in the beginning of 20th centuries (Gabriel Kikodze, Kirion Sadzaglishvili, Petre Konchoshvili, Mikhail Sabinin), Tbilisi 2009, page 356.

Participation in various scientific forums and conferences:

1. 11-13 October 2000 - The International Symposium, Christianity: Past, Present, Future”, Tbilisi. 2. 13-17 August 2003 - The Georgian Church Synod’s Conference devoted to anniversary of Ruis- Council, Gori. 3. 4-10 October 2004 – The National Multidisciplinary Conference, Technical University, Tbilisi. 4. 6-7 November 2007 - The International Scientific Conference: ,,Ilia Chavchavadze and his epoch”, Tbilisi. 5. 22-25 June 2007 - The First Scientific Conference of the Humanitarian Faculty of the Tbilisi State University, dedicated to the 120 years of anniversary of the Academician Akaki Shanidze. Report: “For the family biography of the King Giorgi the 5th ”, Thesis of reports, Tbilisi. 6. 17 – 26 August 2007 – Report for attendees of the CIS Young Scientist’s International “Summer School”, “The agreement between Georgia and RSFSR (Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic) from May 7, 1920”, Saint- Petersburg, (in Russian). 7. 6-7 November, 2007 - The International Scientific conference of Shota Rustaveli Literature Institute, Report “Ilia Chavchavadze and clergy of 19th century”, Tbilisi. 8. 9 – 10 June, 2008 - Report for attendees of the CIS Young Scientist’s International “Summer School”, “Problems of establishment of the civil society in the modern Georgia”, Kishinov, (in Russian). 9. 3-4 October, 2008 - The International Scientific Conference “The Current challenges in the education managment – Knowledge in life. Report - “The Bishop Gabriel and Vazha-Pshavela’s family”, Gori. 10. 16-18 December, 2008 - The Thematic Scientific Conference of Shota Rustaveli Literature Institute. Report - “Sulkhan-Saba Orbeliani and the Georgian Europeanism, literature, culture, perception”, dedicated to the 350 years anniversary of Sulkhan-Saba Orbeliani. Report - “The new features of the history of the Georgian and European relations in XIII-XIV centuries”. 11. 1-5 February, 2009 – The Cambridge University seminar, (organized by the research committee of Russia and the Eastern Europe). Report - “The Russian exarchate politics and the outstanding Georgian ecclesiastic figures at the beginning of 20th century”, The Great Britain (In English). 12. 17-25 February, 2009 – Report at the International Conference of Tohoku University “The Russian Synod’s Ecclesiastic policy and the Georgian society at the beginning of 20th century”, Sendai, (Japan) (In English). 13. 16-20 March, 2009 – The International Conference of Maltepe University “Researches of the Central Eurasia” past, present, future”. Report -“Istanbul (Constantinople) and Hagia-Sophia in the notes of Georgian travelers”, Istanbul, (In English). 14. 27-29 May, 2009 - The Scientific Conference of Iv. Javakhishvili History and Ethnology Institute, dedicated to the 20th anniversary of the 9th April. Report - “For the interpretation of the name “Khosia, son of Baidar” from the “Monument of Eristavs” (“Dzegli Eristavta”). 15. 28-30 October, 2009 - The International Conference “The early contacts between east and west”, Uppsala, Sweden. Report -“Varangians in Georgia” (In English). 16. 21-23 November, 2009 - The International Scientific Conference “Via Egnatia”, Tbilisi. “Explaining some points of M. Panaretos Trapezund Chronicle”, (In English).

All reports are in the , except those, which are already noted with an appropriate language.

Participation in grant projects:

1. 1993-1994 Grant of the Georgian Academy of Sciences ,,The history of the Georgian Church from the beginning down to the 4th century”. 2. 1996-1997 Grant of the Georgian Academy of Sciences “The History of the Georgian Church in the 4th - 5th centuries”. 3. 2004-2005 Grant of the Georgian Academy of Sciences ,,The history of the peoples of the North Caucasus in the 10th - 13th centuries” (in collaboration with PhD. V. Goiladze). 4. 2006-2009 Grant of the Rustaveli Foundation ,,Ethnography of Georgia.”