History
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Second Democratic Republic
The last decade of the 20th century proved to be extremely tense for Georgia. Ethnic conflicts and civil wars, combined…
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Soviet Georgia
Bolshevik Invasion By 1920, Soviet Russia actively sought to extend its hegemony to south Caucasia. Sergo Ordzhonikidze coordinated the Bolshevik…
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First Democratic Republic
The revolutionary upheaval of 1917 in Russia and the collapse of the imperial government created unexpected conditions for the outlying…
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In The Russian Empire
The Russian tsarist regime was thus established in Georgia. The country was divided into uezds (districts) with Russian officials responsible…
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Facing New Conquerors: Ottoman And Persian Empires
The 15th century brought dramatic changes to the geopolitical situation of Georgia, as a new powerful state of the Ottoman…
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Struggle For Survival
Georgia’s golden age ended in the early 13th century with the arrival of the Mongol hordes led by Chenghiz Khan.…
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The Golden Age Of Georgia
Seljuk dominance persisted unchecked for almost a decade as the country continued to be devastated by the enemy invasions, internal…
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Medieval Georgia
In the late seventh century, a new political and military power appeared on the international scene. United by a powerful…
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Ancient Georgia
In the fourth century BCE, Georgian principalities found themselves involved in the whirlwind of Alexander the Great’s campaign in the…
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Prehistoric Georgia and Rise of Societies and States
Georgians are believed to derive from indigenous inhabitants of the Caucasus. Historical and archeological evidence indicates that humans inhabited this…
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