On November 18, at 5:00 PM, the Anthropology Research Center and the Doctoral Program in Anthropology at Ilia State University will host a lecture by Irakli Pipia, PhD at Tbilisi State University, titled – “Dismantling Soviet era Heroes in Rural Georgia”.
Prince Alexander Chavchavadze was a 19thC Noble in kingdom of Kartli and Kakheti. His patrimony was based in Tsinandali village, near then capitol Telavi, bus soon after his birth country was occupied by Russian empire… Today in the village there is a house museum dedicated to his life and works as a poet, writer, and winemaker. Museum though was opened in 1946, and it represented “friendship of Georgian and Russian People” heavily influenced with Soviet Ideology it lasted almost till 2006, then Tsinandali Museum transferred to private management, that tried to build new identity of a 19thC noble. In my paper, I will try to show how this change took place and what stayed from 19th, 20th and 21st Centuries’ identities. Paper covers research done in the museum as well as in the village itself. Deconstruction of the soviet ideology and propaganda in cultural tales and myths, justification of Prince Alexander as “good bridge between Georgian and Russian People” and “good winemaker”.
Irakli Pipia, PhD candidate, at Tbilisi State University, invited lecturer at Tbilisi State Medical University, Ken Walker International University and Georgian Technical University; PhD research is about Building cultural and citizen identity in post-soviet Georgia, Tsinandali village. MA at TSU, Anomic society construct in Georgia. Work affiliation: Tsinandali Alexander Chavchavadze House-Museum since 2008, invited lecturer at TSMU since 2012.
Working Language: Georgian/English
Date and Time: November 18, 5:00 PM
Location: S507, S Building. G. 3 Tsereteli st.
Attendance: Free and open to the public