Akaki Bakradze ( ka, აკაკი ბაქრაძე; 29 March 1928 – 6 December 1999) was a

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writer, literary critic, art historian, and public figure, who published widely on diverse issues. Among other prominent posts, Bakradze was director of the

Rustaveli Theatre Rustaveli National Theatre ( ka, შოთა რუსთაველის სახელობის აკადემიური თეატრი ) is the largest and one of the oldest theaters of Georgia, located in its capital Tbilisi on ...

from 1973–1980, and in 1988 was appointed artistic director of the

Marjanishvili Theatre Kote Marjanishvili State Academic Drama Theatre ( ka, კოტე მარჯანიშვილის სახელობის სახელმწიფო აკადემიური დრამატული თეატრი) i ...

. Bakradze published in-depth studies on

Ilia Chavchavadze Prince Ilia Chavchavadze ( ka, ილია ჭავჭავაძე; 8 November 1837 – 12 September 1907) was a Georgian public figure, journalist, publisher, writer and poet who spearheaded the revival of Georgian nationalism during the ...

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Grigol Robakidze Grigol Robakidze () (October 28, 1880, Sviri (West Georgia) – November 19, 1962, Geneva) was a Georgian writer, publicist, and public figure primarily known for his prose and anti-Soviet émigré activities. Biography He was born on October ...

and on other major Georgian writers, and on social and literary issues. In the early 1990s, he led the Rustaveli Society, which was one of the political forces opposing

Zviad Gamsakhurdia Zviad Konstantines dze Gamsakhurdia ( ka, ზვიად გამსახურდია, tr; russian: Звиа́д Константи́нович Гамсаху́рдия, Zviad Konstantinovich Gamsakhurdiya; 31 March 1939 – 31 December 1 ...

. In this role, he advocated for independence, pluralism, the private ownership of land, and independent parties.

Bibliography

* To the School, Intelekti Publishing, 2013 * For Abkhazia, Tbilisi, 2002, * Last Night of Nino Chavchavadze, Tbilisi, 2000 * Mythological Engadi, Nekeri Publishing, 2000 * Kardu or Life and Merit of Grigol Robakidze, Lomisi Publishing, 1999 * Issue of Osetians, Pitagora Publishing, 1996 * Thirteen Years in Cinema- in the World of Masks, Farnavazi Publishing, 1996 * Discarded Road, Sarangi Publishing, 1995 * Faith, Merani Publishing, 1990 * Taming Literature, Sarangi Publishing, 1990, Ebooks Literasi Publishing, 2011 * Thought and Judgment, Sov. Georgia, 1972

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Bakradze, Akaki 1928 births 1999 deaths 20th-century writers from Georgia (country) 20th-century historians from Georgia (country) Literary critics from Georgia (country) Male writers from Georgia (country)