Major Trends Of Anton Lortkipanidze Public Work
Abstract
Georgian public man, Anton Lortkipanidze was a dedicated servant of his homeland, home town Kutaisi. The main trends of Anton Lortkipanidze public works are the following:
- Local authority
- Founding theatre cast
- Founding the first library of Kutaisi
- Noble school of Kutaisi
From the very moment of returning to Kutaisi, Anton Lortkipanidze got involved in actual public debates. He expressed himself in an undisguised manner and didn’t observe the public processes indifferently. That’s why he soon became the authoritative figure and enjoyed positive publicity. In 1875 he was elected as a member of a city board, with the right of vote. Anton Lortipanidze was distinguished with the position of an active citizen.
Anton Lortkipanidze is largely engaged with founding Kutaisi theatre. He initiated founding the community of stage lovers and often used to host Georgian plays. He even participated in one play and got many applauds for his artistic virtue. The community constantly hosted charity plays. The community of stage lovers founded by Anton Lortkipanidze played a huge role in the development of Georgian theatre. This cast is one of the reasons for founding the professional theatre cast in Kutaisi in 1880.
The date of founding the first library of Kutaisi, 1873, was defined on the basis of the correspondence between Anton and Kirile Lortkipanidze. After 20 years, book funds of Anton Lortkipanidze became the basis of founding the public library of Kutaisi.
Anton Lortkipanidze and his wife, Elene Kipiani actively worked in Kutaisi school of the Nobles, as the members of the school board. Elene Lortkipanidze headed the committee of the poor students in 1880-1890. School board often initiated charity evenings, plays to help poor students. They gave them additional lessons to improve their performance, bettered studying conditions, collected money to improve the infrastructure, took active participation in translations to provide the future generations with Georgian guidebooks.
Anton Lortkipanidze and Elene Kipiani were engaged in a court case since they were also the members of a political party. He suffered surveillance during a whole life for his national mindset. Despite this fact, he did his best for his native town and country.
