Vazha-Pshavela (Georgian: ვრჟრ-ფშრვáƒ"ლრ), simply
referred to as Vazha (Georgian: ვრჟრ) (26 July 1861 â€" 10
July 1915), is the pen name of the Georgian poet and writer Luka
Razikashvili (Georgian: ლუკრáƒ
რზიკრშვილი)."Vazha-Pshavela" literally means "a
son of Pshavians" in Georgian.Vazha-Pshavela was born into a family of
clergymen in the little village of Chargali, situated in the
mountainous Pshavi province of Eastern Georgia. He graduated from the
Pedagogical Seminary in Gori 1882, where he associated closely with
Georgian populists (Russian term narodniki). He then entered the
faculty of Law of St. Petersburg University (Russia) in 1883, as a
non-credit student, but returned to Georgia in 1884 due to financial
constraints. Here he found employment as a teacher of the Georgian
language. He also attained prominence as a famous representative of
the National-Liberation movement of Georgia.
referred to as Vazha (Georgian: ვრჟრ) (26 July 1861 â€" 10
July 1915), is the pen name of the Georgian poet and writer Luka
Razikashvili (Georgian: ლუკრáƒ
რზიკრშვილი)."Vazha-Pshavela" literally means "a
son of Pshavians" in Georgian.Vazha-Pshavela was born into a family of
clergymen in the little village of Chargali, situated in the
mountainous Pshavi province of Eastern Georgia. He graduated from the
Pedagogical Seminary in Gori 1882, where he associated closely with
Georgian populists (Russian term narodniki). He then entered the
faculty of Law of St. Petersburg University (Russia) in 1883, as a
non-credit student, but returned to Georgia in 1884 due to financial
constraints. Here he found employment as a teacher of the Georgian
language. He also attained prominence as a famous representative of
the National-Liberation movement of Georgia.
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