Grigol Robakidze


Grigol Robakidze November 19, 1962, Geneva was a Georgian writer, publicist, and public figure primarily known for his prose and antiSoviet migr activities.

He was born on October 28, 1880, in the village of Sviri, Imereti . After the graduation from Kutaisi Classical Gymnasium , he took courses at the University of Tartu and the University of Leipzig . Robakidze returned from Germany in 1908, and gradually became a leading person among the young Georgian symbolists. In 1915, he founded and led the Blue Horns, a new group of symbolist poets and writers which would later play an important role, particularly during the next two decades. Heavily influenced by Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche, his prose centered on the search of mythological archetypes and there realisation in the life of a nation, and although its intrigue is always artificial and displays much of pose, he was highly respected both by his compatriots and a number of important European literary figures, such as Stefan Zweig and Nikos Kazantzakis. In 1917, he played a role in founding of the Union of Georgian Writers. He was Involved in the nationalliberation movement of Georgia of

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