Mtatsminda, an example of the reproduction of Georgian national consciousness

Abstract

 The Mtatsminda Pantheon is an important symbol of national identity. The Mtatsminda Pantheon of Writers and Public Figures was officially opened in 1929. On Mtatsminda, there are currently 53 tombs. The Pantheon contains the graves of more writers than political and military figures. The military and political figures who fought for and contributed significantly toGeorgia's independence are honored here. Kakutsa Cholokashvili, Giorgi Kvinitadze, Zviad Gamsakhurdia, and Merab Kostava are among those mentioned. Georgian national memory is reproduced by every second generation by highlighting their stories of self-sacrifice and remembering their merits. The majority of them died in emigration and were only reburied inGeorgiamany years later. Each of them was transferred by commemorative prayers and civil funerals, which instilled heroic feelings in the people. The Pantheon, where individuals with special merits before the nation rest, is rich in the history of these people, the facts of their sacrifice, whose remembrance and connection by the individual with this symbol of national identity contributes to the formation of national memory and its reproduction in each succeeding generation.