Shota Rustaveli State Prize
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Irakli Abashidze
イラクリ・アバシゼ
Irakli Abashidze
Aliases:
Irakliy Vissarionovich Abashidze
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1909-09-10 （Khoni, Kutais Governorate, Russian Empire）
- Died
- 1992-01-14 （Tbilisi） age 82
- Nationality
- Georgian
- Languages
- Georgian, Russian
- Religion
- Unknown
- Residence History
- Khoni, Georgia → Tbilisi, Georgia
Career
- Occupations
- Poet, Literary scholar, Politician
- Active Years
- 1931-1992
- Affiliations
- Union of Georgian Writers, Georgian Academy of Sciences, Union of Soviet Writers
- Memberships
- Supreme Soviet of the Georgian SSR
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tbilisi State University | — | Literature | — | — | Georgia |
Tbilisi State University
Literature
Year of Graduation:
1931
Country:
Georgia
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Rustaveli Prize | — | — | Georgia | Winner |
| — | State Prize of Georgia | — | — | Georgia | Laureate |
| — | Hero of Socialist Labour | — | — | Soviet Union | Recipient |
Rustaveli Prize
Organization:
Georgia
Result:
Winner
State Prize of Georgia
Organization:
Georgia
Result:
Laureate
Hero of Socialist Labour
Organization:
Soviet Union
Result:
Recipient
Awards & Nominations
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Classical works of Georgian literature
- Recurring Motifs
- Patriotic themesGeorgian cultural and religious valuesLoyalty to Soviet ideology
Legacy
Viewed as a classical figure in Georgian literature, his patriotic poetry blended Georgian cultural and religious values with loyalty to Soviet ideology. He was also a prominent literary scholar and politician.
Trivia
- Organized an expedition in 1960 to the Monastery of the Cross in Jerusalem, where his team rediscovered a fresco of Shota Rustaveli.
- Founder and editor-in-chief of The Georgian Soviet Encyclopedia in 1967.
- Served as Chairman of the Supreme Soviet of the Georgian SSR from 1971 to 1990.