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sophisticated methods in order to achieve a centuries-old goal –
gaining everlasting control in the Caucasus region by disintegrating
the Georgian nation.
Linguistic diversions were carried out with extreme intensity
in the beginning of 1930s in Georgia (though, at present even
bigger risk factors occur). This was one of the most difficult periods
in the entire history of the Georgian nation:
After the repeated annexation of Georgia to Russia an extensive
social-political terror occurred 254 . While the Tsarist Russia used its generals,
clergy (those like Ianovskiy 255 , General Gershelman, I. Vostorgov
256 , etc....) and a few local renegates (like Tada Ashordia 257
...) in order
to disintegrate Georgians, the Bolshevik’s tactic was much more
treacherous: aggressors with slogans on democracy and social equality
strived to achieve their goal with the help of the local Bolshevikscommunists.
The strategic plan was the same:
The process of setting Apkhazs, Ossetians, Armenians, Azeris,
etc. against Georgians continued in parallel with the systematic
linguistic-ethnic fragmentation. Just as the Tsar’s officials, Bolsheviks
have stated that Megrels, Acharans, Svans, Laz, Imeretians
were not Georgians and that they had been oppressed by the
Georgians. The following detail is worth mentioning:
254 It was much more intensive compared to the Russificatory activities of 2 nd half of
19th and the beginning of 20th centuries which was aimed to completely destroy the
Kartvelian language – the means of existence for the Georgian nation.
255 Cyril Petrovich Ianovskiy (1822-1902) an undercover advisor for the Russian imperial
government, head of Caucasus educational district in 1878-1902; lead active struggle
aimed at banning the Georgian language in Georgia (died in Sokhumi).
256 Ivan Ivanovich Vostorgov (1864-1918) – Russian ecclesiastical writer and a missionary,
Russian Imperial supervisor for religious and public schools in Transcaucasia,
editor of the magazine titled "Spiritual bulletin of the Georgian Exarchate". He actively
struggled for banning the Georgian language in Georgia. I. Vostorgov was canonized as
a Saint by the Russian Orthodox Church in 2000.
257 Tada Ashordia – a Georgian renegate working for the Russian empire, a teacher of
Zugdidi urban school in 1880s ; he complied a textbook "Native Language" ("Deda
Nina") on the basis of Russian alphabet and Megrelian dialect; see:
http://burusi.wordpress.com/2009/08/29/dzveli-senakis-skola;
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