A R C H E I O N is an original title of an academic journal issued by the sub-department of the Ministry of Education, Culture and Sport of Ajara Autonomous Republic Archives Administration (P-ISSN 2233-3541; E-ISSN 3088-4284; DOI: 10.52340/PUTK.2233-3541). It is peer-reviewed by at least two anonymous referees. Article submission period: January 15 - September 15 (annually). Publisher: Publishing House Universali. Tbilisi, Georgia, 0186, a. politkovskaias #4. Phone: 5(99) 33 52 02, 5(99) 17 22 30; E-mail: universal505@ymail.com; gamomcemlobauniversali@gmail.com Established: 2010 Article Processing Charges (APC): No APC. Since February 25, 2026, Archeion is indexed in The European Reference Index for the Humanities and the Social Sciences (ERIH PLUS) - a bibliographic research infrastructure. Advertising Policy: Archeion is an ad-free publication. We do not host or display commercial advertisements on our website or within our published materials to ensure an uncompromised focus on scholarly content. Copyright and Licensing Policy: the articles published in Archeion are available under a Creative Commons licence Attribution-No Derivatives 4.0 International (CC BY-ND 4.0)
American Kartvelologist in the Archives Department
The Adjara Archives were visited by Joseph Harrison King, an American Kartvelologist, researcher, and doctoral student at the University of Berkeley. He is interested in Georgian history and culture. He has a special love for Georgia. It was with this love that he learned the Georgian language in the shortest possible time (online) and was able to read archival documents in the original Georgian language.
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Data from the 1923 household census of the villages of mountainous Adjara
Data from the 1923 household census of the villages of mountainous Adjara / Fund # 29 of 178 preserved in the Adjara Archival Department
Documents Preserved in the National Archives of Armenia
National Archives of Armenia, Fund 114, Record 2, Armenian SSR People's Commissariat of Foreign Affairs (materials were collected, translated and brought by Tamaz Putkaradze) 1920 Agreement between the Democratic Republic of Georgia and the Republic of Armenia on the temporary entry of Georgian troops into the neutral zone of Borchalo Uezd
Georgia in the Archives and Libraries of Armenia
From June 21 to September 15, 2021, I was in the capital of Armenia as part of a grant project under the European Union's Horizon 2020 framework program, which gave me the opportunity to get acquainted with Russian-language documentary materials about Georgia stored in archives and book depositories. The abundance of documents exceeded my expectations. Although a significant part of the documents stored in the archive are also stored in the National Archives of Georgia (after all, Tbilisi was the center of the Caucasus), I think that some of the documents should be new to Georgian scientific circles, especially those materials related to the border disputes between these two neighboring republics in 1918-1920. The materials on this subject are stored in the funds # 114 of the People's Commissariat of Foreign Affairs of the Armenian SSR and # 275 of the Diplomatic Mission of the First Republic of Armenia. Until recently, these funds It was classified, but is now available to all interested parties.
The Adjara Archival Department's fund storage facility houses the Batumi Greek City Primary School fund # I-23, which includes eight case units and covers the years 1895-1917. Despite the small number of cases, the fund contains quite extensive materials on educational activities: the establishment of the school, the Greek School Committee, the Board of Trustees, the Greek Society and members, personnel, circulars, correspondence with higher authorities, the number of students, the school's address, educational and educational activities, programs.
Armenia Through The Eyes of A Georgian Ethnologist
Georgian ethnologist - Tamaz Phutkaradze - a participant of the academic exchange project visite Armenia; His stay has further demonstrated friendship of Georgian and Armenian People. This relationship is based on borderlessness, passion of work, professionalism, and frankness. This is the secret of a friendship that grows stronger every day.
Anti-Russian movement in Guria-Ajara in the 20s of the XX century
The Russian Revolution of February 17, 1917, the resignation of the King and the development of democratic processes gave the nations of the Russian Empire hope for independence. The article, based on rich scientific data and archival documents, discusses the most important issues of the anti-colonial movement in Guria and Ajara regions.
The Village of Paposhvilis Settlement Structure and Family Composition
The paper deals with the history, daily life, life and culture, general ethnic peculiarities and local specifics of one of the most distinguished village of Georgia _ Paposhvilis.
Key Aspects Of The Development Of Diplomacy In The Ottoman Empire
Diplomacy has gone through many complicated but interesting phases especially in Ottoman Empire. Here we describe 3 phases of diplomacy in Ottoman Empire. First “ad hoc~ it can be seen in Ottoman military power and its use in achieving the desired goal by using force. After the decline of the Ottoman Empire, when it started losing its territories, all the focus went to bilateral and permanent diplomacy respectively.
One Episode from the History of the Soviet Period in the Village of Tskhemliskhidi
The article, based on the documentary materials preserved in the Ozurgeti Regional Archive, presents important issues of life in one of the most beautiful historical villages of Guria.
This article 'For the Issue of Adjara Autonomy' presents and discusses the origins of the idea of Adjara autonomy an peripeteia of its realisation in future. This topic is permanently discussed in Georgian historiography.Without an objective estimation of the past, the democratic development of our statehood is unbelievable.Our efforts also serve this purpose. On the base of used sources, we tried to present the reason for the idea of the autonomy. What stages of development did this idea go through? We also discussed as much as possible how this topic is covered in Georgia historiography. We tried to seperate and cover the different views of Memed and Haidar Abashidze about the autonomy. We also showed the role and attitude of Turkey and Bolshevik Soviet Russia towards this topic.
Joseph Stalin: "Turkey Must Return Its Land and Water of Georgia"
Due to historical misfortune, a significant part of the territories of Georgia fell within the political borders of the Turkish state. The article discusses the Soviet government's attempt to retake these territories.
For the History of the Longboat Sailing on the River Chorokhi
The long boat was found in the Chorokhi River, near the village of Maradidi. As the investments show, the use of such barcas is related to development. It is an identical construction of the "Chorokhuli boat". It was made of iron. This type of ship can be called a "rumored longboat". Place of construction - Batumi.
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Sub-Department of Ministry of Education and Sport of Ajara Autonomous Republic – Archives Administration /Digest of events
This section presents photo materials and digests of events organized by the sub-department of ministry of education and sport of Ajara Autonomous Republic – Archives Administration
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Publication of documents preserved in the funds of the Adjara Archival Department. This time, we offer the reader a part of the materials preserved in the case # 29 unit of the fund R-178, which reflects the data of the modern Shuakhevi municipality for 1923: lists of household composition by name - with an indication of the head of the family, sexual structure, acreage, and number of livestock (cattle, sheep, horses)
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T. Parmaksizishvili's relationship with the Archive Department dates back ten years. All employees of the Archive remember T. Parmaksizishvili as an extremely conscientious, honest, humble archivist, a man of word and deed, a loyal friend and mentor. In our institution, he became a symbol of kindness and love. He was missed by his family, our city, and the Archive Department. May his memory be eternal.
Batumi St. Alexander Nevsky Cathedral According to the Documents Kept in the Archives Administration
Nine cases are kept in the fund of the Construction Committee of the Batumi Orthodox Church preserved in the fund of the Ajara Archives Administration. It contains documents compiled during the construction of the St. Alexander Nevsky Cathedral in Batumi. It is difficult to read very interesting Russian-language manuscripts from 1887- 1901, which present in detail the issues related to the construction process.
St. Michael the Archangel Church in Batumi (1884-1914) according to the materials preserved in the Adjara Archive Division
Among the interesting documents kept in the fund of the Ajara Archives Administration, the fund of the Church of St. Michael the Archangel in Batumi is of special value. It holds twenty-one units of cases. The chronological framework of the documents covers the years 1884 _ 1914. The fund preserves annual registration books, letters, references, telegrams, accounting books, reports, inventory magazines, for renovation of the old church building at the intersection of Maria and Mikhailov (M. Abashidze and Z. Gamsakhurdia) streets in Batumi, Aziziye Square.
Handcrafted Master Creator of the Museum "Borjghalo"
There are many museums in Georgia, local history, ethnographic, archeological, etc. But there are not many private museums. Among them, the Museum of the Life and Culture of the Population of Southwestern Georgia (Ethnographic) is located a few kilometers from the center of Batumi, on the right side of the central highway leading to Khelvachauri, at 14 Sharashidze Street, spread over an area of ​​three thousand square meters. The inspiration, creator and founder of this museum is Kemal Turmanidze, a self-taught artist, woodcarver, nationally recognized personality, excellent person and best, loyal friend, born in one of the beautiful villages of Keda Municipality, who, along with childhood memories, has brought together the history of his native country and one of its corners - southwestern Georgia - in one museum.
The Issue of Women in the Prism of Soviet Anti-religious Policy
Soviet religious policy from the very beginning was characterized by heterogeneity, bias, and one-sidedness from the very beginning, with communism and atheism considered as the mainstays of ideology. The Bolsheviks seemed to preach the inviolability of the religious feelings of the believers, but in fact fought with fire and sword against any manifestation of religiosity. The Soviet government encouraged controversy among believers. A clear confirmation of this was the so-called The chador taking campaign, which has been met with serious controversy in the region. Examining the problems related to the wearing of the chador, presenting the issue of women in the context of anti-religious policies, is the main task of our research. The methodological basis of the research is the universal scientific principles of objectivity, comprehensiveness and systematics, historical-comparative and historicaltypological methods. According to the factual materials presented in the article, the analysis of the documents kept in the Adjara Archive Division clearly shows the Soviet policy of neglecting and insulting the religious feelings of the believers, which led to large-scale anti-Soviet protests in mountainous Adjara in 1929.
The theme presents the very multifaceted and at the same time full of contradictory works of the brilliant representatives of the German Renaissance, Albrecht Dürer and Lucas Kranach. Establishing humanistic ideals, anthropocentrism, discovering the realities of the world, being interested in religious problems _ these are the main tasks that these artists addressed in their work.
From the History of the Chakvi County (According to the documentary sources kept in the State Archive of Ajara)
The Chakvi county was established in 1894. The archival materials address important issues such as: Orders to expansion of land for tea plantations, characteristics of tea plots in 1894-1913, information about activities of consumer society, memoirs of Lau Jen Zhao, Agricultural exhibition materials in rural areas in Paris and North America, Correspondences with Chinese and Japanese specialists, etc.
The Issue of Border Disputes in a Crooked Mirror. Armenian-Georgian War (December, 1918)
After the bourgeois-democratic revolution of February 1917, the Russian Empire disintegrated. The three republics of the Caucasus were united into a single Transcaucasian Federal-Democratic Republic. But its existence was short-lived. Soon the Federal Republic disintegrated and on its ruins, three states emerged almost simultaneously. The need for demarcation of borders arose with the emergence of independent states, but the Dashnak authorities' baseless territorial claims and attempts to forcibly annex Georgian lands led to a conflict known in history as the Armenian-Georgian War.The aim of this paper is to present the groundlessness of the territorial claims of the Armenian authorities on the basis of historical sources, scientific and literary data, the tendentious nature of the works of Armenian authors published on this topic and an attempt to present history through a prism.
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The paper presents a part of the materials preserved in the case unit # 29 of the fund R-178, which reflects the data of the modern Khulo municipality for 1923: nominal lists of household composition - indicating the head of the family, gender structure, cultivated areas, number of livestock (cattle, sheep, horses). We hope that the reader will be understanding of the errors and possible inaccuracies made when printing documents from the original. Reading a number of words, names or surnames in the document is associated with some difficulty. Many words, names or surnames are written indistinctly, and in pencil, which makes it difficult to read the document correctly. It seems that some anthroponyms were written incorrectly by the writer himself. Our goal at this time is not to analyze the presented archival document. We think that the reader will do this himself. We will only add that the document is of great interest not only to specialists, but also to all people interested in the above-mentioned issues.
This extract contains photographs taken in the 1920s, as well as identity documents and records of residents of the Kobuleti region. All the documents are preserved in the Archive Department of the Autonomous Republic of Ajara
This extract presents a list of Kobuleti monuments preserved in the Adjara Archival Department.
Elguja Chaganava was a highly qualified archivist endowed with the best human qualities. He devoted his entire conscious life to archival work. His contribution to the professional training of young archivists is immeasurable. The bright and talented young man was the center of E. Chaganava's attention from the moment he started working in the archive. Bright examples of E. Chaganava's considerate and caring attitude towards young archivists are well known to Batumi archivists. A worthy archivist, friend and colleague has left us. He has left and taken with him his plans for the development of the archival field, he has left behind a great pain. Batumi archivists will always remember his name.
There are people, there is good and evil. Evil has multiplied so much that sometimes you think that only envy, treachery, cruelty, and intolerance rule the world! However, the world is ruled by a silent, often unnoticed and forgotten by many goodness. There are seeds of good and evil in every person, the main thing is what you allow to awaken. It is happiness to be wise, but it is even more happiness to be kind. Perhaps the meaning of life is to do good, such good that is not counted, such good for which no one asks for a return! Maybe goodness is a philosophical category that beautifies the world! Maybe goodness is also a sweet duty that you should make a way of life for yourself! Maybe kindness is a language that the deaf can hear, an eye that can make the blind see? No one considers themselves evil. There are many people who try to portray themselves as good, but fortunately for us, there are people for whom doing good is an inner need. Doing good also requires wisdom. Good is not only the one who does good, but also the one who is incapable of doing evil.
The article deals with one stage of the Georgian writer's life, the interesting story that developed between Kldiashvili, a fan of his own novels, and General Lyakhov, who was observing him; Lyakhov did not like the Georgian writer and had his unit inspected, but could not find any fault with him. For an unspecified reason, later, two soldiers subordinate to the general followed him under a tree while working with an engineer, and this was used as a reason and they were sent to Tbilisi. Naturally, this was only a reason, the main thing was Kldiashvili's attitude and mood towards the local Laz population, Kldiashvili's patriotic approaches, and closeness, which never fit into the policy of any conqueror and will never fit into it.