Document Type
Original Study
Subject Areas
History/ Archaeology
Keywords
Tbilisi, urban life, national identity, South Caucasian nations
Abstract
The paper highlights the cultural life and the multiethnic community of Tbilisi city population in the turn of XX-th century, when the economic growth in the South Caucasus urged the urban development and urbanization in entire region. Evidence is provided for the existence and active performance of cultural centers of various Caucasian nations in Tbilisi that used to be the political and cultural center of the South Caucasus under Tsarist Russia administration. The role of Tbilisi and its social environment in search for identity and growing nationalistic sentiments of a number of South Caucasian nations is justified in provided data and testimonies.
How to Cite This Article
Chikovani, Nino
(2018)
"Tbilisi as a Center of Crosscultural Interactions
(The 19th
– early 20thCenturies),"
Khazar Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences: Vol. 21:
Iss.
5, Article 13.
DOI: 10.5782/kjhss.2018.233.252
Available at:
https://kjhss.khazar.org/journal/vol21/iss5/13
Publication Date
2018