Interconnection of Political Processes and Literary Discourses. Experience of Socialist Countries
The idea of State Sovereignty might be considered as one of key ideas throughout the history of Georgia. Due to its geographical location, geo-political function and territorial lack, Georgia often found itself in the middle of big political contradictions. Wars and the tragedies that occurred after the war were an integral attribute of the history of Georgia. From ancient times, large empires often conquered it: Iran, Arabia, Ottoman, Mongolia…The reaction of the Georgian society to colonialism was traditionally distinguished by the struggle to retain the Orthodox faith and restore the political status quo in all possible ways. However, from the beginning of 19th century something different and even strange for Georgia happened… At the end of the 18th century, the issue of foreign political orientation of Georgia, in particularly east Georgian kingdom of Kartli-Kakheti, remained unresolved. Georgia had to make the choice between the three countries fighting for power in the South Caucasus: Iran, Ottoman and Russia. King Erekle II decided to conclude the agreement with Russia, since Russia seemed to be the most powerful political candidate in this fight and, besides, Russia was a country with the same religious belief. The main condition of the agreement was to keep the Kartli-Kakheti throne and the Georgian Church unchanged.
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