Born in Borjomi, south-central Georgia, then part of the Russian Empire, Achmeteli studied at the University of Kharkiv between 1915 and 1917 and was sponsored by the government of the newly independent Georgia to continue his studies at the University of Jena in 1919. The Soviet takeover of Georgia precluded him from returning to his homeland. Achmeteli obtained a doctorate at Jena in 1925 and joined the Institute of Eastern Europe in Breslau (now Wrocław, Poland) in 1926. In 1937, the Nazi leadership transformed part of this institute into its own research institution located near Berlin, the Wannsee Institut. Achmeteli was made the director of this new institute. He was initially on friendly terms with Alfred Rosenberg and the authorities expected him to provide the expertise on Soviet economy. Under the pseudonym Konstantin Michael, he wrote a book on Soviet agriculture and forced collectivization.[1] He was dismissed as the chief of Wannsee Institut in 1940. During the World War II years, he chaired a Berlin-based Georgian National Committee, which focused on delivering Soviet Georgian POWs from the Nazi concentration camps through recruiting them into the Georgian Legion. After the war, Achmeteli settled in Munich and worked as professor at the Ludwig Maximilian University. He remained in opposition to the Soviet rule in Georgia and participated in the Anti-Bolshevik Bloc of Nations.[2][3]
Bibliography
Die wirtschaftliche Bedeutung Transkaukasiens mit besonderer Berücksichtigung Georgiens. (″The Economic Importance of Transcaucasia under Special Consideration of Georgia″) Dissertation, University of Jena 1924.
Das Gesetz des abnehmenden Ertragszuwachses und seine gegenwärtige Beurteilung. (″The Law of Diminishing Returns and its Current Assessment″) Dissertation, University of Breslau 1932.
Die Agrarpolitik der Sowjet-Union und deren Ergebnisse. (″The Agrarian Policy of the Soviet Union and its Results″, as Konstantin Michael) Nibelungen-Verlag Berlin 1936.
Bauern unterm Sowjetstern. (″Farmers under the Soviet Star″, as Konstantin Michael) Blut und Boden-Verlag Goslar 1938.
References
^Laqueur, Walter (1990), Russia and Germany: A Century of Conflict, p. 194. Transaction Publishers, ISBN0-88738-349-1.
^Mikaberidze, Alexander (ed., 2006), Akhmeteli, Mikheil. Historical Dictionary of Georgia. Accessed on November 1, 2017.
^(in Georgian) Bakradze, Lasha, ქართველები გერმანელების მხარეზე მეორე მსოფლიო ომში, Georgians on the German side in World War II. 2011-08-16 at the Wayback MachineNational Parliamentary Library of Georgia. Accessed on May 6, 2008.
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michael, achmeteli, georgian, მიხეილ, ახმეტელი, mikheil, akhmeteli, 1895, 1963, georgian, émigré, scholar, expert, soviet, agriculture, sometime, chief, wannsee, institut, controlled, research, institute, soviet, studies, nazi, germany, born, borjomi, south, c. Michael Achmeteli Georgian მიხეილ ახმეტელი Mikheil Akhmeteli 1895 1963 was a Georgian emigre scholar an expert on Soviet agriculture and sometime chief of Wannsee Institut the SS controlled research institute of Soviet studies in Nazi Germany Born in Borjomi south central Georgia then part of the Russian Empire Achmeteli studied at the University of Kharkiv between 1915 and 1917 and was sponsored by the government of the newly independent Georgia to continue his studies at the University of Jena in 1919 The Soviet takeover of Georgia precluded him from returning to his homeland Achmeteli obtained a doctorate at Jena in 1925 and joined the Institute of Eastern Europe in Breslau now Wroclaw Poland in 1926 In 1937 the Nazi leadership transformed part of this institute into its own research institution located near Berlin the Wannsee Institut Achmeteli was made the director of this new institute He was initially on friendly terms with Alfred Rosenberg and the authorities expected him to provide the expertise on Soviet economy Under the pseudonym Konstantin Michael he wrote a book on Soviet agriculture and forced collectivization 1 He was dismissed as the chief of Wannsee Institut in 1940 During the World War II years he chaired a Berlin based Georgian National Committee which focused on delivering Soviet Georgian POWs from the Nazi concentration camps through recruiting them into the Georgian Legion After the war Achmeteli settled in Munich and worked as professor at the Ludwig Maximilian University He remained in opposition to the Soviet rule in Georgia and participated in the Anti Bolshevik Bloc of Nations 2 3 Bibliography EditDie wirtschaftliche Bedeutung Transkaukasiens mit besonderer Berucksichtigung Georgiens The Economic Importance of Transcaucasia under Special Consideration of Georgia Dissertation University of Jena 1924 Das Gesetz des abnehmenden Ertragszuwachses und seine gegenwartige Beurteilung The Law of Diminishing Returns and its Current Assessment Dissertation University of Breslau 1932 Die Agrarpolitik der Sowjet Union und deren Ergebnisse The Agrarian Policy of the Soviet Union and its Results as Konstantin Michael Nibelungen Verlag Berlin 1936 Bauern unterm Sowjetstern Farmers under the Soviet Star as Konstantin Michael Blut und Boden Verlag Goslar 1938 References Edit Laqueur Walter 1990 Russia and Germany A Century of Conflict p 194 Transaction Publishers ISBN 0 88738 349 1 Mikaberidze Alexander ed 2006 Akhmeteli Mikheil Historical Dictionary of Georgia Accessed on November 1 2017 in Georgian Bakradze Lasha ქართველები გერმანელების მხარეზე მეორე მსოფლიო ომში Georgians on the German side in World War II Archived 2011 08 16 at the Wayback Machine National Parliamentary Library of Georgia Accessed on May 6 2008 This Georgian academic related biographical article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Michael Achmeteli amp oldid 1145175891, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
