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L'arte Armena. Storia Critica E Nuove Prospettive Studies in Armenian
e-ISSN 2610-9433 THE ARMENIAN ART ARMENIAN THE Eurasiatica ISSN 2610-8879 Quaderni di studi su Balcani, Anatolia, Iran, Caucaso e Asia Centrale 16 — L’arte armena. Storia critica RUFFILLI, SPAMPINATO RUFFILLI, FERRARI, RICCIONI, e nuove prospettive Studies in Armenian and Eastern Christian Art 2020 a cura di Edizioni Aldo Ferrari, Stefano Riccioni, Ca’Foscari Marco Ruffilli, Beatrice Spampinato L’arte armena. Storia critica e nuove prospettive Eurasiatica Serie diretta da Aldo Ferrari, Stefano Riccioni 16 Eurasiatica Quaderni di studi su Balcani, Anatolia, Iran, Caucaso e Asia Centrale Direzione scientifica Aldo Ferrari (Università Ca’ Foscari Venezia, Italia) Stefano Riccioni (Università Ca’ Foscari Venezia, Italia) Comitato scientifico Michele Bacci (Universität Freiburg, Schweiz) Giampiero Bellingeri (Università Ca’ Foscari Venezia, Italia) Levon Chookaszian (Yerevan State University, Armenia) Patrick Donabédian (Université d’Aix-Marseille, CNRS UMR 7298, France) Valeria Fiorani Piacentini (Università Cattolica del Sa- cro Cuore, Milano, Italia) Ivan Foletti (Masarikova Univerzita, Brno, Česká republika) Gianfranco Giraudo (Università Ca’ Foscari Venezia, Italia) Annette Hoffmann (Kunsthistorisches Institut in Florenz, Deutschland) Christina Maranci (Tuft University, Medford, MA, USA) Aleksander Nau- mow (Università Ca’ Foscari Venezia, Italia) Antonio Panaino (Alma Mater Studiorum, Università di Bologna, Italia) Antonio Rigo (Università Ca’ Foscari Venezia, Italia) Adriano Rossi (Università degli Studi di Napoli «L’Orientale», Italia) -
Greek Debt Crisis
July 3 - 9, 2015 WEEKLY PUBLISHED EVERY FRIDAY www.georgiatoday.ge Price: GEL 2.50 Georgia Today 24 p. ISSUE No.773 GrGreekeek DeDebtbt Crisis:Crisis: Why it Matters for Georgia IN THIS WEEK’S ISSUE Why Armenia Is Not (Yet) Ukraine P.4 BUSINESS HEADLINES Georgia’s Aversi Georgia Shifts to Now Selling Riga Virus Cancer Digital Broadcasting P.11 Treatment The Partnership Fund It comes with a hefty price Photo: AP tag, but the worth of the new Opens Panex Plant P.11 As Eurozone finance ministers reject the Greek government’s easy-to-use cancer killer is request for a bailout extension, remittances to Georgia are Minsk: A Platform for being proven throughout the expected to be reduced by up to 5 million euros per month. world. P.17 Dialogue between the P.6 EU and EEU P.12 New EU Program for Culture and Creativity The Launched for Eastern Partnership Region Transcaucasian Turkey and Russia Bridging the gap: Trail – Two Discuss Gas British Council and EU Americans, One Discount P.13 launch a program to Vision show Georgia how a FLIGHT SCHEDULE “We have a vision to walk good cultural industry and map the Transcaucasian can be created and Trail, to write a guide book sustained through and bring this scenic trek international dialogue P.4 through a variety of cultures and capacity building. P.23 P.17 to the world’s attention.” 2 JULY 3 - 9 NEWS IN BRIEF USS Laboon Missile Destroyer Visits Georgia ISISISIS DecDeclarlareses CaliphaCaliphatete inin thethe CaucasusCaucasus By Zviad Adzinbaia “The two countries have decided to deepen cooperation in all areas includ- On June 27-29, the USS Laboon ing the military field. -
The Cases of the Litterateurs Tomas Venclova and Zviad Gamsakhurdia in Soviet Lithuania and Soviet Georgia
From Establishment to Dissent: The Cases of the Litterateurs Tomas Venclova and Zviad Gamsakhurdia in Soviet Lithuania and Soviet Georgia Vilius Ivanauskas The author Vilius Ivanauskas holds a PhD degree in history. He is a senior research fellow at the Lithuanian institute of history. In 2012-2013 he was a Fulbright scholar at UC Berkeley (US). His newest book on nationalism and soviet writers (Framed Identity: Lithuanian writers in “friendship of nations” empire) was published in 2015. His first book (“Lithuanian nomenklatura in bureaucratic system: between stagnation and dynamic (1969-1988)”) was published in 2011. One of his articles on writers was also published in the major international journal Europe-Asia” studies (66, 2014). His research interests are soviet intellectuals, ethno-particularism in soviet peripheries, party and cultural elites in Lithuania. Abstract Soviet intellectuals were closely related with indoctrination practices and the legitimisation of the regime. During post-Stalinism Soviet intellectuals experienced the impact of destalinization by opening more room for the dynamic exchange of ideas and expressions. It is important to explore the Soviet peripheries, which were important for the demise of USSR, and to track down similar manifestations in them. This article pays special attention to those controversial situations in Soviet Lithuania and Soviet Georgia, that showed the shift in ideologies, conflicts in cultural establishment and the lines of cleavage that have emerged within the dissident movements. By embracing the Cold war atmosphere in Soviet peripheries, this article analyses the trajectories of two intellectuals - the poet Tomas Venclova and the literary critic Zviad Gamsakhurdia, who came from the families of cultural nomenclatura in Soviet periphery, but who in the 70’s increasingly moved to the position of dissidents and human rights activists. -
Anthology of Georgian Poetry
ANTHOLOGY OF GEORGIAN POETRY Translated by VENERA URUSHADZE STATE PUBLISHING HOUSE «Soviet Georgia» Tbilisi 1958 PREFACE Nature and history have combined to make Georgia a land of poetry. Glistening peaks, majestic forests, sunny valleys, crystalline streams clamouring in deep gorges have a music of their own, which heard by the sensitive ear tends to breed poetic thought; while the incessant struggle of the Georgians against foreign invaders — Persians, Arabs, Mongols, Turks and others — has bred in them a sense of chivalry and a deep patriotism which found expression in many a lay, ballad and poem. Now the treasures of Georgian literature, both ancient and modern, are accessible to millions of our country's readers for they have been translated into many languages of the peoples of the Soviet Union. Except for the very few but beautiful translations of the Wardrops almost nothing has been translated from Georgian into English. The published works of Marjory Wardrop are — "Georgian Folk Tales", "The Hermit", a poem by Ilia Chavchavadze (included in this anthology), "Life of St. Nino", ''Wisdom and Lies" by Saba Sulkhan Orbeliani. But her chief work was the word by word translation of the great epic poem "The Knight in the Tiger's Skin" by Shota Rustaveli. Oliver Wardrop translated "Visramiani". Now, I have taken the responsibility upon myself to afford the English reader some of the treasures of Georgian poetry. This anthology, without pretending to be complete, aims at including the specimens of the varied poetry of the Georgian people from the beginning of its development till to-day. I shall not speak of the difficulties of translating into English from Georgian, even though it might serve as an excuse for some of my shortcomings. -
Language Policy and National Identity in Georgia
Language Policy and National Identity in Georgia A thesis submitted for the degree of PhD to Queen Mary University of London 2011 Rusudan Amirejibi-Mullen Linguistics Abstract Language has been long recognised as a powerful marker of national identity, as has its role in transforming multi-ethnic societies into unified nations. Such is the case of multi-ethnic and multilingual Georgia, where language has today become a crucial factor in interethnic relations and in the Georgian nation-building process. This thesis sheds light on the nature of kartveloba (Georgianness) by examining Georgian language policy over the entire history of the nation. Despite the country’s long-standing civilisation and its established culture, Georgian statehood began to decline from the second half of the thirteenth century, until the country was eventually incorporated into the Russian empire at the beginning of the nineteenth century. Since then, there have been several attempts to instigate a ‘national revival’: 1) the cultural/linguistic movement of the nineteenth century, 2) the struggle to build a nation-state in 1918-1921, 3) the national liberation movement during the Soviet period (1921-1991), and 4) nation- state building in the post-Soviet period. All of these periods display common features with regard to language policy. 2 After investigating language policy and identity developments in the pre- modern period, this thesis examines Georgia under Russian rule (both Tsarist and Soviet), which made the country vulnerable to ethnic conflicts, and tries to explain the violent outcomes. The thesis goes on to examine public debate of language and minority issues, as well as efforts to elaborate inclusive language and ethnic policies in contemporary Georgia. -
International Students Guide
INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS GUIDE Caucasus University CAUCASUS UNIVERSITY 1 CONTENTS W E L C O M E ............................................................................................................................. 3 Facts and Figures About Caucasus University (CU) ...................................................................... 6 Campus History And Location .......................................................................................................8 Accommodations ........................................................................................................................... 9 Your First Few Days .................................................................................................................... 10 Practical Information .................................................................................................................... 10 Visa ........................................................................................................................................... 10 Residence Permit .......................................................................................................................11 Traveling Options ...................................................................................................................... 11 Budgeting .................................................................................................................................. 12 Health & Insurance ......................................................................................................................13 -
Georgia's Convention Center
SAN DIEGO STATE THE BREATHTAKING CROWDFUNDING, UNIVERSITY OPENS IN BEAUTY OF GEORGIA’S GEORGIA’S NEWEST TBILISI MOUNTAINS ANGEL INVESTOR Investor.ge A Magazine Of The American Chamber Of Commerce In Georgia ISSUE 47 OCT.-NOV. 2015 Fashion, Festivals and Forums: Georgia’s Convention Center OCTOBER-NOVEMBER/2015 • Investor.ge | 3 Investor.ge CONTENT 6 Explainer: The National Bank of Georgia’s Financial Supervisory Council 8 A Foreign Education At Home: San Diego State University Opens its Doors for Business 12 Georgian Mountains: Breathtaking Beauty Attracts a Growing Number of Tourists 12 17 Svaneti Prepares for Over 4,000 Skiers at Tetnuldi Resort 18 Georgia’s Economy Running on MICE and FDI 20 KPMG: Chemical Industry Ripe for Investment 22 Chinese Investment in Georgia: The Start of a Beautiful Friendship? 24 Meet Crowdfunding, Georgia’s Newest Angel Investor 28 Tapping into the Business End of Tourism: Georgia plans for a Convention Bureau 34 Checking on the Road Map for Reform of 18 Georgia’s Money Markets 38 Rhea’s Squirrels: Breaking Bread and Breaking Stereotypes 41 Building an inclusive Georgia 17 NEWS ...... 42 4 | Investor.ge • OCTOBER-NOVEMBER/2015 OCTOBER-NOVEMBER/2015 • Investor.ge | 5 WHAT IS THE FINANCIAL made more accountable. EXPLAINER: SUPERVISORY COUNCIL, AND One of the authors of the initiative, WHY WAS IT INITIATED? MP Tamaz Mechiauri, said the new The National he Financial Supervisory Coun- Council will increase public “confi- cil is a council made up of seven dence” in the NBG. Speaking at Parlia- Tmembers that are in charge of ment debates before the bill was adopted, Bank of monitoring and providing oversight for Mechiauri said the new Council would the banking sector. -
Project Manager
Project manager ANA RIABOSHENKO 01/10/1977 Tbilisi, Georgia [email protected] +995599251393 Education: 1992 - 1995 - Art College of Jacob Nikoladze, Tbilisi /Painting/ diploma obtained 1995 - 2002 - State Academy of fine Arts, Tbilisi /Master of Graphic Art/ diploma obtained Working Experience: 2019 till present art director of Tbilisi Art Centre Coordination of the local and international projects, organization strategic planning and development. 2017 - 2019 Director of LEPL Creative Georgia (within the Ministry of Culture and Monument Protection of Georgia). A legal entity of public law within the Ministry of Education, Science, Culture and Sport of Georgia, with an aim to create an appropriate environment for creative industries development, via relevant programs, projects and grants. Responsibilities - strategic planning and development of the institution, management and coordination of the programs, projects and administration. 2015 – 2017 Director of Cultural Popularization, Regional Programs and Project Management Department (Ministry of Culture and Monument Protection of Georgia) Department a unit responsible for the strategic vision of the cultural policy within the country and abroad, as well as actual programming and implementation. Responsibilities - strategic planning, on the international level development, action planning and implementation. 2014 till present curator of Contemporary Art Space Batumi (Within the Ministry of Education, Culture and Sports of Adjara Autonomic Republic). Responsibilities – Strategic planning, event management, coordination. 2007 till present President of TRAM foundation (Non-governmental contemporary art institution). A non- governmental organization supporting the development of contemporary art within the country and internationally. 2009 - 2011 Georgia Regional Coordinator of Arts and Culture Network Program, Open Society Foundations Georgia. Responsibility – coordination of the local cultural sector with the program activities, development of the program according to the sectoral needs. -
Classical Literature and the Retroaction of Socialist Ideologyâ•Flthe Sovietization of a Medieval Georgian Epic Poem And
Diego Benning Wang, 1 Classical Literature and the Retroaction of Socialist Ideology—The Sovietization of a Medieval Georgian Epic Poem and Its Mysterious Author Diego Benning Wang O Georgia—who makest us shed tears, /Thou art the second cradle of the Russian muse. /One who carelessly forgets about Georgia, /Is not likely to be a poet in Russia. –Evgeny Evtushenko When you read Rustaveli, you would be thinking: could there be many writers who lived 700-odd years ago akin to this precious genius of the Georgian people? –Mikhail Kalinin Early-20th-century Russian poet Kontantin Balmont, the first person to fully translate the medieval Georgian epic poetry vepkhistqaosani (The Knight in Panther Skin) into Russian, said such about the work’s author Shota Rustaveli: “Like Homer to the Hellas, Dante to Italy, Shakespeare to England, Calderón and Cervantes to Spain, Rustaveli is Georgia… A people, if great, will compose a song and carry in their bosom their world- renowned poet. Such crown-bearer of the ages, still unbeknownst to the Russians to this day, was the chosen one of Georgia, Shota Rustaveli, who in the twelfth century endowed his homeland with a banner and an appeal—vepkhistqaosani […] This is the best poetry of love ever composed in Europe, a rainbow of love, a bridge of fire, which connects the heaven with the earth.”1 Long after Balmont’s Russian translation of vepkhistqaosani was completed, the work still remained unknown to most non-Georgians of the Soviet Union. Yet four decades later, Rustaveli had become a household name far beyond his native Georgia and throughout the Soviet Union. -
LIA BAGRATIONI CV/RESUME Artist [email protected] B
LIA BAGRATIONI CV/RESUME Artist [email protected] b. 1957, Tbilisi, Georgia Lives and works in Tbilisi Member of IAC (International Academy of Ceramics) based in Geneva, Switzerland Co-founder of the Georgian Ceramic Art and Craft Foundation The Clay Office based in Tbilisi, Georgia Associate Professor, Tbilisi State Academy of Arts, Tbilisi, Georgia EDUCATION 1975-80 diploma MFA, Tbilisi State Academy of Arts, Georgia SOLO EXHIBITIONS 2018 A Mad Tea Party, Contemporary Art Gallery – Tbilisi History Museum, Georgian National Museum, Tbilisi, Georgia 2018 1001st Round, Dèdicace Gallery, Tbilisi, Georgia 2017 (Don’t Go Alone, Remedios!), State Silk Museum, Tbilisi, Georgia 2017 PARADISE LOST, Uta Bekaia and Lia Bagrationi, Performance, Mercedes Benz, Tbilisi Fashion Week, Georgia 2015 On Point, Artarea Gallery, Artisterium8, Tbilisi, Georgia 2014 Vice Versa, Gala Gallery. Tbilisi, Georgia Clay as a Memory Vessel, Gala Gallery, Tbilisi, Georgia 2011 Money Illusion, BAIA Gallery, Tbilisi. Georgia 2005 Form of the Form, Center Point Gallery, Tbilisi, Georgia Mirror Reflections of Vanishing Cities, Gallery Aqui Siam Ben, Vallauris, France 2004 Terra-Aurum, Tbilisi History Museum, Tbilisi, Georgia 2001 Lia Bagrationi and Bruce Hawkins, Lakeside Gallery, Lakeside, MI, USA. SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS 2020 Artisterium13, OFFLINE-ONLINE, Tbilisi International Contemporary Art Exhibition and Art Events, Tbilisi, Georgia IRREAL REALITY, LIFE N STYLE, International Print Festival, MOMA Tbilisi, Georgia 2019 Museum of Ceramics, Georgian National -
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INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS GUIDE Caucasus University CAUCASUS UNIVERSITY 1 CONTENTS W E L C O M E ............................................................................................................................. 3 Facts and Figures About Caucasus University (CU) ...................................................................... 6 Campus History And Location .......................................................................................................8 Accommodations ........................................................................................................................... 9 Your First Few Days .................................................................................................................... 10 Practical Information .................................................................................................................... 10 Visa ........................................................................................................................................... 10 Residence Permit .......................................................................................................................11 Traveling Options ...................................................................................................................... 11 Budgeting .................................................................................................................................. 12 Health & Insurance ......................................................................................................................13 -
Caucasus University
Caucasus University A GUIDE FOR INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS Contents W E L C O M E ................................................................................................................................................ 3 Facts and Figures about Caucasus University (CU) ....................................................................................... 4 Campus Location: .......................................................................................................................................... 7 Accommodations .......................................................................................................................................... 9 Your First Few Days ..................................................................................................................................... 10 Practical Information .................................................................................................................................. 11 Visa .......................................................................................................................................................... 11 Residence Permit .................................................................................................................................... 12 Flight Options .......................................................................................................................................... 12 Budgeting ...............................................................................................................................................