http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12323/8105 2026-04-04T04:32:55Z 2026-04-04T04:32:55Z Natchkebia, Irine http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12323/8126 2025-10-09T12:41:52Z 2018-01-01T00:00:00Z

Title: Georgia between France, Russia and Iran Seen by French Diplomats Authors: Natchkebia, Irine Abstract: At the turn of the 19th century in order to include Persia in the plan of the Indian expedition Napoleon inserted the issue of Eastern Georgia which was annexed by Russia in 1801. According to the Franco-Persian Treaty (4.05.1807), Napoleon recognized Georgia as a legal property of Fath-Ali Shah (Art. 3), charged himself to force the Russians to leave the territories of Georgia (Art. 4). What information did the Emperor of France have about Georgia that he promised to Shah? Some manuscripts dealing with this theme are kept in the Archive of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of France. Their authors were J.-F. Rousseau – the General Consul in Bassora (Basra), G. Olivier – French naturalist, P. Fourcade – the Consul in Synop, Joseph Rousseau – the Consul in Alepo (Aleppo), Napoleon’s envoys the General Romieu and orientalist Jaubert. The mentioning of the former kingdom of Kartli and Kakheti as the “Georgia of Persia” reinforced in the mind of the French the idea that Georgia was a country which belonged to Persia, taken away by Russia by force. In some manuscripts the aspiration of Russia is noted to establish itself on the territories from the port of Trabizond to the port of Astarabad because of their advantageous military and commercial locations. During all negotiations (1807-1809) the Tehran court demanded from the French Ambassador General Gardane the liberation of Georgia in favor of Persia. Unlike the mentioned diplomats, from the Aide-de-camp of Gardane, Lieutenant Trézel’s report it is clear, that he has a positive attitude towards the Russian Empire’s policy in Georgia and the Caucasus.

2018-01-01T00:00:00Z Isaxanli, Hamlet http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12323/8125 2025-10-09T12:38:15Z 2018-01-01T00:00:00Z

Title: Friedrich Bodenstedt on the Ethnic and Cultural Diversity of the Caucasus Authors: Isaxanli, Hamlet Abstract: Caucasus, one of the most multiethnic, multicultural, and multilingual regions of the world, has been influenced by different cultures and has, in turn, affected distinct cultures. People from different cultural backgrounds came to live in the region. Their experiences and observations played an important role in these cultural transfers. Friedrich Bodenstedt, a young German philologist arrived in Tbilisi in the autumn of 1843 and left again in April of 1845. Bodenstedt wrote a number of works on the Caucasus, and he made interesting observations in the fields of history, literature, languages, music, lifestyles and traditions, women, and material culture of the Caucasus. This article aims to draw attention to the remarks made by Bodenstedt on the Caucasus and to retrace the explorational journey that he took through the region.

2018-01-01T00:00:00Z Donogo, Haji Murad http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12323/8124 2025-10-09T12:33:42Z 2018-01-01T00:00:00Z

Title: Sheikh Shamil in the Caucasus, Russia and the World Authors: Donogo, Haji Murad

2018-01-01T00:00:00Z Baghirova, Irada http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12323/8123 2025-10-09T12:31:49Z 2018-01-01T00:00:00Z

Title: Baku as a crosscultural center in the 19th – early 20th centuries Authors: Baghirova, Irada

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