History of Georgia

The first mention of the formation of the state of Georgia Georgia belongs to the tenth century. At that time, several principalities were united. This state lasted about three centuries. After several centuries, already in the eighteenth century, the Georgian princedoms again merged. A little later some of them joined the Russian Empire.

In the eighth century BC Greeks lived on the western territory of modern Georgia. After a few centuries, the Anatolian tribes entered the eastern territory of the state. They assimilated (merged) with the locals. Thus, the Iberian state was formed, which lasted for a relatively short time.

Between the fifth and third centuries BC, various states invaded the territory of modern Georgia. However, in 189 BC the army of the Romans was defeated by the Seleucid army. As a result, the Armenian state was formed, to which the Georgian princedoms also joined. His rulers have seized quite a few territories.

However, between the fourth and fifth centuries the western territory of the Armenian state was seized by the Byzantine Empire, which was powerful at that time. The Persians invaded the eastern part.

In the seventh century, a Muslim state was established throughout the territory of the Armenian state by the newly arrived Arab Muslims. To get rid of this yoke ancient Georgia could only by 1122. At the same time, the Seljuk Turks invaded Armenia. This forced many Armenian Christians to flee to Georgia. There they merged with the local population.

It should be noted that the Ottoman Empire and Persia tried to invade Georgian territory for quite a long period. All attempts at this were unsuccessful until the eighteenth century. In this century the Turks almost succeeded. However, Catherine the Great came to the aid of the Christian population of the Caucasus. Russian troops were able to drive out numerous Turkish invaders. Since that moment the history of Georgia has continued as part of the Russian Empire. The complete expulsion of Muslims occurred only in the middle of the nineteenth century.

After the annexation of Eastern Georgia to the Russian Empire in 1801, Tbilisi became the administrative center in the Georgian province. The city also housed the residence of the commander-in-chief of the Russian army.

The history of Georgia of the nineteenth century is significant for the nationalist parties and groups that were created and enjoyed great popularity. Together with this, the status of the capital of the city of Tbilisi became a major cultural and economic center.

The beginning of the twentieth century was marked by the declaration of independence of a number of states (Armenia, Georgia, Azerbaijan). However, after the capture of the Bolsheviks, they are all included in the Soviet Union. At the same time, the RSDLP Committee was established in the capital - Tbilisi. Since the early twenties of this century, Azerbaijan, Armenia and Georgia have been united in the Transcaucasian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic.

This federation was dissolved in 1936. From that moment, another story of Georgia began.

In 1990, the first elections were held in the country. Several political parties took part in them.

According to many policy experts, the former Soviet Republic had good prospects for progressive economic growth. However, in 1992-93, Georgia's history was marked by a war between Abkhazia and South Ossetia for independence. It should be noted that the great contribution to the stabilization of the political and economic situation in the country was made at that time by President Eduard Shevardnadze.