The Making of the Georgian Nation (Studies of Nationalities in the USSR)

Like the other republics floating free after the demise of the Soviet empire, the independent republic of Georgia is reinventing its past, recovering what was forgotten or distorted during the long years of Russian and Soviet rule. Whether Georgia can successfully be transformed from a society rent by conflict into a pluralistic democratic nation will depend on Georgians' rethinking their history. This is the first comprehensive treatment of Georgian history, from the ethnogenesis of the Georgians in the first millenium B. C., through the period of Russian and Soviet rule in the nineteenth and twentieth centures, to the emergence of an independent republic in 1991, the ethnic and civil warfare that has ensued, and perspectives for Georgia's future. -- from back cover. Contents Foreword Preface Note on Transliteration and Dating 1 The Formation of the Georgian Nation 2 Christian Georgia: The First Thousand Years 3 The Long Twilight of the Georgian Kingdoms 4 Russian Rule and Georgian Society 5 Emancipation and the End of Seigneurial Georgia 6 The Emergence of Political Society 7 Marxism and the National Struggle 8 The End of Tsarist Georgia 9 Revolution and Republic 10 Bolshevik Georgia 11 Stalin’s Revolution 12 Stalinism in Georgia 13 Georgia and Soviet Nationality Policy since Stalin 14 Conclusion Glossary Notes PREFACE CHAPTER 1 CHAPTER 2 CHAPTER 3 CHAPTER 4 CHAPTER 5 CHAPTER 6 CHAPTER 7 CHAPTER 8 CHAPTER 9 CHAPTER 10 CHAPTER 11 CHAPTER 12 CHAPTER 13 CHAPTER 14 Bibliographical Note Index