{"id":3922,"date":"2012-10-09T08:00:47","date_gmt":"2012-10-09T08:00:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/russian\/?p=3922"},"modified":"2014-07-17T18:51:19","modified_gmt":"2014-07-17T18:51:19","slug":"more-about-georgia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/russian\/more-about-georgia\/","title":{"rendered":"More About Georgia"},"content":{"rendered":"

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While the recent \u043f\u0430\u0440\u043b\u0430<\/span>\u043c\u0435\u043d\u0442\u0441\u043a\u0438\u0435 \u0432\u044b<\/span>\u0431\u043e\u0440\u044b<\/strong> (Parliamentary elections) in Georgia are still fresh in our minds thanks to Natalie\u2019s recent post<\/a>, let\u2019s talk some more about this country. But wait, Georgia is not Russia! Russian is not its official language. It seems that unless you are interested in geopolitics, Georgia is outside of the scope of this blog.\u00a0Except Georgian influence on Russian history and culture is disproportionately large for such a small country.<\/p>\n

Some of Russia\u2019s most celebrated authors, including \u0410\u043b\u0435\u043a\u0441\u0430<\/span>\u043d\u0434\u0440 \u041f\u0443<\/span>\u0448\u043a\u0438\u043d, \u041c\u0438\u0445\u0430\u0438<\/span>\u043b \u041b\u0435<\/span>\u0440\u043c\u043e\u043d\u0442\u043e\u0432 \u0438 \u041b\u0435\u0432 \u0422\u043e\u043b\u0441\u0442\u043e<\/span>\u0439<\/strong> (Alexandr Pushkin, Mikhail Lermontov and Leo Tolstoy) were fascinated by and wrote about \u041a\u0430\u0432\u043a\u0430<\/span>\u0437<\/strong> (Caucasus), a geographical region that includes parts of southern Russia and all of Georgia.<\/p>\n

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One of the bravest, most-distinguished and best-remembered of the generals from the War of 1812, \u043b\u0435\u0433\u0435\u043d\u0434\u0430<\/span>\u0440\u043d\u044b\u0439 \u041f\u0451\u0442\u0440 \u0411\u0430\u0433\u0440\u0430\u0442\u0438\u043e<\/span>\u043d<\/strong> (the legendary Pyotr Bagration), was the scion of the royal Bagrationi family of Georgia. In case you wonder how legendary this guy was, Napoleon once famously said that Russia had no good generals, except for Bagration. Russian soldiers played on the general’s name calling him \u0431\u043e\u0433 \u0440\u0430<\/span>\u0442\u0438 \u043e\u043d<\/strong> (he is the god of army).<\/p>\n

As you likely know, \u0418\u043e<\/span>\u0441\u0438\u0444 \u0421\u0442\u0430<\/span>\u043b\u0438\u043d<\/strong> (Joseph Stalin) was \u0432\u044b<\/span>\u0445\u043e\u0434\u0435\u0446<\/strong> (a native of) Georgia. Some of his \u043f\u0440\u0438\u0441\u043f\u0435<\/span>\u0448\u043d\u0438\u043a\u0438<\/strong> (henchmen), including \u0413\u0440\u0438\u0433\u043e<\/span>\u0440\u0438\u0439 \u201c\u0421\u0435\u0440\u0433\u043e<\/span>\u201d \u041e\u0440\u0434\u0436\u043e\u043d\u0438\u043a\u0438<\/span>\u0434\u0437\u0435<\/strong> (Gregory \u201cSergo\u201d Ordzhonikidze) and \u041b\u0430\u0432\u0440\u0435<\/span>\u043d\u0442\u0438\u0439 \u0411\u0435<\/span>\u0440\u0438\u044f<\/strong> (Lavrentiy Beria), were also from there.<\/p>\n

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\u0417\u0443\u0440\u0430<\/span>\u0431 \u0426\u0435\u0440\u0435\u0442\u0435<\/span>\u043b\u0438<\/strong> (Zurab Tsereteli), the famous gigantomaniac \u0441\u043a\u0443<\/span>\u043b\u044c\u043f\u0442\u043e\u0440<\/strong> (sculptor) whose work includes the highly controversial \u043f\u0430<\/span>\u043c\u044f\u0442\u043d\u0438\u043a<\/strong> (monument) to \u041f\u0451\u0442\u0440 \u0412\u0435\u043b\u0438<\/span>\u043a\u0438\u0439<\/strong> (Peter the Great) in Moscow is also from Georgia.<\/p>\n

Many Russians know and love the wonderful singer and actor \u0412\u0430\u0445\u0442\u0430<\/span>\u043d\u0433 \u041a\u0438\u043a\u0430\u0431\u0438<\/span>\u0434\u0437\u0435<\/strong> (Vakhtang Kikabidze) and the talented and beautiful actress \u0421\u043e\u0444\u0438\u043a\u043e<\/span> \u0427\u0438\u0430\u0443\u0440\u0435<\/span>\u043b\u0438<\/strong> (Sofiko Chiaureli). But few know that \u0413\u0435\u043e<\/span>\u0440\u0433\u0438\u0439 \u0411\u0430\u043b\u0430\u043d\u0447\u0438<\/span>\u043d<\/strong> (Georgiy Balanchin), the famous \u0445\u043e\u0440\u0435\u043e<\/span>\u0433\u0440\u0430\u0444 \u0438 \u0431\u0430\u043b\u0435\u0442\u043c\u0435<\/span>\u0439\u0441\u0442\u0435\u0440<\/strong> (choreographer and balletmaster) was of Georgian ancestry.<\/p>\n

The list of famous \u0433\u0440\u0443\u0437\u0438<\/span>\u043d\u044b<\/strong> (male Georgians) and \u0433\u0440\u0443\u0437\u0438<\/span>\u043d\u043a\u0438<\/strong> (female Georgians) can go on and on, really. It includes \u0443\u0447\u0451<\/span>\u043d\u044b\u0435<\/strong> (scientists), \u0438\u043d\u0436\u0435\u043d\u0435<\/span>\u0440\u044b<\/strong> (engineers), \u0433\u0435\u043d\u0435\u0440\u0430<\/span>\u043b\u044b<\/strong> (generals) (including the first foreign-born soldier to become the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff), \u043a\u043e\u043c\u043f\u043e\u0437\u0438<\/span>\u0442\u043e\u0440\u044b<\/strong> (composers), \u043f\u043e\u044d<\/span>\u0442\u044b<\/strong> (poets), \u043f\u0438\u0441\u0430<\/span>\u0442\u0435\u043b\u0438<\/strong> (writers), and world-class \u0441\u043f\u043e\u0440\u0442\u0441\u043c\u0435<\/span>\u043d\u044b<\/strong> (athletes).<\/p>\n

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Apart from so many famous people who influenced Russian history and culture, Georgia gave something else that most Russians know and love – \u0433\u0440\u0443\u0437\u0438<\/span>\u043d\u0441\u043a\u0430\u044f \u043a\u0443<\/span>\u0445\u043d\u044f<\/strong> (Georgian cuisine). Many of its dishes are very popular in Russia, including \u0445\u0430\u0447\u0430\u043f\u0443<\/span>\u0440\u0438<\/strong> (khachapuri, the cheese bread), \u0441\u0430\u0446\u0438<\/span>\u0432\u0438<\/strong> (satsivi, chicken in walnut sauce), \u0446\u044b\u043f\u043b\u0451<\/span>\u043d\u043e\u043a \u0442\u0430\u0431\u0430\u043a\u0430<\/span><\/strong> (Georgian-style grilled chicken), the intensely hot \u0430\u0434\u0436\u0438<\/span>\u043a\u0430<\/strong> (adjika or ajvar sauce), and \u043a\u043e\u0437\u0438\u043d\u0430<\/span>\u043a\u0438<\/strong>, a type of sweets that, at their best are delicious and healthy and at their worst, \u043f\u0440\u0438<\/span>\u0442\u043e\u0440\u043d\u044b\u0435<\/strong> (overly sweet) and spell death to your dental work.<\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=rAVZJYrgWhY<\/a><\/p>\n

There is much more about \u0413\u0440\u0443<\/span>\u0437\u0438\u044f<\/strong> (Georgia) that comes to mind, including \u0433\u0440\u0443\u0437\u0438<\/span>\u043d\u0441\u043a\u0438\u0435 \u0432\u0438<\/span>\u043d\u0430<\/strong> (Georgian wines), the real ones, not \u043f\u043e\u0434\u0434\u0435<\/span>\u043b\u043a\u0438<\/strong> (fakes) flooding the markets; philosophical \u0433\u0440\u0443\u0437\u0438<\/span>\u043d\u0441\u043a\u0438\u0435 \u0442\u043e<\/span>\u0441\u0442\u044b<\/strong> (Georgian toasts), beautiful \u043f\u0435<\/span>\u0441\u043d\u0438<\/strong> (songs) and \u0442\u0430<\/span>\u043d\u0446\u044b<\/strong> (dances). Again, all these have, at one time or another, left their marks in Russian culture and language.<\/p>\n

It seems only appropriate to watch, later this week, one of the kindest, most humorous and most beloved Soviet movies that was directed by a famous Georgian \u0440\u0435\u0436\u0438\u0441\u0441\u0451<\/span>\u0440<\/strong> (movie director) and starred a no-less famous Georgian \u0430\u043a\u0442\u0451<\/span>\u0440<\/strong> (actor). This movie is so well-remembered, that is has not one, not two, but three<\/span> \u043f\u0430<\/span>\u043c\u044f\u0442\u043d\u0438\u043a\u0438<\/strong> (monuments) dedicated to it. One is in Russia; another – in Armenia and the third one is, of course, in Georgia. Can you guess this movie?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

While the recent \u043f\u0430\u0440\u043b\u0430\u043c\u0435\u043d\u0442\u0441\u043a\u0438\u0435 \u0432\u044b\u0431\u043e\u0440\u044b (Parliamentary elections) in Georgia are still fresh in our minds thanks to Natalie\u2019s recent post, let\u2019s talk some more about this country. But wait, Georgia is not Russia! Russian is not its official language. It seems that unless you are interested in geopolitics, Georgia is outside of the scope of…<\/p>\n

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