Niko Mitsishvili In Emigration

Abstract

Among the Georgians doing the public work in 20th century and playing the significant roles in the history of our literature with their diverse creative works in terms of genres, we should mention the writer and public man Nikoloz Sirbiladze( 1896-1937) known with the nickname Nikolo Mitsishvili. Despite the prevalent inner resistance characterising his world and civil views, His ideas are very interesting not just in terms of perceiving Georgian reality of certain period fundamentally, but also it holds the spiritual value making us recall the development perspectives of our country.

N.Mitsishvili lived in emigration between 1922-1925. Initially he lived in Istanbul, then he went to Paris where he stayed until 1925. Between the years of 1924-1925 he actively participated in the publication of the Georgian newspaper “New Georgia” in Paris. He was slandered to be the spy of Soviet State resided in Europe by the part of Georgian emigrants for his pro soviet views revealed in his articles and meetings with them, based on this French court sentenced him exile from the country.

After returning to Georgia N. Mithishvili took active participation in public work and held different responsible posts. Unfortunately his active movements didn’t last long - in July 1,1937 he was imprisoned and executed for accusation of contr revolutionary work.