''A Woman's Burden'' ( ka, ქალის ტვირთი, tr or ) is the last novel by Georgian novelist

Mikheil Javakhishvili Mikheil Javakhishvili ( ka, მიხეილ ჯავახიშვილი; birth surname: Adamashvili ადამაშვილი) (20 November 1880 – 30 September 1937) was a Georgian and Soviet novelist who is regarded as one of the ...

. It was first published in

1936 Events January–February * January 20 – The Prince of Wales succeeds to the throne of the United Kingdom as King Edward VIII, following the death of his father, George V, at Sandringham House. * January 28 – Death and state funer ...

. Mikheil Javakhishvili was tortured and killed after publishing of this novel.მიხეილ ჯავახიშვილი, რჩეული თხზულებანი ექვს ტომად. ტომი II. გვ. 583. სახელმწიფო გამომცემლობა "საბჭოთა საქართველო" თბილისი, 1959 წელი

About the novel

This is a story of a revolutionary but bourgeoisie woman, Ketevan, whose lover, a Bolshevik underground worker Zurab, persuades her to marry a Tsarist gendarme officer, Avsharov, whom she is to kill. The novel remained censored until the late 1950s when he was rehabilitated and republished. The novel tells the story of a young Kate Akhatneli, the tragic fate of the nobility class background, ideologically in favor of the proletariat, however, in the end, there's no place to turn. Novel characters and historical figures are bred mentioned:

Ilia Chavchavadze Tavadi, Tavadi (Prince) Ilia Chavchavadze ( ka, ილია ჭავჭავაძე; 27 October 1837 – 12 September 1907) was a Georgians, Georgian journalist, publisher, writer and poet who spearheaded the revival of Georgian nationalism ...

Akaki Tsereteli Count Akaki Tsereteli ( ka, აკაკი წერეთელი) (1840–1915), often mononymously known as Akaki, was a prominent Georgian poet and national liberation movement figure. Early life and education Tsereteli was born in the vi ...

, Anton Purtseladze,

Niko Nikoladze Niko Nikoladze ( ka, ნიკო ნიკოლაძე, 27 September 1843 – 5 June 1928) was a Georgian writer and public figure primarily known for his contributions to the development of Georgian liberal journalism and his involvement in v ...

, Young

Stalin Joseph Vissarionovich Stalin (born Dzhugashvili; 5 March 1953) was a Soviet politician and revolutionary who led the Soviet Union from 1924 until Death and state funeral of Joseph Stalin, his death in 1953. He held power as General Secret ...

Plot

The main character is a young woman: Ms. Atakhneli. He escaped from the shelter in prison revolutionaries, Zurab Gurgenidze, who conveniently fled from prison. After the Revolution, the crowd becomes. In Akhatneli family lives people of different political views. For Illegal activity Kate's brother will be in prison. Kate married Avsharov (who is a General of the

Gendarmerie A gendarmerie () is a paramilitary or military force with law enforcement duties among the civilian population. The term ''gendarme'' () is derived from the medieval French expression ', which translates to " men-at-arms" (). In France and so ...

, to help his brother, but actually he likes to Zurab Gurgenidze. Avsharov will understand about this and arrests him. Finally Gurgenidze will be exiled to

Siberia Siberia ( ; , ) is an extensive geographical region comprising all of North Asia, from the Ural Mountains in the west to the Pacific Ocean in the east. It has formed a part of the sovereign territory of Russia and its predecessor states ...

and Kate (who is pregnant by Gurgenidze) will jump to Mkvari river.

Characters

*Kate Akhatneli — Main person of novel. *Zurab Gurgenidze — Revolutioner. Kate loves him. *Sandro Klimiashvili — Gendarm. *Akaki Akhatneli — One of Kate's brothers. *Ilia Akhatneli — One of Kate's brothers. *Niko Akhatneli — One of Kate's brothers. *Martha — Wife of Zurab Gurgenidze.

Historical characters

— Georgian politician, lawyer, journalist, writer and poet. *

— prominent Georgian poet and national liberation movement figure. * Anton Purtseladze — Georgian writer. *

— Georgian writer, pro-Western enlightener. *Young

— The leader of the Soviet Union from the mid-1920s until his death in 1953

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Woman's Burden 1936 novels 20th-century Georgian novels Literature of Georgia (country) Novels by Mikheil Javakhishvili Russian Revolution of 1905 Historical novels Socialist realism