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Esma Oniani

Esma Oniani (1938-1999) was one of the most recognized poet and artist.   In 1963 she graduated from Tbilisi Academy of Fine Arts. Her graduation work The School-Leavers was highly praised and was sent to the student exhibition in Moscow.   She participated in numerous all-Union, Caucasian and republican exhibitions,... Read more >

NEW BOOKS

SOVIET GEORGIA A PERSONAL JOURNEY THROUGH RECENT HISTORY

Irakli Laitadze

This book is a reflective journey by Irakli Laitadze into the recent past. The author is a witness of the events that laid the foundation of the Soviet Union’s essential... Read more >

Georgia's Road to Freedom. A Contemporary's Notebook

Nika Rurua

Nika Rurua, a filmmaker by education, had planned to make a film once Georgia became a NATO member. Anyone who knew him would easily guess the film's subject: the Russian occupation a century... Read more >

Georgia: 50 Albums that snuck freedom in

Nika Rurua

Western “soft powers” – be they American jazz or cinematography, literature or rock n roll – sped up the initial exposure and final demise of the soviet ideology; It... Read more >

Ketevan the Martyr

Thea Kartvelishvili

Ketevan the Martyr – this is how the 17th-century Queen of Kakheti was established in Georgian consciousness. Her martyrdom was so impressive that, unlike many holy martyrs in... Read more >