Georgia: National Archive materials were exhibited at the event in Levili’s homeland dedicated to the 100th anniversary of the 1924 People’s Revolution.
The Georgian homeland of Levili hosted events dedicated to the 8th anniversary of the homeland’s transfer to Georgia and the 100th anniversary of the 1924 people’s uprising.
The Ministry of Culture, Sports, and Youth of Georgia organized the scientific conference; Thea Tsulukiani, Rati Bregadze, and Members of Parliament Eliso Bolkvadze, Tengiz Sharmanashvili, and Beka Odisharia opened the event.
The Georgian Minister of Justice, a key figure in the event, delivered a compelling speech on the pivotal role of the 1924 uprising in shaping national consciousness. He also highlighted the availability of documents and materials related to the movement on the National Archives website.
The exposition prepared by the National Archive shows forms of anti-Soviet national movements (local revolts, peaceful demonstrations, appeals to international friendship, and others). )
The exhibition examines the role of the Georgian emigrant government in this movement, the stages of preparation for the 1924 revolt, its failure, and the next wave of repressions. Archive material provides information about the scale of repressions carried out by the Soviet government. It also features books from Thieri Berishvili’s personal collection.
Prior to the conference, members of the Georgian delegation paid their respects to the memory of the representatives of the emigration government of the First Republic of Georgia, a solemn act of remembrance and honor, by decorating their graves with flowers.
Events held in Levili, Georgian Homeland, ended with a musical performance of “Georgian Voices” – “Tsutisopeli,” a project of Temur Chkuaseli, Givi Chichinadze, and ” Georgian Voices.” This is the history of Georgia told with Georgian multi-voiced songs.
National Archives of Georgia
The National Archives of Georgia is the legal entity of public law under the Ministry of Justice of the nation of Georgia. The National Archives holds written documents, film documents, photos, and audio records, with a collection totaling more than five million items.
