Grigol Robakidze (Georgian: áƒ'რიáƒ'რლ áƒ
რáƒ'რქიძáƒ") (October 28, 1880, Sviri (West Georgia) â€"
November 19, 1962, Geneva) was a Georgian writer, publicist, and
public figure primarily known for his prose and anti-Soviet émigré
activities.He was born on October 28, 1880, in the village of Sviri,
Imereti (west Georgia). After the graduation from Kutaisi Classical
Gymnasium (1900), he took courses at the University of Tartu (Estonia)
and the University of Leipzig (Germany). Robakidze returned from
Germany in 1908, and gradually became a leading person among the young
Georgian symbolists. In 1915, he founded and led the Blue Horns, a new
group of symbolist poets and writers which would later play an
important role, particularly during the next two decades. Heavily
influenced by Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche, his prose centered "on the
search of mythological archetypes and their realisation in the life of
a nation, and although its intrigue is always artificial and displays
much of pose, he was highly respected both by his compatriots and a
number of important European literary figures, such as Stefan Zweig
and Nikos Kazantzakis."[1] In 1917, he played a role in founding of
the Union of Georgian Writers. He was involved in the national
liberation movement of Georgia of 1914-1918. Robakidze got a
diplomatic post in 1919, when he took part in the Paris Peace
Conference as an executive secretary of the state delegation of the
Democratic Republic of Georgia.After annexation of Georgia by Soviet
Russia in 1921, he remained in the country, but was known for his
anti-Soviet sentiments. His famous play Lamara was staged by the
leading Georgian director Sandro Akhmeteli in 1930, a performance
which became a prize-winner at the 1930 Moscow Drama
Olympiad.Robakidze and his wife defected to Germany the same year.
Despite Lavrenti Beria's objections, they had secured exit visas,
ostensibly to supervise the translation of his works into German, and
had decided not to return. This hardened Beria's resolve to deal with
the rest of the Blue Horns. Lamara. Rayfield, Donald (2000), The
Literature of Georgia: A History: 1st edition, p. 265. Routledge,
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.mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}ISBN 0-7007-1163-5.</ref> Lamara
continued to be staged to prove the achievements of Soviet theatrical
art, although without the name of the playwright being announced. His
defection, along with Vladimir Mayakovsky's suicide, silenced most of
his fellow poets for a long while. As an émigré, Robakidze had a
rather unhappy life.
რáƒ'რქიძáƒ") (October 28, 1880, Sviri (West Georgia) â€"
November 19, 1962, Geneva) was a Georgian writer, publicist, and
public figure primarily known for his prose and anti-Soviet émigré
activities.He was born on October 28, 1880, in the village of Sviri,
Imereti (west Georgia). After the graduation from Kutaisi Classical
Gymnasium (1900), he took courses at the University of Tartu (Estonia)
and the University of Leipzig (Germany). Robakidze returned from
Germany in 1908, and gradually became a leading person among the young
Georgian symbolists. In 1915, he founded and led the Blue Horns, a new
group of symbolist poets and writers which would later play an
important role, particularly during the next two decades. Heavily
influenced by Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche, his prose centered "on the
search of mythological archetypes and their realisation in the life of
a nation, and although its intrigue is always artificial and displays
much of pose, he was highly respected both by his compatriots and a
number of important European literary figures, such as Stefan Zweig
and Nikos Kazantzakis."[1] In 1917, he played a role in founding of
the Union of Georgian Writers. He was involved in the national
liberation movement of Georgia of 1914-1918. Robakidze got a
diplomatic post in 1919, when he took part in the Paris Peace
Conference as an executive secretary of the state delegation of the
Democratic Republic of Georgia.After annexation of Georgia by Soviet
Russia in 1921, he remained in the country, but was known for his
anti-Soviet sentiments. His famous play Lamara was staged by the
leading Georgian director Sandro Akhmeteli in 1930, a performance
which became a prize-winner at the 1930 Moscow Drama
Olympiad.Robakidze and his wife defected to Germany the same year.
Despite Lavrenti Beria's objections, they had secured exit visas,
ostensibly to supervise the translation of his works into German, and
had decided not to return. This hardened Beria's resolve to deal with
the rest of the Blue Horns. Lamara. Rayfield, Donald (2000), The
Literature of Georgia: A History: 1st edition, p. 265. Routledge,
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.mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}ISBN 0-7007-1163-5.</ref> Lamara
continued to be staged to prove the achievements of Soviet theatrical
art, although without the name of the playwright being announced. His
defection, along with Vladimir Mayakovsky's suicide, silenced most of
his fellow poets for a long while. As an émigré, Robakidze had a
rather unhappy life.
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