Grigol Robakidze (Georgian: გრიგოლ რობაქიძე) (October 28, 1880, Sviri (West Georgia) – 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.[2]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.
During World War II, he participated in the right-wing patriotic émigré organizations such as the Committee of Independence of Georgia (1941), the Union of Georgian Traditionalists (1942) and Tetri Giorgi. After the war, his two books on Benito Mussolini and Adolf Hitler were believed to favour Nazism. Famous representatives of the Georgian political emigration rejected this claim.
He died a broken man in Geneva on November 19, 1962. He was later reburied in the Cemetery of Leuville-sur-Orge, France, a burial ground of the Georgian emigration to Europe.
Grigol Robakidze's Links to Kurban Said
In her book Ali and Nino – Literary Robbery!, Tamar Injia claims that Ali and Nino: A Love Story by Kurban Said (Austria, 1937) is extensively plagiarized from, and owes much of its existence to The Snake's Skin by Grigol Robakidze (Germany, 1928). By comparing passages from both novels (35 comprehensive extracts), the author argues that sections from Ali and Nino: A Love Story are copied from The Snake's Skin. Additionally, by analyzing the literal parallels in both novels, the author shows "side-by-side" similarities in content, namely repeated stories, myths, legends, characters and plot structures. The specific passages in question relate to excursions that Ali and Nino made to Tbilisi and to Iran.
Injia's research findings were first published in a series of articles in the Georgian newspaper Our Literature[3][4] (2003) and later printed as books Grigol Robakidze… Kurban Said – Literary Robbery (2005) in Georgian [5] and Ali and Nino – Literary Robbery! (2009) in English.[6]
The findings of Injia were supported and shared by the representatives from various literary circles, scholars and researchers from Georgia and the US: Gia Papuashvili – documentary movie producer and philologist;[7] Levan Bregadze – German linguist, Georgian literary critic and philologist;[8] Zaza Alexidze – former Director of the Georgian National Center of Manuscripts, and discoverer and decipherer of the Caucasian Albanian written script; Betty Blair – researcher of authorship of Ali and Nino: A Love Story and founding editor of magazine Azerbaijan International.[9]
Main works
"Georgian poet Vazha Pshavela".-"Russkaya Mysl", August, 1911 (in Russian)
"Georgian Modernism".-Russian journal "ARS", Tbilisi, 1918 (in Russian)
^. Archived from the original on 2006-04-12. Retrieved 2006-05-24.
^Rayfield, Donald (2000), The Literature of Georgia: A History: 1st edition, p. 265. Routledge, ISBN0-7007-1163-5.
^Injia, Tamar. Again, on Peculiarities of Ali and Nino. Second Letter. Newspaper "Akhali Epoqa" ("New Epoch"), insert "Chveni mtserloba" ("Our Literature"). 30 May – 5 June 2003. Print.
^Injia, Tamar. Whether the author of Ali and Nino was acquainted with The Snake's Skin by Grigol Robakidze? Newspaper "Akhali Epoqa" ("New Epoch"), insert "Chveni mtserloba" ("Our Literature"). 21–27 March 2003. Print.
^Injia, Tamar. Grigol Robakidze…. Kurban Said – Literary Robbery. Meridiani Publishing. Tbilisi: 2005. ISBN99940-46-21-7 / 9789994046218 / 99940-46-21-7
^Injia, Tamar. Ali and Nino – Literary Robbery! IM Books. Norwalk, Conn: 2009. 2012-03-21 at the Wayback MachineISBN0-615-23249-3 / 978-0-615-23249-2
^Papuashvili, Gia. This Literary Cheating Has Been Revealed. "Akhali Epoqa" ("New Epoch"), insert "Chveni mtserloba" ("Our Literature"). 4–10 April 2003. Print.
^Bregadze, Levan. He Had Read It. Newspaper "Akhali Epoqa" ("New Epoch"), insert "Chveni mtserloba" ("Our Literature"). 20–26 June 2003. Print.
^Blair, Betty. Who Wrote Azerbaijan's Most Famous Novel "Ali and Nino"? The Business of Literature. Magazine "Azerbaijan International", Volume 15.2-4 (2011)
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Links to Kurban Said 3 Main works 4 Scholarship 5 See also 6 ReferencesBiography EditHe 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 2 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 emigre Robakidze had a rather unhappy life During World War II he participated in the right wing patriotic emigre organizations such as the Committee of Independence of Georgia 1941 the Union of Georgian Traditionalists 1942 and Tetri Giorgi After the war his two books on Benito Mussolini and Adolf Hitler were believed to favour Nazism Famous representatives of the Georgian political emigration rejected this claim He died a broken man in Geneva on November 19 1962 He was later reburied in the Cemetery of Leuville sur Orge France a burial ground of the Georgian emigration to Europe Grigol Robakidze s Links to Kurban Said EditIn her book Ali and Nino Literary Robbery Tamar Injia claims that Ali and Nino A Love Story by Kurban Said Austria 1937 is extensively plagiarized from and owes much of its existence to The Snake s Skin by Grigol Robakidze Germany 1928 By comparing passages from both novels 35 comprehensive extracts the author argues that sections from Ali and Nino A Love Story are copied from The Snake s Skin Additionally by analyzing the literal parallels in both novels the author shows side by side similarities in content namely repeated stories myths legends characters and plot structures The specific passages in question relate to excursions that Ali and Nino made to Tbilisi and to Iran Injia s research findings were first published in a series of articles in the Georgian newspaper Our Literature 3 4 2003 and later printed as books Grigol Robakidze Kurban Said Literary Robbery 2005 in Georgian 5 and Ali and Nino Literary Robbery 2009 in English 6 The findings of Injia were supported and shared by the representatives from various literary circles scholars and researchers from Georgia and the US Gia Papuashvili documentary movie producer and philologist 7 Levan Bregadze German linguist Georgian literary critic and philologist 8 Zaza Alexidze former Director of the Georgian National Center of Manuscripts and discoverer and decipherer of the Caucasian Albanian written script Betty Blair researcher of authorship of Ali and Nino A Love Story and founding editor of magazine Azerbaijan International 9 Main works Edit Georgian poet Vazha Pshavela Russkaya Mysl August 1911 in Russian Georgian Modernism Russian journal ARS Tbilisi 1918 in Russian Portraits Tbilisi 1919 in Russian Lamara Tbilisi 1928 in Georgian Das Schlangenhemd Ed by Stefan Zweig Jena 1928 in German Megi Ein georgisches Madchen Tubingen 1932 in German Die gemordete Seele Jena 1933 in German Vrazdena duse Prague 1934 in Czech Der Ruf der Gottin Jena 1934 in German Die Huter des Grals Jena 1937 in German Adolf Hitler in the Eyes of an Unknown Poet 1937 38 in German 10 Mussolini 1938 39 in German Damon und Mythos Jena 1935 in German the article Stalin als Ahrimanische Macht is part of this book Kaukasische Novellen Leipzig 1932 Munchen 1979 In German La Georgie en son image du monde Bedi Kartlisa Le destin de la Georgie No 16 Paris 1954 in French Vom Weltbild der Georgier Atlantis October 1961 Zurich in German Hymne an Orpheus Poem Collection Grigol Robakidze Munich 1984 in German Scholarship EditAvetisian Violeta The Third Shore of Grigol Robakidze and Vladimir Nabokov Intellectual 16 2011 15 23 in Russian Dichter schreiben uber sich selbst Jena 1940 in German Nikos Kazantzakis Toda Raba Paris 1962 in French Grigol Robakidze Collection Published by Dr Karlo Inasaridze Munich 1984 in Georgian German and French Urushadze Levan Grigol Robakidze as a Political Figure Periodical Scientific Journal Prometheus 5 no 17 2005 172 175 in Georgian Eng summary See also EditList of Eastern Bloc defectorsReferences Edit George Tarkhan Mouravi 1997 70 Years of Soviet Georgia From Independence to Independence Archived from the original on 2006 04 12 Retrieved 2006 05 24 Rayfield Donald 2000 The Literature of Georgia A History 1st edition p 265 Routledge ISBN 0 7007 1163 5 Injia Tamar Again on Peculiarities of Ali and Nino Second Letter Newspaper Akhali Epoqa New Epoch insert Chveni mtserloba Our Literature 30 May 5 June 2003 Print Injia Tamar Whether the author of Ali and Nino was acquainted with The Snake s Skin by Grigol Robakidze Newspaper Akhali Epoqa New Epoch insert Chveni mtserloba Our Literature 21 27 March 2003 Print Injia Tamar Grigol Robakidze Kurban Said Literary Robbery Meridiani Publishing Tbilisi 2005 ISBN 99940 46 21 7 9789994046218 99940 46 21 7 Injia Tamar Ali and Nino Literary Robbery IM Books Norwalk Conn 2009 Archived 2012 03 21 at the Wayback Machine ISBN 0 615 23249 3 978 0 615 23249 2 Papuashvili Gia This Literary Cheating Has Been Revealed Akhali Epoqa New Epoch insert Chveni mtserloba Our Literature 4 10 April 2003 Print Bregadze Levan He Had Read It Newspaper Akhali Epoqa New Epoch insert Chveni mtserloba Our Literature 20 26 June 2003 Print Blair Betty Who Wrote Azerbaijan s Most Famous Novel Ali 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