Assays from the History of Georgia
Assays from the History of Georgia ABKHAZIA ABKHAZIA om the History of Georgia Assays fr Ministry of Education and Culture of Abkhazia Institute of History and Ethnology of Iv. Javakhishvili Assays from the History of Georgia ABKHAZIA from ancient times till the present days Tbilisi 2011 UDC (uak) 94 (479.224) G-16 The first generalizing work of Georgian scientists in the English Language on the History of Abkhazia from ancient times to the present days. It gives the readers the possibility of getting acquainted with the opinions of Georgian and Abkhazia histori- ans on different disputable issues and accept or not accept this or that position. Editorial Board: Prof. Jemal Gamakharia (Chief editor) Prof. Tamaz Beradze Prof. Teimuraz Gvantseladze Authors: Jemal Gamakharia (Head of the Project), Lia Akhaladze, Malkhaz Baramidze, Salome Bakhia –Okruashvili, Tamaz Beradze, Lia Bitadze, Dazmir Jojua, Merab Gejua, Irakli Gelenava, Teimuraz Gvantseladze, Badri Gogia, Revaz Khvistani, Bezhan Khorava, Guranda Pkhakadze. Translator: Ketevan Chogigidze Reviews: Prof. Otar Zhordania, Prof. Manana Sanadze, Prof. Tariel Phutkaradze Design: On the Cover – Georgian Inscription by Giorgi Basilisdze on the column of the church of Archangles - Mikhael and Gabriel from the village Anukhva of Gu- dauta district of Abkhazia (11th century); on the back cover - Georgian Incription of Luka Martineva from Tsebelda (14th century) ISBN 978-9941-0-3928-7 Introduction Creation of the generalizing work in history of Abkhazia and its publishing in the Eng- lish Language was extremely delayed. The necessity of creation of such a work is con- ditioned by the numerous circumstances. First of all we have to emphasize the fact, that permanent aspiration of the Russian State to tear from Georgia its North-West part has already been the reason of the politization of history of that latter for already more than one century and consequently the brute falsification of the historical past of Abkhazia and together with it of the whole Western Georgia.
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