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This book is dedicated to the
3000th anniversary of Georgian statehood
“The Sun is my mother
The Moon is my father
The shining stars
are my sisters and brothers”
Traditional Folk lyric
“Tracing the legends, we appear to be the descendants
of an enchained hero whom we owe our hereditary desire to break any
shackles. Being a Kartvelian does not signify merely a nationality, but
to a certain extent a burden or punishment - and this is proved by our
entire history. Yet, at the same time, whether it be a source of luck
and pride, Geogian statehood has never been a symbol of slavery,
helplessness, oppression or homelessness, wich protected us from
provoking either condolence or pity from the rest of the world. Instead,
the rest of the world has always treated us as adversaries, partners or
rivals”.
Otar Chiladze, 1989
This work represent an attempt to do some research
into the studies of the history of Georgia and the Georgians. it is based
on written sources, available scientific infomation and is provided with
relevant visual material. The book belongs to the popular science genre
which makes it equally interesting to experts as well as the general
reading public.
Editor: Vakhtang ltonishvili, Candidate of
Historical Sciences
Translated from Georgian into English by
Kote
Gogolashvili.
© Giorgi Gabeskiria, 2001
All rights of autor are protected by Georgian autors and executants
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