Georgian and Emigrant Press on the Results of the August Uprising of 1924 (Articles, Letters and Memoirs)

Abstract

In February 1921, Soviet Russia managed to occupy the Democratic Republic of Georgia by force. In the same year, the Georgian national movement began, the goal of which was to restore Georgia’s independence. The national movement, which began in 1921, ended with the August Uprising of 1924. The uprising did not bring Georgia victory, it was defeated, the Russian army defeated the Georgians who were driven by unity, the enemy managed to punish the best sons of the Georgian nation as an example, trying to break the spirituality of the Georgian people with terror in all corners of Georgia.
The failure of the 1924 uprising and its consequences outraged Europe, but no one extended a helping hand to Georgia.
After the occupation of Georgia, a part of Georgians scattered in different countries of the world conveyed this difficult situation of Georgia and their assessment of those years in their memoirs and letters. Many books have been written about these events, although the article uses only documents preserved in the Georgian emigrant funds preserved in the National Archives of Georgia, information published in the pages of the Georgian official press and the emigrant press. The issue of the uprising has always been relevant, it has been happening for years and is still being assessed today.
In 1924, a century has passed since the August uprising. Therefore, I considered it necessary to bring to you the history of the turbulent years from the history of Georgia with these notes. Chronological framework of the topic: 1921-1925.