The Soviet Time Criticism of Activities of Ivane Javakhishvili in 1918-1921

Abstract

The paper deals with one of the stages of criticism of Ivane Javakhishvili – denouncing the activities of Ivane Javakhishvili during the existence of the Democratic Republic of Georgia - waged in 1930 and 1936 by the Communist government of Georgia. The papers written by Ivane Javakhishvili during these times (“The Borders of Georgia” and “The Russian-Georgian Relations in the 18^th Century”) were declared as the nationalist works,. conducted under the order of the “Mensheviks” for justification of their “imperialist aspirations.” Ivane Javakhishvili was also criticized due to the denouncement of the Russian colonial politics against Georgia and for demonstration of Georgia’s European aspirations.