PRESENTATION OF THE BOOK “GERMAN-GEORGIAN COOPERATION IN 1918: INDEPENDENCE OF GEORGIA AND GERMAN-GEORGIAN UNION IN THE SOUTH CAUCASUS” BY GIORGI ASTAMADZE

Commemorating the Independence Day of Georgia, the book “German-Georgian Cooperation in 1918: Independence of Georgia and German-Georgian Union in the South Caucasus” by Giorgi Astamadze, will be presented at the book house Ligamus. Giorgi Astamadze is a visiting lecturer in Modern Georgian History, master’s program at Ilia State University (ISU).

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Schedule

12:00 – 12:15 Opening

• Professor Nino Doborjginidze, ISU Rector;
• Ernst Peter Fischer, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Germany to Georgia;
• Stephan Malerius, Director of the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung South Caucasus Bureau.

12:15 – 13:30 Speech

Topic: German-Georgian cooperation during the final stage of World War I, 1918

Speakers:

• Dr Giorgi Astamadze, visiting lecturer in Modern Georgian History, master’s program ISU;
• Professor Stephen Jones, head, Center for Georgian Studies, Harvard University, co-head, master’s program in Modern Georgian History, ISU

Meeting moderator – Professor Beka Kobakhidze, co-head, master’s program in Modern Georgian History, ISU

The presentation and speech will be followed by a discussion.

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About the author

Giorgi Astamadze received first, a bachelor’s degree in 2008 and then a master’s degree in 2011 in History from Tbilisi State University. In 2014 he obtained a master’s degree in European Studies and then in 2021 – a doctoral degree in History from the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT). His PhD dissertation “German-Georgian Cooperation in 1918” was awarded magna cum laude. In various years, he received Georgia’s Presidential Master’s and the Baden-Württemberg doctorate scholarships. He is the author of one monograph, several scientific articles and a co-author of a compilation of sources. Since 2021, he has been an ISU visiting lecturer and a participant in international research projects.

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About the book

Brill | Schöningh publishing house published the book in German in 2022. It is based on the author’s doctoral thesis defended at the KIT and represents the result of fundamental archival research in Germany, Georgia, Austria and other countries.

The book was published by the ISU book house Ligamus.

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Working languages: Georgian, English

Date and time: May 27, 12:00-13:30

Location: Book House Ligamus, 32 Ilia Chavchavadze Avenue

Attendance is free.

2023